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WTF Happened at SVB and Should KPMG Auditors Have Seen It Coming?

Going Concern

While the general investing public is asking “where were the auditors?” To any members of the general investing public reading this: “due professional care” means the independent auditor planned and performed the work required of them according to audit standards. Back to the auditors.

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An Essential Guide to Accounting and Basic Accounting Principles for Beginners

Snyder

What are basic accounting principles? What is accounting software? Basic accounting and its secrets. The Fantastic Four of accounting. Accounting principles: Why are they so important for any business? Basic accounting principles. Accrual principle. Basic accounting principles.

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How Exactly Did EY Auditors Cheat on CPE Exams? Details From the SEC Order

Going Concern

With the EY cheating scandal making headlines even outside of our precious little accountosphere we decided to take a look at the full SEC order to answer the question — how and why were EY auditors cheating on CPE exams? The long and short of it is, EY auditors trying to shortcut CPE took advantage of a software exploit.

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EY Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams and Tried to Cover It Up, Will Pay a Record Fine for Naughtiness

Going Concern

The SEC has fined EY a record $100 million after an investigation revealed auditors at EY were cheating on ethics exams (open book ethics exams we presume) and CPE; worse than cheating alone, they actively tried to cover it up and hide the cheating from the SEC. Well this is bad.

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The Auditor’s Opinion

Withum

Tonight I will conduct my second Auditing class session of this semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and I will be teaching what the auditor’s opinion means and what auditors do to arrive at their opinion. By way of illustration, you can pick any Company’s annual report and follow along with its Auditor’s Report.

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Tax Provision Services (ASC 740)

Cherry Bekaert

Our diverse team has experience serving small privately held businesses, large multinational privately held businesses and publicly traded businesses across a broad spectrum of industries, ranging from start-ups to billions in revenue reporting under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards.

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Preparing for Your First Audit – Steps to Follow for Consumer Products Companies

Withum

As navigating an audit from a company perspective is a time-consuming process, companies should plan to utilize accounting managers, senior accountants, or outsourced consultants who have a strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in order to successfully navigate the audit process in an efficient manner.

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