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After $3.5 Billion Accounting Error, South Carolina Comptroller Could Be Ousted

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Harris, The State (TNS) After South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom’s office made a multibillion mistake, a panel of Senate budget writers are suggesting the Republican be removed from his position and the office stripped of several responsibilities. In South Carolina, the comptroller general is an elected office.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG’s ESG Conflict; PwC Fails to Deliver; FASB Turns Attention to AI | 3.3.23

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” Crypto US lawmakers argue SEC accounting policy places crypto customers at risk [ Cointelegraph ] Two United States lawmakers have criticized crypto accounting guidelines outlined by the national securities regulator, arguing they places crypto customers at greater risk of loss. billion accounting. Marathon Digital Inc.

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Friday Footnotes: Fired Accountant Spills the Dirty Laundry; Scandals of Yore; Gen AI For Good | 1.26.24

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. But federal monitoring is making a comeback under new leadership. AI Is your firm keeping pace?

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Friday Footnotes: Deloitte Partner Scammed By Other Deloitte Partner; Big 4 Legal Grows; A $3.5 Billion Error | 2.17.23

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The Big Four accounting firms – EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC – are capturing an ever-larger share of the global market for legal services. The accounting giants are rapidly expanding their legal businesses, in boosting their own sales and taking work away from traditional firms, the research from Said Business School shows.

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