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Friday Footnotes: Burner Phones For Big 4 Firms; Mandatory Unpaid Leave Rumors; CISOs Hate on CPAs | 12.1.23

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PwC’s vulnerability exposed as head of its risk and ethics duped by a fake email account [ The Australian ] Meanwhile, in Australia, PwC’s head of risk fell for a fake email. Chartered* accountancy? Chartered Accountancy. Some folks aren’t fans of CPAs edging in on their territory it seems.

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Friday Footnotes: How to Add ChatGPT to Excel; RSM Wins Awards; Auditor Independence Pitfalls | 4.7.23

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[ Wall Street Journal ] A tap story from WSJ says accountants and writers are among the jobs that could be most affected by AI tools (*gulp*) Big 4 March people moves: KPMG, Deloitte, PwC make senior hires [ AccountancyAge ] Musical chairs across the pond. and overseas” seeking further explanation about the auditor’s opinion.

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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

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Be on the lookout for more information on this transformative legislation. More on the New York non-CPA ownership bill. In the column he referenced this ancient document (August 1993) entitled “The case for non-CPA owners in CPA firms.” Tupperware hired the Big Four auditor on Jan. Why the Question?

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Friday Footnotes: Retired EY Partners Hate on the Split; It’s a Raid!; ‘An Alphabet Soup of Technology’ | 11.18.22

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Bam is a chartered accountant and an outstanding South African. Meanwhile, Deloitte affiliates are at number 3 with 141 clients and Grant Thornton Bharat LLP associates have taken the fourth spot with 87 audits, as per the study of auditors of all listed companies. After 1,600 auditors combed through DOD’s $3.5

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Is Tops in M&A Advisory; What You Can Do With a MAcc; EY Consolidates in LatAm | 4.28.23

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A recent ban on PricewaterhouseCoopers’ former head of international tax, Peter Collins, acting as a tax practitioner – for attempting to profiteer from confidential information about government plans to combat tax avoidance – has achieved the rare feat of uniting Australia’s warring political parties. Forget an MBA.

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Friday Footnotes: Work-Life Balance, Does It Work?; Big 4 Firms Slash Job Postings; She Doesn’t Even Go Here! | 2.16.24

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Vacancies fell across all accounting firms in the UK in 2023, but the decrease was less dramatic, at 23%. According to a lobbyist for the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants, fewer CPA firms are willing to audit government agencies. Year-on-year growth of 16.4%, including 13.3%

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Says Stop ERC Fearmongering; Deloitte Cussed Out For ‘Grueling Culture’; Worst Books Ever | 2.23.24

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Scarsdale CPA accused in $2M check cashing scheme [ Westfair Business Journal ] A Scarsdale accountant has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the IRS for allegedly misrepresenting more than $2 million in income for nine construction companies. From 2012 to April 2018, according to the criminal information document signed by U.S.

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