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Friday Footnotes: Consulting Gets Bumpy for New Hires; Cities Sans Accountants; PCAOB Priorities | 4.21.23

Going Concern

Professor Laura Empson of Bayes Business School retells how these audit firms were beguiled by the glamour and big fees of corporate advisory work. 400 NYC public school students will have the opportunity to enroll in Outlier.org’s highly regarded Intro to Financial Accounting college course. KPMG faces $1.4-billion

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

Going Concern

The Asian country recently urged state-owned enterprises to phase out Big Four contracts and hire locally instead in a bid to rein in foreign accountants amid what it called data security concerns. KPMG, PwC and Deloitte got less than 4% each, according to data from the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants analyzed by Bloomberg.

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Specializing an Accounting Business: What and How?

PANALITIX

Management accounting. Financial Accounting. To analyze and report (usually to management who may or may not be ‘financially literate’) on financial transactions that impact business performance. Forensic Accounting. Internal Audit. Here are some examples: Specialization. Description.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Types of accountants and niche practice areas There are, of course, various types of accountant jobs and areas of specialty. Responsibilities around AI in accounting Further illustrating this point are the advancements in innovative technology, such as AI, and its impact on the profession.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Cancels Christmas; A Very Sucky PwC Report; Should We Tax Robots? | 12.23.22

Going Concern

Hiring, travel for internal events, training and staff Christmas parties have been targeted as part of efforts to curb expenses at the audit and consulting firm ahead of the break-up known as “Project Everest”, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. The process, known as confirmation, is part of nearly every audit.

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