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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: AI Will Save Your Job?; Compliance Gets Some Pipeline Blame | 12.18.23

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The abstract from his paper Accounting Rules and the Supply of Accountants : I explore the role that accounting rules, in particular the restrictiveness of GAAP, have played in the declining supply of accountants. Big Four Accounting Firms Overhired. The accounting firm is laying off dozens of U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: The Profession vs. Gen Z; CPA Firms Get Back to the Office; Deloitte Quits | 6.23.23

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Audit “When you are a hammer, the world is a nail” – SEC and PCAOB Senior Staff Signal Increased SEC and PCAOB Gatekeeper Enforcement [ Lexology ] SEC Enforcement and PCAOB Enforcement both are pursuing more significant sanctions against auditors, particularly with respect to civil money penalties. 31 is still not finished.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Small Firms Beg For Big 4 Knowledge; FreshBooks Leak; Tech in Lieu of Accountants | 4.10.23

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Smaller accounting firms have asked Big 4 to share their expertise [ FT ]: Smaller rivals have called on the UK’s Big Four accounting firms to share their audit expertise and technology, but partners at the big firms say they fear being accused of breaking competition law if they do so. It’s Monday.

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

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Big 4 Big Four Reshape Consulting Workforce, Strategy With Rare Layoffs [ Bloomberg Tax ] The Big Four accounting firms have leaned into their tech advisory work and data analytics services—areas ripe for revenue growth—as interest rates and the artificial intelligence boom reshaped demand for consulting services.