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Here Are the 40 Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners for 2023

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Bradley Koch , Kansas, Koch CPA, Chartered in Clyde, KS. Jack Krause , Georgia, Financial Accounting Standards Board in Norwalk, CT. Thanh Tran , Texas, Alvarez and Marsal Tax in Houston. Parker Jackson , Utah, KPMG in Salt Lake City. Anthony Kearl , Montana, TELUS in Calgary, Alberta.

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

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Mitchell Behling (Texas), a graduate of Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science in accounting and a Master of Accountancy, is employed with Deloitte in Dallas, TX. Michael Paul Donnelly, Jr.

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Friday Footnotes: Deloitte’s Naughty Workpapers; Audit Reform Critics; Clients Getting Dropped Like Mics | 3.4.22

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Pandemic has exacerbated tax-season anxiety, accountant says [ Global News ] No s**t? in Tax Season ‘Chaos’ [ New York Times ] At the Internal Revenue Service’s sprawling Kansas City, Mo., who started working at the facility in Kansas City last June and is transitioning to become a tax examiner.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Doesn’t Regret a Return to Office; Consulting Cut Backs; AI Will Not Replace Accountants | 8.11.23

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to Kansas City when a Fresno tax processing center closed in September 2021 have not been found, the report from the government watchdog said. The missing cartridges contain a mix of tax information about individuals and businesses. At least 8,500 microfilm cartridges that were supposed to be transferred from Fresno, Calif.,

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AICPA News – June 2023

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The coalition includes the following organizations: AICPA Latino Tax Pros National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. NSBCPA) National Society of Tax Professionals (NSTP) Padgett Business Services The Diverse Organization of Firms (DOF) H&R Block Prosperity Now. Michael Paul Donnelly, Jr.

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Friday Footnotes: Higher Salaries Lead to Higher Fees; EY Auditors Quit; Senator Rags on Greedy Accounting Firms | 1.27.23

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As the watchdog’s delayed ruling into EY’s controversial audit for the disgraced German payments firm approaches, four current and former employees this month resigned from the country’s chamber of public accountants, the WPK. Some of this was later shared with clients and potential clients, according to the board.

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Friday Footnotes: A Billion Dollar AI Audit Startup; Oops, All Independence Violations!; Bipartisan Tax Vote | 2.2.23

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Paul McNab, formerly tax partner for 22 years, is challenging a key clause in the firm’s retirement plan that denies pension payments to partners – which are worth around $140,000 a year – if they leave to work for a “major competitor”. In the middle of a busy tax season, it would only take a few seconds—and just one click.

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