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EY Gets Caught Up in Independence Violations Because Audit Partner Rotation Is For Chumps

Going Concern

Gigantic UK-based energy company Shell announced yesterday it will be updating its 2023 and 2024 Form 20-Fs “due to EY non-compliance with audit partner rotation rules” after EY UK told them they’d discovered a small audit partner rotation issue for those years.

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PCAOB Gives Chinese Audit Firm the Boot Over Rules Violations

CPA Practice

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) revoked the registration of a Chinese audit firm on Nov. auditing rules and for failing to cooperate with an investigation into those violations. 8 for repeated violations of U.S.

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Nadia-Maria Matthie Honored with the 2025 Ronald Benjamin National Achievement in Public Accounting Award  

Withum

Withum is proud to announce that Nadia-Maria Matthie has been awarded the Ronald Benjamin National Achievement in Public Accounting Award at the 2025 National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Awards Gala. She is passionate about progressing the next generation of accounting professionals.

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Big 4 Firms Fight Against Metrics That Would Reveal the Workloads Behind the Curtain

Going Concern

Training Hours for Audit Personnel. Experience of Audit Personnel. Average number of years worked at a public accounting firm (whether or not PCAOB-registered) by senior professionals across the firm and on the engagement. Retention of Audit Personnel (firm-level only). Allocation of Audit Hours.

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Accounting Groups Call for More Competitive Pay for Government CPAs

CPA Practice

State and local governments are being squeezed by a shortage of accounting professionals, making it difficult at times to find staff CPAs who can prepare critical financial information or outside firms to conduct audits. But accountants who do government work face unique challenges that require more specialized solutions.

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Professionals on the Move – June 2025, Part II

CPA Practice

Arpit has played a pivotal role in building the US PCAOB audit capabilities, leading complex public company engagements and driving the expansion of this critical practice area. He also has more than 25 years of public accounting experience in the Columbus area. He officially joined the firm on May 12, 2025.

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CPE Webcast Dec. 12 – Transforming Sales Tax Compliance to Fuel Business Growth

CPA Practice

He also co-founded Acuity Invests, which invests in accounting tech, SaaS, fintech, and crypto companies. Prior to Acuity, Kenji was CFO of an Inc 5000 tech company and worked in the audit practice at Arthur Andersen. He has served as an advisor for accounting tech companies such as Intuit, Xero, Gusto, FreshBooks, and Expensify.