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CBIZ Picks Up Erickson, Brown & Kloster in Colorado

CPA Practice

Cleveland-based top 15 accounting firm CBIZ acquired Erickson, Brown & Kloster, a full-service tax, accounting, and business consulting firm located in Colorado Springs, on Feb. Concurrent with this transaction, Mayer Hoffman McCann (MHM), the auditing arm of CBIZ, gained the attest assets of EBK.

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Someone Looked Up Audit Senior Salary Ranges at the Top 25 Firms to Catch Them Breaking the New NYC Pay Transparency Law

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Doritos chose audit senior positions for their research since that tends to be one of hardest to fill roles. About half (12 of 25) of the firms are received an “A” grade, most notably KPMG. Firms that provided wide ranges received worse grades. The state can issue fines of between $500 and $10,000 per violation.

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

Going Concern

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. Right now, they don’t.

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

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Audit Comments Raise Concerns About PCAOB’s Proposal To Expand the Scope of Audits and the Role of Auditors [ JD Supra ] In June 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed sweeping amendments to its auditing standards. Following is a summary of the key areas of comment.

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Friday Footnotes: How Much Big 4 Spent on Lobbying Last Year; Super Bowl Bets; CFOs Feeling Good | 2.9.24

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Three of the firms also joined industry efforts to designate accounting as a science, technology, engineering, and math—or STEM—field, according to federal lobbying disclosures. My buddy from undergrad works office security at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Midtown.

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Accountants Shy Away From Talking to Their Bosses About Mental Health

CPA Practice

The grind of working in public accounting—and the detrimental effects it can have on a CPA’s mental wellbeing—are often discussed on online forums like Fishbowl, where accounting professionals have asked their peers how they have dealt with anxiety, depression, and burnout.

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Accountants Shy Away From Talking to Their Bosses About Mental Health

CPA Practice

The grind of working in public accounting—and the detrimental effects it can have on a CPA’s mental wellbeing—are often discussed on online forums like Fishbowl, where accounting professionals have asked their peers how they have dealt with anxiety, depression, and burnout.

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