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Friday Footnotes: Inside PwC Cheating; Audit Market Monopoly; AI Anxiety | 12.15.23

Going Concern

Cheaters What went wrong at PwC Canada: Accounting firm agrees to pay $1.45-million million to settle exam cheating scandal [ Canadian Accountant ] The Canadian member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International has agreed to pay the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario $1.45

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The danger of overheard conversations

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Moneypenny’s head of the finance sector Louise Wilson explains why telephone confidentiality should be front of mind. Picture the scene: a receptionist in an accountancy practice takes calls at a front desk with a seating area beside them. That’s how you create the most positive and professional client experiences.”

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Blockchain in accounting – what does the future hold?

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While blockchain advancement has been discussed at length for some time now – it’s now very much impacting the world of data and global finances. But what do you know about the emergence of blockchain in bookkeeping and accounting? This is also true of auditing – there will be the potential of an ‘always-on’ auditing methodology.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Messing with Texas Costs EY $3 Million; CPA Says Blame Yourself, Not Your CPA | 11.13.23

Going Concern

EY’s forthcoming PCAOB deficiency rate sucks harder than its competitors : EY aims to shake up US audit business after ‘unacceptable’ number of flaws The PCAOB had examined 54 audits carried out by EY US in 2022 for its latest round of inspections and found flaws in 46 per cent of them, the firm said. It’s you again.

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Friday Footnotes: A Billion Dollar AI Audit Startup; Oops, All Independence Violations!; Bipartisan Tax Vote | 2.2.23

Going Concern

PwC said on Monday that it had identified 129 breaches of independence rules affecting 74 clients and PCAOB inspectors had found a further one themselves while inspecting audit work in 2022. The figures were included in an update to PwC’s audit quality report, published on its website.

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