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Friday Footnotes: Client Hid ‘Damning’ Audit; Predictions for the Profession; Accounting Firm Gets Compromised | 4.15.22

Going Concern

note: Happy almost Easter to those who celebrate, happy 11th birthday today to my cat Cash Money (no, I did not purposely track down a cat born on tax day when I adopted him from Humane Rescue Alliance in DC 11 years ago), and a very happy April 18th to those of you who have been working yourselves ragged leading up to this day.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Cancels Christmas; A Very Sucky PwC Report; Should We Tax Robots? | 12.23.22

Going Concern

Michael Burry, who started Scion Asset Management and predicted the financial crisis of 2008, said in December auditors who work with crypto firms are “learning on the job.”. IRS delays Form 1099-K $600 reporting threshold [ Journal of Accountancy ]. Should we tax robots? [ placed a tax on robots? MIT News ].

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AI Systems Take Center Stage in 2023 Innovation Awards

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Several AI systems were among this year’s winners of the Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Awards, presented annually by CPA Practice Advisor, a technology and practice management resource for public accounting firms. All 50 U.S.

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What accounting advisory services should firms offer?

ThomsonReuters

If you’re a leader within an accounting firm, you’ve likely heard of advisory services and their lucrative impact. This trend is picking up pace as traditional accounting firms seek more strategic and meaningful work that goes beyond just tax returns. But what accounting advisory services should your firm offer?

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Friday Footnotes: Firms Get a Jump on Hiring; RTO Firms Outsourcing ?; BDO Settles 401(k) Suit | 12.22.23

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Barring any huge incident like an accounting firm getting raided by the FBI on Christmas Day, there will not be any breaking news. PwC posted its summer 2025 internships for areas including tax and consulting in September, the earliest the firm has ever advertised internship positions, said Rod Adams, who leads hiring for the U.S.

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Are you ready? The Corporate Transparency Act becomes effective Jan 1, 2024

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This presents a unique opportunity for accounting firms and tax accounting professionals to enhance their revenue streams by diversifying their service offerings. According to a recent Small Business Administration report , 27,104,006 small businesses were termed “nonemployer firms” and had no employees.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Capping Busy Season Hours FTW; Open the Books on Audit Firms? | 4.15.24

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In response, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has drafted a rule that the accounting firms can have public trust or private financials—but they can’t have both. Public accounting firms operate in a unique space in our society. Regulations need to change to match. Right now, they don’t.

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