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Friday Footnotes: Tim Ryan Works Too Hard; Fake CPA Gets Violent Over QuickBooks Files; PwC PR | 10.20.23

Going Concern

A consulting firm struggled to find the right hybrid work model. day workweek [ Fortune ] Management consulting firm Insigniam has seemingly found that happy medium after instituting a 4.5-day It also marks the firm’s fifth office location in the South. Here’s how it landed on a 4.5-day

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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

The median pay advertised for entry-level management consulting and financial analyst roles, by contrast, was $70,000 and $75,000, respectively. If adopted, the proposal would strengthen auditor requirements to identify, evaluate, and communicate possible or actual noncompliance with laws and regulations.

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Friday Footnotes: Working 100 Hours a Week (For Real); 99% of Firms Short on Staff; The EY Power Struggle | 8.4.23

Going Concern

Less than 1% of firms can find enough staff [ Accounting Today ] Relatively few CPA firms are able to find enough employees to fill their ranks and are resorting to strategies like hiring workers abroad, raising starting salaries, offering fully remote jobs, and hiring staff who haven’t graduated college, according to a new survey.

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Friday Footnotes: Eff You, Pay Me; KPMG is Reading Your Thoughts; EY Adds Meme Coins to Blockchain Tech | 2.24.23

Going Concern

More than 90% point to hiring and retaining skilled accountants and auditors. That’s the finding of two newly released reports by leading software provider Caseware International, which surveyed more than 6,000 accountants and auditors globally. actions involved 19 auditors and audit firms in seven countries outside the U.S.”

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Client’s Spectacular Failure; PwC Gets Defensive; Kids Doing Taxes | 3.10.23

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And I oop– It’s true (Part II, Item 8 “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”). KPMG has served as SVB auditor since 1994. Firm Watch RubinBrown acquires third business advisory firm since mid-2021 [ St. Check out the auditor.

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