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Friday Footnotes: They Really Screwed Up That PCAOB Cheating Thing; Better Not Get Burned Out; Uber of Audits | 3.8.24

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Audit SEC Settlement Against Auditing Firm Serves as Reminder of Important Independence Rules [ JD Supra ] On February 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it settled an administrative proceeding against Lordstown Motors Corps’ former auditor, Clark Schaefer Hackett and Co.

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Professionals on the Move – Jan. 2024

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MaloneBailey, LLP Welcomes Howie Tang, New Audit Partner MaloneBailey, LLP, a global, mid-market, public accounting firm based in Houston, Texas, recently announced that Howie Tang, CPA has joined the firm as an Audit Partner. Tang brings more than 13 years of public accounting and audit experience with large regional CPA firms.

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EY Reminds Us That Audits Provide ‘Reasonable Assurance,’ Not a Guarantee That Billions of Dollars Aren’t Hidden From the Balance Sheet

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In its defence filed this month, EY said audits were designed to give “reasonable assurance” the accounts were not materially misstated but they do not guarantee this and do not absolve company directors of “primary responsibility for the accuracy of those financial statements”. “Whose statements are these?”

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Friday Footnotes: Client Hid ‘Damning’ Audit; Predictions for the Profession; Accounting Firm Gets Compromised | 4.15.22

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More Predictions about the Profession’s Future [ The CPA Journal ] Writes Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM: The current impediments to growth are mostly driven by the perception of prospective entrants to the CPA profession. For example, every startup would benefit immensely from having a CPA among its founders.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Pays High Schoolers 20 Bucks an Hour; Deloitte Cyberattacked Too; IRS on ERC | 7.28.23

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Nonetheless, Fulton knowingly laundered Nix’s illegal gambling proceeds by continuing to provide financial services to Nix and providing access to the financial system. I had some preconceived notions that it’s sitting at a desk,” Kimborough said, about being a CPA. since 2007.

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Friday Footnotes: Firms Make Progress on Diversity; EY Growth Plan; PIZZA PARTY! | 3.8.22

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CPA firms show progress in diversity amid pipeline challenges [ Journal of Accountancy ] The AICPA finally got around to releasing their 2021 Trends report, which we’ll dissect shortly. in 2020) in the portion of new accounting graduate hires at CPA firms who are ethnically diverse. Brian Streig, CPA (@cbriancpa) April 8, 2022.

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Friday Footnotes: Staffing Disasters; Let’s Rag on EY; A Warning For Tax Practitioners | 4.14.23

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Staffing Drama Signal Mountain Won’t Pay Accounting Firm For Extra Work On Audit [ Chattanoogan.com ] Clients are the worst The Signal Mountain Town Council has declined to pay an auditing firm extra money it said was due because of inadequate help from city employees in preparing the annual city audit.

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