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Sales tax and nonprofits

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Location, location, location 501(c)(3) organizations are exempt from sales tax on their purchases in Colorado and in Utah. Sometimes nonprofits and not-for-profits must pay sales tax when they buy items, at least initially, as in North Carolina. But as always with sales tax, rules vary state to state.

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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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Tax ERC abuse brings renewed push for regulation of paid tax preparers [ Journal of Accountancy ] buse of the employee retention credit (ERC) by aggressive promoters who make questionable promises has pushed Treasury to renew the call for the regulation of paid tax return preparers, an action that has the AICPA’s support.

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Culture Gets Slammed Again; Audit Leads the Way in AI; Small Firm Gripes | 11.10.23

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“Financial reporting leaders, but also investors, regulators, and other stakeholders in the capital markets expect AI to drive audit quality. . “Financial reporting leaders, but also investors, regulators, and other stakeholders in the capital markets expect AI to drive audit quality.

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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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Friday Footnotes: The Profession vs. Gen Z; CPA Firms Get Back to the Office; Deloitte Quits | 6.23.23

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Audit “When you are a hammer, the world is a nail” – SEC and PCAOB Senior Staff Signal Increased SEC and PCAOB Gatekeeper Enforcement [ Lexology ] SEC Enforcement and PCAOB Enforcement both are pursuing more significant sanctions against auditors, particularly with respect to civil money penalties.

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Friday Footnotes: Why Private Equity Loves the Profession; A Very Naughty KPMG Employee; WTF PwC Guy | 4.5.24

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At that firm, I was an external auditor for almost five years, and in the final year, I was working in our Financial Accounting Advisory Services group.” Moema, employed as a bursary specialist at auditing firm KPMG, appeared in the Commercial Crimes Court at Palm Ridge on Tuesday. The 2021-22 audit was due to the state on Oct.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Split Drags Out; Advisory Firm Defrauds Clients; Student Loan Forgiveness and Taxes | 9.2.22

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EY’s talks on whether to separate its audit segment from its consulting arm are set to continue into this Autumn – despite initial suggestions the Big Four firm could reach a decision by the end of summer. Audit under fire: Is the worst yet to come? The individual stated it was time to perform an annual audit of the business.