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ERC IRS Audit Representation: Your Comprehensive FAQ Guide

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ERC IRS Audit Representation: Your Comprehensive FAQ Guide The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) has been a lifeline for many businesses during challenging times, providing substantial relief. However, with the IRS actively scrutinizing ERC claims, it’s crucial for businesses to understand their rights and options when facing an audit.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Unintended Audit Consequences; The IRS Needs Experienced Accountants; PwC AI | 9.18.23

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The hiring will be for higher-graded revenue agents, which are specialized technical positions that generally focus on audits. This next wave of hiring will help the IRS add key talent like tax accountants to help reverse a decade-long decline of audits for the wealthy as well as complex partnerships and corporations.

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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

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along with Palos Hills accountant Sharhabeel Shreiteh, were indicted on charges on Tuesday, claiming that they reportedly engaged in fraud in connection with the Payroll Protection Program that was created to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said. Tracy Mitchell, the owner of House of Deals, Inc.,

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The B2B Payments Fraud Threat Of Internal Employees

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Approximately $185,000 worth of payroll fraud hit a Minnesota company, with local reports noting that a bookkeeper allegedly manipulated payroll data to overpay her salary. According to the publication, the school district’s annual audit failed to identify the scheme because only a section of all transactions are reviewed.

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Friday Footnotes: Tim Ryan Works Too Hard; Fake CPA Gets Violent Over QuickBooks Files; PwC PR | 10.20.23

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The strategic acquisition also encompasses Mueller dotKonnect, a business process outsourcing firm specializing in finance, accounting, tax and payroll functions. Audit & Assurance professionals in their daily tasks and decision-making processes. CEO, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte & Touche LLP.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Partners Get Played; Bad Accounting on the Rise; Getting to the Bottom of the Shortage | 9.1.23

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The professional and business service sector added 19,000 jobs, including 2,700 in accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services. EY Assurance teams now process over 775b lines of journal entry data each year, as part of the EY digitally transformed audit. Employers added 187K jobs in August, including 2.7K billion ($2.21

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Picks a Global Chair; Guy Cusses Out KPMG | 10.30.23

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And the talent shortage: The firm is also committed to widening its recruitment pool to fill hard-to-staff accounting jobs along with back-office roles like payroll and human resources. After expressing a going concern doubt in Tupperware’s 2022 audit report, PwC has declined reappointment as auditor for this year.

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