Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The numbers don’t lie: of 658,267 actively licensed CPAs in 53 of the 55 licensing jurisdictions, less than 1% are Black (2020 data), a number that has remained largely unchanged in 40 years. It wasn’t until 2015 that a woman became CEO of a Big 4 accounting firm for the first time. CPA firms are white.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This is the largest administrative penalty the Texas Board has ever assessed against a CPA firm. Earlier: How Exactly Did EY Auditors Cheat on CPE Exams? That’s it. That’s the press release.

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Analytix Finance & Accounting

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It transcends industries, and everyone is trying to find new ways to adopt the technology for its task automation and analytical capabilities, including certified professional accountants (CPAs). AI in Accounting and CPA Firms While AI is constantly developing and improving, it’s already leaving a footprint in the CPA world.

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Anders CPA

JULY 8, 2024

David Hartley, CPA, CISA, advisory partner-in-charge at Anders CPAs + Advisors (Anders), has been appointed to the Southern Illinois University (SIU) Foundation Board of Directors effective July 1, 2024. David is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Missouri and is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

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CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years. The plan, which builds on earlier drafts to create a nationwide CPA pipeline strategy, will be presented next week at the spring meeting of the AICPA’s governing council.

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Withum

MAY 9, 2024

However, my role is not just to teach the material but to excite them about accounting as a profession and auditing in particular and share my pride in the vital role auditors play in our ecosystem. In its simplest form, auditors provide an opinion on an organization’s financial statements. And people think we are just numbers people!

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Ironically, Ergo’s auditor is Mazars, a big rival of Grant Thornton among the second tier of Irish accounting firms. Grant Thornton were auditors until McCann became Ergo’s chairman in 2015. When I went on the board here we had to resign as auditors.” The number of non-CPA professionals employed by the St.

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Going Concern

MARCH 15, 2024

Social compliance audits have become a multibillion-dollar global industry, as corporations hire firms—sometimes confidentially—to perform hundreds of thousands of workplace safety inspections each year and solve potential public relations issues when supply chain or labor matters surface. Seven percent are not sure. Education Sen.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 4, 2024

Top 60 accounting firm Doeren Mayhew said on Monday that it has positioned itself to be the No. 1 credit union auditing firm in the country after acquiring Miami-based CPA firm Nearman, Maynard, Vallez. The firm continually ranks in the No. The firm continually ranks in the No.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

To summarize most of the article: barrier to entry, US workforce hemorrhaged 334,000 accountants and auditors in two years, pipeline pipeline pipeline, blah blah. Companies, not just CPA firms, are struggling to fill senior accountant roles and jobs for accountants with three to five years of experience.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

There is no need to alert this audience to the acute shortage of CPA talent. But it’s still worth underscoring how important it is for CPA firm leaders to closely monitor the job satisfaction of these precious resources — especially at a time when many of these professionals might be thinking about making a job change soon.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Just last month, I was contacted by a mid-size CPA firm that had won a slew of new business and was looking to hire 16 auditors and a high-level manager to run the audit team. As of the second quarter of 2022, there were more than 466,000 accountants and auditors in Mexico while the U.S., And they needed this team fast.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

” Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act [ CPA Journal ] By now, CPAs should be aware of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), passed in 2021 and effective January 1, 2024. But until a deferral is confirmed, CPAs must consider which role they will serve for clients required to file when the CTA becomes effective.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

public accounting firms, however, turnover has continued to increase. The author’s research found that conflict surrounding work-life balance practices, and perceptions of unfair treatment with regard to their application within a CPA firm, were directly correlated to employee turnover intentions.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Bring in the CPAs! The firm noted that the hackathon is a significant step towards empowering the next generation of cybersecurity professionals and driving impactful change in the industry. NJBIZ seeks to answer the question “ How can CPA firms reverse decade-long slide in new membership?

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CPA Practice

JUNE 10, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) doled out $150,000 worth of total fines to a Plantation, FL-based CPA firm on June 10 for violations related to quality control, auditing failures, and missing Form AP deadlines.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Q: What advice would you give your student working on their first project as qualified auditor? Bowers CPAs & Advisors Makes a Pair of Rochester Moves [ Central New York Business Journal ] Syracuse–based Bowers CPAs & Advisors says it has acquired a Rochester accounting firm and has also relocated its Rochester office.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The accounting and advisory firm in an email said it plans to move its office from One Cleveland Center (1375 E. What CPAs can learn from Smucker’s [ Accounting Today Voices ] J.M. Those two firms, Marcum LLP and Withum Smith+Brown PC, reaped millions in special purpose acquisition company audit fees.

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Going Concern

MARCH 1, 2024

On June 6, 2023, the PCAOB issued for public comment a proposal ( PDF ) that would amend PCAOB auditing standards related to the auditor’s responsibility for considering a company’s NOCLAR, including fraud. However, this incident should not be seen as an indictment of the CPA profession or the use of licensed accounting firms.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 6, 2023

Money Diary: A Senior External Auditor On 54k [ Refinery29 ]. “I’m 27 years old and currently working as a senior external auditor at an accounting firm in London. CPAs rev up for a new tax season [ Journal of Accountancy ]. Firm M&A. based IPA 100 firm Withum (FY22 net revenue of $425.3

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 28, 2024

. == 2024 Award Winners: Batch Extensions, from HubSync Tax season is a battlefield for CPAs. This inefficiency cripples productivity and limits CPAs’ ability to focus on higher-value tasks. This inefficiency cripples productivity and limits CPAs’ ability to focus on higher-value tasks.

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Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

Audit Bitcoin Miner Riot Dumps Auditor for ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firm [ Blockworks ] Riot Platforms is looking to switch accounting firms as the landscape for crypto company auditors remains in flux. US banking failures: the role of big auditors in another financial crisis [ The Conversation ] Atul K.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 16, 2024

Projections indicate a growth in employment opportunities for accountants and auditors, while roles focused on bookkeeping and data entry are expected to decline. This shift is largely due to the integration of AI and automation technologies, which streamline routine tasks and open up opportunities for auditors to engage in higher-value work.

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Going Concern

MAY 13, 2024

’s top accountant is confronting a competitive job market by rethinking the company’s traditional reliance on large CPA firms as a training ground for new hires, taking her recruiting pitch on-campus instead. This will give smaller firms additional time to comply with the new documentation completion deadline.

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Going Concern

JULY 7, 2023

Fixing the Crisis in Accounting [ The CPA Journal ] Related to the above post: Individuals, companies, and professional organizations need to be more intentional in getting young people excited about joining the accounting profession. Businesses will continue to need greater numbers of accounting professionals. and NetEase Inc.,

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CPA Practice

MARCH 21, 2023

AuditClub, a collaborative “Audit Service Center” for CPA firms and companies, has introduced AuditClub One, a in order to address the talent exodus and pipeline problems prevailing throughout the profession. Accountants are leaving corporations and audit firms in record numbers, as they reevaluate what they want from their careers.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 1, 2022

At trial, Vatican auditor says he was shocked by misuse of funds [ Catholic News Service ]. The Vatican auditor general said he was surprised by the lack of ethical standards demonstrated by officials considering investment opportunities, including a failed London property development deal.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Auditor Proud Day hits decade of international recognition [ Accountants Daily ] Auditor Proud Day lands on the last Thursday of every September and is aimed at attracting more people to the profession and celebrating those already working within it. In addition, Accell Audit & Compliance, P.A.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 9, 2023

AuditClub, the Audit Service Center for CPA firms and companies, has launched a new alliance model designed to connect tax and non-attest accountants with AuditClub One assurance professionals to improve service delivery options to clients. “In As a result, Lighthouse has become a one-stop shop for all accounting related services.”

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 10, 2024

LeaseCrunch optimizes lease accounting processes for CPA firms by automating calculations and the required deliverables. The solution allows firms to streamline operations, save time, reduce errors, lower costs and simplify compliance with the new lease accounting standards.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 11, 2023

Brian Yujuico has been named vice president and senior chief auditor at AuditClub, the Audit Service Center and creator of the innovative auditors-as-a-service model. In this newly created role, Yujuico, a Certified Public Accountant, will oversee day-to-day activities of the growing team of chief auditors, crew and cadets.

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Going Concern

APRIL 8, 2022

CPA firms show progress in diversity amid pipeline challenges [ Journal of Accountancy ] The AICPA finally got around to releasing their 2021 Trends report, which we’ll dissect shortly. in 2020) in the portion of new accounting graduate hires at CPA firms who are ethnically diverse. in 2018 to 34.7%

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Withum

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are the trusted providers of most companies for financial auditing and have been supporting the assurance of non-financial ESG and climate information for decades. Regulation: Many of the world’s most far-reaching climate regulations require assurances from pre-approved third-party auditors.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, which together form the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, are offering a virtual conference on sustainability and environmental, social and governance matters this December.

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Anders CPA

JULY 24, 2023

One of the very first steps you need when hiring of a qualified benefit plan auditor is to prepare a thorough request for proposal (RFP) which will allow you to have all the information you need to make an informed decision about the value and qualifications that an auditing firm will bring to your 401(k) plan.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CPA.com announced its 2023 Startup Accelerator cohort at a kick-off meeting held at AICPA headquarters in New York. Audit Sight – The company’s platform eliminates manual work for auditors, diligence and private equity providers by automating financial transaction verification.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 17, 2024

Drawing inspiration from the customer-centric and digital experiences offered by modern companies, CPAClub was driven to address the profession’s staffing shortages and streamline outdated processes by upending the traditional CPA firm model. Traditional CPA and consulting firms’ approaches have become outdated and ineffective.

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