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Friday Footnotes: A Billion Dollar AI Audit Startup; Oops, All Independence Violations!; Bipartisan Tax Vote | 2.2.23

Going Concern

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you’re here, subscribe to our newsletter to get the week’s top stories in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. But the challenges she is facing defy simplicity.

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Accounting firms: your guide to outsmarting the UK talent shortage

Accounting Insight

As the UK recruitment crisis continues to boil, we share ten practical tips to help small accountancy practices attract and retain staff. The Problem 48 %: UK finance leaders concerned about the lack of available finance and accounting talent. [i] ii] 6,500: Financial services accountancy vacancies in 2022, a 20.4%

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Blockchain in accounting – what does the future hold?

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While blockchain advancement has been discussed at length for some time now – it’s now very much impacting the world of data and global finances. But what do you know about the emergence of blockchain in bookkeeping and accounting? Blockchain accounting is one such service. How can blockchain be used in accounting?

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Messing with Texas Costs EY $3 Million; CPA Says Blame Yourself, Not Your CPA | 11.13.23

Going Concern

In case you missed it and weren’t reading accounting news on the weekend which I sincerely hope you weren’t because that makes me sad for you if you were: FORVIS may be announcing a big merger soon. And EY news from elsewhere: the Texas Board of Accountancy has fined EY $3 million for cheating. Good morning and _ Monday.

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The danger of overheard conversations

Accounting Insight

Moneypenny’s head of the finance sector Louise Wilson explains why telephone confidentiality should be front of mind. Picture the scene: a receptionist in an accountancy practice takes calls at a front desk with a seating area beside them.

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Friday Footnotes: Inside PwC Cheating; Audit Market Monopoly; AI Anxiety | 12.15.23

Going Concern

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you’re here, subscribe to our newsletter to get the week’s top stories in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. million over its failure to prevent cheating on internal exams.

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