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Research: Seniors Give Better Review Comments If They Think the Staff Will Stick Around

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Fresh academic research has found that audit seniors are more likely to offer better constructive feedback and coaching to their juniors via review comments if the seniors think they’ll be working with that staff again. Brazel (North Carolina State University), Denise Hanes Downey (Villanova University), and Tammie J.

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Nixes Legal Practices; EY Looks the Other Way; Auditors Get Lectured Again | 10.14.22

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Big Four Audit Giants Shut Down Legal Operations in China Following ‘Regulatory Raids’ [ Law.com ]. The Big Four auditing giants have quietly shut down their legal affiliations in China following intense regulatory scrutiny, according to an investigation by Law.com International, in a major development for Asia’s legal industry.

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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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Audit PCAOB offers forum for auditors; SEC releases several updates [ Journal of Accountancy ] Days after issuing a proposal to strengthen individual accountability for firm violations in audits, the PCAOB has announced a livestreamed forum aimed at educating auditors on how to avoid deficiencies.

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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

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Attorney’s Office, Western District of North Carolina ] A federal grand jury in Charlotte has indicted Mandy Deann Urban, 47, formerly of Charlotte, with wire fraud, for allegedly embezzling more than $1.1 Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. million from her employer, announced Dena J.

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New AuditClub Passes Help CPA Firms and Companies Find Talent

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AuditClub, the Audit Service Center and creator of the innovative auditors-as-a-service model, has announced new and enhanced weekly passes that allow members to subscribe to AuditClub professionals with an experience level geared to the support they need during the upcoming busy season and beyond.

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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. Audit City Of Rawlins Opts To Select New CPA’s For City Audits [ Bigfoot99 News ] Here’s how much a city audit costs in Wyoming. What Role Should Auditors Play in Corporate Compliance?

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Friday Footnotes: Know Your Value; Retired EY Partners Complain; ‘Rest For Success’ | 2.3.23

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Ironically, Ergo’s auditor is Mazars, a big rival of Grant Thornton among the second tier of Irish accounting firms. Grant Thornton were auditors until McCann became Ergo’s chairman in 2015. When I went on the board here we had to resign as auditors.” When is he changing back? “Ha Ha ha,” he chuckles. Mazars do a good job.

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