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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. Tax Betting on the Super Bowl? “Win big?

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Friday Footnotes: An Outsourcing Shortage Now Too?; Finally, Some Disruption; PwC Haters Celebrate Government Inquiry | 3.17.23

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Johnson continues, “If accounting firms want to venture deeper into the world of financial planning or wealth management, I suspect they would not be able to find enough CPAs with the necessary skill set to easily step into the role. The journey to zero-day close will drive further adoption of accounting automation 3.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Downsizes (Office Space); CPA CPA CPA; Some Good News on Diversity | 8.26.22

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Accounting Firm and Two Partners Conducted Deficient Custody Exams [ SEC ] The SEC’s order finds that Farber Hass Hurley LLP and its partners, Michel Abedian and Michael Hurley, departed from applicable standards for attestation engagements and compliance examinations when conducting surprise examinations of clients.

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