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Friday Footnotes: How Much Big 4 Spent on Lobbying Last Year; Super Bowl Bets; CFOs Feeling Good | 2.9.24

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Australian authorities allege PwC is ‘deliberately hiding’ tax scandal report [ Financial Times ] Australian authorities alleged in a senate inquiry into a PwC tax scandal that the accountancy firm is “deliberately hiding” a report detailing how leaked government information was used outside the country. “Win big?

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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: ‘KPMG Did Not Know What They Were Doing’; Are You Boring?; PCAOB Warns About Confirmations | 3.25.22

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The new publication includes some observations from PCAOB staff about how firms are leaning on such providers and suggests procedures for auditors to follow as they plan and perform audits. Deloitte revenue from federal government contracts for calendar year 2021 as reported to AusTender amounted to $265.3

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Friday Footnotes: EY Can’t Hire Tech; John Doe Sues the PCAOB; Auditors Can’t Find Torpedoes and Missiles | 1.20.03

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Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves.

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Friday Footnotes: For the Last Time, Salaries Are Too Low; NOCLAR Is Back; Big 4 Beat Up Again | 3.1.24

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pic.twitter.com/FQcm4AXSdg — Barbara Pocock (@BarbaraPocock) February 27, 2024 Chartered Accountants mistakenly let ex-PwC partner avoid investigation [ Financial Review ] Speaking of Peter Collins, AFR is still on the beat like a tick on a dog’s ass. Are federal IT systems supporting the targeted service outcomes?

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Friday Footnotes: Where the Audit Jobs Are; Big BDO Hires; A New Gig For PwC Alum | 9.9.22

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Accountants in high demand as average earnings hit almost €120,000 [ The Irish Times ] A survey by industry group Chartered Accountants Ireland in conjunction with accounting firm Barden shows that the average salary package commanded by these professionals rose by €7,000 or 6 per cent to €119,270 last year.

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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.

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