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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: A New Kind of Audit Quality Report; Merger Mania; Skilled Talent, Not Newbies | 5.28.24

Going Concern

The local news in Cincinnati covered this strategic move : One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest accounting firms is being acquired by an Indianapolis company. Blue Ash-based tax, advisory and audit firm Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors will become part of Katz, Sapper & Miller in a transaction that will be completed May 31.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

Going Concern

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Earlier: The CPA Credential and the Profession Are in a Race For Relevance, Says ICPAS CEO Todd Shapiro (October 2021) UK audit firms are asleep at the wheel according to a new report.

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Friday Footnotes: New Managers Share Wisdom; KPMG Praised??; PwC Creeps Leave | 7.22.22

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EY’s UK arm drafts in Rothschild as $80bn break-up looms [ Sky News ] The British arm of EY, the accountancy firm, has drafted in one of the City’s top investment banks to advise on an impending $80bn break-up that will shake up the global accountancy profession. USF sues former accountant who embezzled $12.8

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

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Kaarin Kontio Evens (Minnesota), a graduate of Macalester College with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry, a Bachelor of Arts in music and a Master of Science in chemistry from University of Wisconsin, Madison (with additional business coursework at Augsburg University), is employed with Lottsa Tax and Accounting Services in Minneapolis, MN.

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AuditClub Appoints PwC Veteran in Leadership Expansion

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Brian Yujuico has been named vice president and senior chief auditor at AuditClub, the Audit Service Center and creator of the innovative auditors-as-a-service model. In this newly created role, Yujuico, a Certified Public Accountant, will oversee day-to-day activities of the growing team of chief auditors, crew and cadets.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPA Numbers Are Abysmal; PwC Blocked Government Inquiry | 5.30.23

Going Concern

The other Big Four firms have had their share of tax scandals — some of them at least as serious as the current PwC one. Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is hoarding the funds paid to it as a result of fines , writes Richard Murphy on his blog Funding the Future.

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Friday Footnotes: Accounting AI Explodes; SOX Compliance Sux; KPMG Gets on a List | 6.17.22

Going Concern

KPMG has gone above and beyond my expectations of a Big 4 accounting firm because of their attention they give their employees. ICAN to attract youths to accounting profession [ Punch Ng ] Meanwhile in Nigeria…sound familiar? “It calls for a different way of thinking … around transparency,” Ryan says.

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