Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

Long Read How a Pandemic-Era Program Became a Magnet for Fraud [ New York Times ] Amid the onset of the pandemic in 2020, as large swaths of the economy went into lockdown, Washington set up various programs to help keep businesses and their workers afloat. million to federal political parties from July 2012 to June 2022, and when KPMG ($1.1

public accounting 92

public accounting Account accountant accounted 92

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In Australia, EY is still bungling this one up : EY accidentally leaked the personal details of current and former employees while trying to launch a massive review into the firm’s workplace culture. Yet that is what the IRS deals with every day.” From FloQast : Six in ten (63%) U.K. From FloQast : Six in ten (63%) U.K.

Technology 104

Technology Account accountant accounted 104

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Between June 2021 and January 2023, she served as CFO of Cargill where she was responsible for all financial activities of the company, and also assumed corporate strategy and business development responsibilities in April 2022. Another email from McConney had the subject line “F/S” in it, which stands for “financial statement”.

financial statements 108

financial statements Tax audit CPA 108

Going Concern

AUGUST 19, 2022

We’re adding accounting firm mergers & acquisitions to the weekly news as they’re happening with such frequency and regular Footnotes readers will notice the news is now sorted by topic. Firm M&A: Eisner adds Minn.-based accounting firms, has merged with Healdsburg’s Mengali Accountancy Inc.,

audit 83

audit auditor accounting firms accounting and finance 83

Going Concern

DECEMBER 23, 2022

UK companies brace themselves for escalating battles with auditors [ Financial Times ]. UK companies are gearing up for conflicts with auditors next year as economic and political uncertainty add to the difficulty of signing off accounts and forecasting financial outlooks. Current rules don’t require this.

Tax 91

Tax auditor audit tax return 91

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Fun President’s Day fact: although the third Monday in February is meant to recognize the birthdays of both first president George Washington and original hipster Abraham Lincoln, only Washington’s birthday — February 22 — is officially recognized in federal law ( 5 U.S. Everyone’s out buying mattresses.

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auditor Account accountant accounted 57

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Talent The new math in recruiting at accounting firms [ Puget Sound Business Journal ] You have to scroll way too far down in this article to see a mention of salary. It’s part of a larger trend of accounting firms trying to find young talent as the industry wrestles with staffing shortages.

Technology 104

Technology audit Healthcare auditor 104

Going Concern

MARCH 16, 2022

The big news in the accounting profession yesterday afternoon from Dave Michaels of the Wall Street Journal was that the SEC is investigating the Big 4 and other public accounting firms on whether the consulting and non-audit services they sell to clients is conflicting with their independence as the auditors of said clients.

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audit auditor bookkeeping accounting and finance 52

Going Concern

JULY 15, 2022

SEC’s Gensler Casts Doubt on Prospects for China Audit Deal [ Wall Street Journal ] Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler expressed doubt Wednesday that negotiators in Washington and Beijing will reach an agreement over audits that is necessary to prevent Chinese companies from being delisted by U.S. stock exchanges.

auditor 52

auditor audit accounting and finance Government 52

Going Concern

AUGUST 4, 2023

Technology With generative AI, start with the basics, EY tells CFOs [ CFO Dive ] The best thing for CFOs today is just “take a look at their operations,” Michael Kelly, partner and management consulting consultant at Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young said. Shares of Digital World slumped as much as 10% Wednesday.

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cpa firm CPA accounting firms accounting and finance 97

Going Concern

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Donald Bender, a partner at accounting firm Mazars USA, had been under tense cross-examination by Trump’s attorneys since Tuesday afternoon when they called him out over his apparent memory loss during the final hours on the witness stand. Technology How do different accounting firms use AI? 1, KPMG said.

Maryland 95

Maryland audit accounting and finance accounting firms 95

Going Concern

MAY 13, 2022

Junior KPMG auditor ‘should not lose his home’ for misleading regulator, says tribunal [ Financial Times ] A former junior KPMG auditor should not receive a fine so large it could force him to sell his matrimonial home, a tribunal has said. ” COVID-19 has negatively impacted how auditors work [ Phys.org ] Duh?

auditor 52

auditor audit CPA accounting and finance 52