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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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The alliance is part of PwC UK’s technology-driven strategic plan to reframe the way traditional tax, legal and people services are delivered. Signature and First Republic were both led by former KPMG partners, and KPMG was the auditor for Silicon Valley Bank for nearly 30 years. If Your Job Exposed to ChatGPT?

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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

Going Concern

Under rules introduced in 2016, large UK-listed companies are required to change auditor at least every 20 years and to run a competitive tender once a decade. Germany’s Commerzbank sues EY for Wirecard losses [ Reuters ] The German lender Commerzbank (CBKG.DE) is suing accounting firm EY over the 200 million euros ($216.12

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

Going Concern

Auditors are required to include a going-concern warning if they believe there is a risk that the company may go bankrupt, rather than making a prediction that it will. Michael Shaub of Texas A&M University talks about the PCAOB’s new standards in Bloomberg Tax. TL;DR It’s about time!

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Menzies are often appointed by the Finance Directors of large companies and groups to work alongside their existing auditors. Transfer pricing Transfer pricing is not only a tax compliance requirement. Click each heading below to expand each section on the toolkit.

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Friday Footnotes: A Billion Dollar AI Audit Startup; Oops, All Independence Violations!; Bipartisan Tax Vote | 2.2.23

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Paul McNab, formerly tax partner for 22 years, is challenging a key clause in the firm’s retirement plan that denies pension payments to partners – which are worth around $140,000 a year – if they leave to work for a “major competitor”. In the middle of a busy tax season, it would only take a few seconds—and just one click.

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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

Going Concern

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.

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

Going Concern

Top Remote Accounting Candidates: February 22, 2024 Law & Order Co-Owner of Media Brokerage Firm Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns [ Department of Justice ] According to court documents and statements made in court, Susan K. Advice What I did next [ Deloitte ] Deloitte alumnus Aaron Westgate talks about teaching accounting.

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