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Friday Footnotes: PwC Slashes Partner Class; Accounting Firm Rescues Dog; Do We Still Need CPAs? | 4.19.24

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CPAs Have a Branding Problem for the Younger Generation [ CPA Journal ] By Jason L. Ackerman, CPA, CFP, CGMA Probably the hottest topic in the profession over the past few years has been the pipeline problem: Firms can’t find qualified individuals to handle the increasingly complex world that CPAs deal with on an ongoing basis.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: A New Kind of Audit Quality Report; Merger Mania; Skilled Talent, Not Newbies | 5.28.24

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Blue Ash-based tax, advisory and audit firm Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors will become part of Katz, Sapper & Miller in a transaction that will be completed May 31. It marks Forvis’ first acquisition in the construction industry. ConTech360, founded in 2019, provides construction technology services.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

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Today the EY organization has announced new technology capabilities and a global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assurance framework for EY professionals as part of a multi-year, technology driven audit transformation program which is supported by plans to align approximately 9,000 Technology Risk professionals to the Assurance service line.

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

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Mr. Day has spent most of his 38-year accounting career at EY, which he initially joined in 1986 on the audit staff in St. ” Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act [ CPA Journal ] By now, CPAs should be aware of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), passed in 2021 and effective January 1, 2024. Louis, Missouri.

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Friday Footnotes: RTO Isn’t Going So Great; KPMG Wins Something; What Auditors? | 5.19.23

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Special Report: KPMG Canada beats Big Four accounting rivals in net new client gains [ Canadian Accountant ] For the second year in a row, KPMG Canada has surpassed its Big Four rivals in net new audit client gains, helping to offset the loss of a controversial company as an audit client. Chinese companies switch auditors to avoid U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

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Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Says Stop ERC Fearmongering; Deloitte Cussed Out For ‘Grueling Culture’; Worst Books Ever | 2.23.24

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Sadly, I had to argue with them over their own language in black and white on how… — Eric Pierre, CPA (@yourfavecpa) February 22, 2024 Deloitte’s Adam Powick wrestles with the complaints of former staff and directors about the pressure to perform in a gruelling corporate culture. The IRS is really inefficient and inadequately trained.

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