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

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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. Crypto Exchange Binance Appoints Accounting Firm Mazars to Verify Reserves [ Wall Street Journal ].

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Friday Footnotes: Accounting’s Big Lie; BDO Poaching; EY Partners Get Whipped | 10.07.22

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The focus groups are part of a “whipping operation” aimed at establishing support for the break-up within the partnership, identifying partners who may vote against the proposals so that they can be persuaded to change their minds, according to one person familiar with the firm’s strategy. Firm Watch. ?FRC stood at 3.18 trillion won.

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Should you hire a Controller or a Bookkeeper?

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If you're a small business with basic accounting needs, you may be able to get by with just a bookkeeper. Simple financial statements may be helpful and would help year-end tax returns. A good accounting firm can help you assess your needs and develop a customized solution that meets your goals.

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Friday Footnotes: Looking Elsewhere For Talent; MPs Talk Private Equity Concerns; The Burnout Queen | 8.25.23

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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. The accounting industry is in a state of transition. The influx of private equity, labor shortages, and remote/hybrid work have all impacted accounting firms to varying degrees.

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Friday Footnotes: ‘KPMG Did Not Know What They Were Doing’; Are You Boring?; PCAOB Warns About Confirmations | 3.25.22

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Don’t feel bad, MY job ranked #3 most exciting and I assure you it absolutely is not, I write about accounting after all. “I Akazoo fired its CEO and saw its stock price tumble shortly thereafter, and investors have now filed a $40 million lawsuit against the accounting firm that audited the defunct company’s financials.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Cancels Christmas; A Very Sucky PwC Report; Should We Tax Robots? | 12.23.22

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Trump tax controversy fuels passage of presidential audits bill [ POLITICO ]. Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee released a report Tuesday that showed Trump paid little or no federal income tax while he was in office and that the IRS delayed auditing his returns despite its policy of auditing all presidents.

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Friday Footnotes: A World Without Accountants; GAO Finds a Big Mistake; ‘Fazbie’ | 8.5.22

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Meet the accountants who may become the new power brokers of taxes. [ needs full access to Chinese company audit papers to resolve accounting dispute -watchdog [ Reuters ] The U.S. China authorities have long been reluctant to let overseas regulators inspect local accounting firms, citing national security concerns.

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