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Friday Footnotes: Remembering Legend Sid Kess; Andersen’s Doing Great; Poland Banned Deloitte From Auditing? | 9.22.23

Going Concern

Tax ERC abuse brings renewed push for regulation of paid tax preparers [ Journal of Accountancy ] buse of the employee retention credit (ERC) by aggressive promoters who make questionable promises has pushed Treasury to renew the call for the regulation of paid tax return preparers, an action that has the AICPA’s support.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Working with external auditors. Preparing tax returns. Additionally, depending on the type of firm, accountants may be involved in more advisory-centric responsibilities, such as analyzing financial data and providing clients with strategic guidance and recommendations on how to reduce costs and boost profitability.

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The Role Of An Accountant: A Guide To Today’s Accountant’s Roles, Duties, And Responsibilities

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So, let’s look at the accountant roles of today and the current trends that influence what the roles of an accountant of tomorrow will entail. Hop on reading to learn more about the role of an accountant: 1. Accountants: a quick job description 2. What influences the change in accountants’ role and functions?

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Culture Gets Slammed Again; Audit Leads the Way in AI; Small Firm Gripes | 11.10.23

Going Concern

They also expect auditors to understand and evaluate processes and controls, analyze transaction-level data for anomalies, and test more data in real-time,” said Scott Flynn, KPMG vice chair—Audit, in a news release. Earnest and Randell were separately convicted of individual counts of preparing false tax returns.

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

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The parliamentary scrutiny made household names of high-fliers who had become used to operating under the radar of public opinion or corporate accountability. She also falsified her own tax returns, claiming education credits she knew she was not eligible to receive.