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Friday Footnotes: Burner Phones For Big 4 Firms; Mandatory Unpaid Leave Rumors; CISOs Hate on CPAs | 12.1.23

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The measure targets the non-audit departments of each city branch in China, including consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory and assurance. How Is Deloitte Making Accounting Accessible To Diverse Young Talent? Chartered* accountancy? Chartered Accountancy. “Yeah, CPAs and the AICPA.

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Layoff Watch ’24: The Canadian Version of the AICPA Cuts One Fifth of Its Workforce

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Last year, CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec decided they were going to split off from the CPA Canada national body. In their break-up note, CPA Ontario said: “The size and complexity of Ontario’s economy is unique in Canada. OK, you’re caught up.

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

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The American Institute of CPAs has announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, pass all four sections on their first attempt and have completed testing in 2022.

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AuditClub Appoints PwC Veteran in Leadership Expansion

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Brian Yujuico has been named vice president and senior chief auditor at AuditClub, the Audit Service Center and creator of the innovative auditors-as-a-service model. In this newly created role, Yujuico, a Certified Public Accountant, will oversee day-to-day activities of the growing team of chief auditors, crew and cadets.

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Friday Footnotes: How to Add ChatGPT to Excel; RSM Wins Awards; Auditor Independence Pitfalls | 4.7.23

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Big Four Auditors and Consultants Need Liability—And a Divorce [ Bloomberg Tax ] Part of the problem is the revolving door of personnel between the major accounting firms and the banks they purport to audit. ’s accounts drew scrutiny from regulators, the firm’s plan to secure a U.K.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Partners Banging the Client Again; Turnstile Data Shows Staff DGAF About RTO | 1.29.24

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In the column he referenced this ancient document (August 1993) entitled “The case for non-CPA owners in CPA firms.” Do firms want non-CPAs to be part of the ownership ranks, or is this strictly a rhetorical question? According to EY, she resigned as partner and never worked on the Asda audit.

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Friday Footnotes: Retired EY Partners Hate on the Split; It’s a Raid!; ‘An Alphabet Soup of Technology’ | 11.18.22

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More than 150 retired EY partners have written to the accounting firm’s leadership objecting to the radical plan to split its consulting and audit businesses. KPMG blocked from Abu Dhabi audits as it elects new regional boss [ Financial Times ]. Bam is a chartered accountant and an outstanding South African.