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Friday Footnotes: Florida Man’s Tax Problem; Accountants Are Walking Out; BDO Assures on Tether | 2.10.23

Going Concern

Audit Americanas’ $4 Billion Accounting Scandal Puts More Scrutiny on PwC’s Auditing Record [ Bloomberg ] A $4 billion accounting shortfall would typically raise alarm bells for an auditor. Somehow, a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP affiliate didn’t catch it at Americanas SA.

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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

Going Concern

has hired KPMG LLP to vet its financial statements almost three months after its auditor of 28 years quit amid a tumultuous period for the food storage container business. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which had audited the direct-sales company since 1995, told the company in October that it didn’t want to continue.

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