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PCAOB Has Handed Out a Slew of Punishments to Audit Firms Recently

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has not been in a jovial mood lately. Shortly after criticizing audit firms for the number of errors they made on public company audits reviewed by PCAOB inspectors last year, the audit watchdog doled out sanctions to 12 accounting firms from July 28 to Aug.

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What Private Equity Means for Accounting Firms: Thought Leaders Explore Pros and Cons

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They often focus their efforts to maximize the eventual sales value of the acquired business via a combination of targeted acquisitions of other firms, capital investments, expansion into profitable niches, waste reduction, tech adaptation, streamlining and other measures. What size accounting firms are private equity groups eyeing?

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | May 16, 2024

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FTE Senior Accounting and Tax | Candidate ID #5311425 Certifications: CPA, QB ProAdvisor Education: BA Accounting, MS Accountancy Experience (years): 10+ years public accounting Work experience (detail): 2+ with national firm 10 years working with large C-Corp clients 5+ years with SMB and HNWIs tax prep and advisory 4 years with own practice with (..)

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: ‘Auditors Are Not Lawyers’; Big 4 Break Up? | 7.31.23

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Currently KPMG, Deloitte and EY provide both consulting and audit to both the public and private sector. Mr Fels, who has provided evidence to the committee looking into the ethical behaviour the major consultancy firms, said conflict-of-interest concerns about the big four were “a problem of their own making”.

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Professionals on the Move: Feb. 2024

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Merlo received her Bachelors in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. Caché Heidel , Tax Senior Manager, spent more than half of her 11-year career with a Big 4 accounting firm, helping her clients launch successful IPOs, emerge from bankruptcy and complete large transactions. Her experience includes U.S.

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Professionals on the Move: Feb. 2024

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Merlo received her Bachelors in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. Caché Heidel , Tax Senior Manager, spent more than half of her 11-year career with a Big 4 accounting firm, helping her clients launch successful IPOs, emerge from bankruptcy and complete large transactions. Her experience includes U.S.

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Private Equity 2023 Year-in-Review and 2024 Outlook: Clearer Skies Emerge for Private Equity Amidst Challenges

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For much of its existence, audit and tax services have created an insulated environment with high barriers to entry, resulting in steady, but not exactly transformative, growth. Add-on transactions are a key component of value creation in this sector.