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Friday Footnotes: Why People Leave Public Accounting; Audit Workloads Up; Terrorist Clients (Literally) | 12.2.22

Going Concern

Why People Leave Public Accounting [ CPA Journal ]. Writes Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV: There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. The following is a discussion of what I have found to be the most common reasons why people leave public accounting.

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Sustainability Reporting and Assurance Practices of Largest Global Companies Continue to Mature

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On a positive note, the study found over half of companies use the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Framework, which should ease the transition to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards released last year.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Capping Busy Season Hours FTW; Open the Books on Audit Firms? | 4.15.24

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In response, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has drafted a rule that the accounting firms can have public trust or private financials—but they can’t have both. Public accounting firms operate in a unique space in our society. Regulations need to change to match.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Can’t Hire Tech; John Doe Sues the PCAOB; Auditors Can’t Find Torpedoes and Missiles | 1.20.03

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Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves.

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Friday Footnotes: Disengaged Team? Do This; Deloitte’s Huge India Expansion; Auditors Yelled At…Again | 3.24.23

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[ Journal of Accountancy ] Pandemic pressures have worn the workforce thin, and the economy is in the thick of rapid, radical change. It’s time for firm leaders to ensure their businesses are on course to not just survive but thrive. Many practitioners in public accounting are feeling burned out. Now Messod D.

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Raising Your Risk Management Profile to Protect Your Assets

Cherry Bekaert

Third-party firms working with businesses can align with, enhance and protect the business’ reputation. There are specific third-party financial risks that are evaluated in a leading practice TPRM analysis. It relies on having solid financial reports on a company and the third parties with which it does business.

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Friday Footnotes: Retired EY Partners Hate on the Split; It’s a Raid!; ‘An Alphabet Soup of Technology’ | 11.18.22

Going Concern

KPMG has been blocked from winning new audit contracts in Abu Dhabi after regulators removed the Big Four firm from the list of accountants authorised to sign off companies’ financial statements. Teaching Accounting Students an Alphabet Soup of Technology [ The CPA Journal ]. Law & Order.