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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. Rising through the ranks at the firm, his career path later took him to London, New York, and Munich serving as EY Global’s director of capital markets, as well as EY’s US chief accountant. 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. or Singapore.

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Friday Footnotes: Behemoth Big 4 Firms Get Behemothier; Audits Get Harder; Eliminate Clients! | 11.11.22

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There’s definitely an accountant shortage out there’: MBAs have become the go-to degree and companies are struggling to hire enough CPAs [ Fortune ]. Audit Fees Rise Only 2.5%, But Audits Require Greater Effort [ CFO ]. Many auditors responding to the FERF study noted an increase in effort by their teams (68%).

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Morale Is Suffering After Layoffs; Ignoring Audit Quality? | 3.11.24

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We’ll be doing an article shortly, in the meantime here are some quotes from INSIDE Public Accounting : Bob Cedergren, MNCPA board chair added, “I can tell you from my own experience, through conversations with colleagues throughout the country and the members of the MNCPA, that we have a significant shortage of CPAs. Cloud, Minn.-based

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Friday Footnotes: Remembering Legend Sid Kess; Andersen’s Doing Great; Poland Banned Deloitte From Auditing? | 9.22.23

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Michael Harlow to Lead Cannabis Practice at CohnReznick [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] New York-based IPA 100 firm CohnReznick LLP (FY23 net revenue of $920 million) has named Michael Harlow as leader of its cannabis industry practice. Both Mendlowitz and his father, also a CPA, attended the CUNY school.

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Friday Footnotes: EY’s Six CEO Candidates; Deloitte UK Partner Payouts Increase Again; IIA Gets Their Way | 9.29.23

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What CPAs can learn from Smucker’s [ Accounting Today Voices ] J.M. Deloitte UK said revenue grew 14% to £5.6bn in the year to May, as buoyant markets in the first six months of its financial year bolstered demand for audit and advisory work. Ninth St) to the 10th floor of 200 Public Square on Monday, Oct.

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Friday Footnotes: A Plea for More Accountants; Ex-Client Settles With Deloitte; BDO and Mazars Bomb Audits | 7.7.23

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Fixing the Crisis in Accounting [ The CPA Journal ] Related to the above post: Individuals, companies, and professional organizations need to be more intentional in getting young people excited about joining the accounting profession. In comparison, audits of below-median income taxpayers yield $5, the paper said. and NetEase Inc.,

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