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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

Sadly, I had to argue with them over their own language in black and white on how… — Eric Pierre, CPA (@yourfavecpa) February 22, 2024 Deloitte’s Adam Powick wrestles with the complaints of former staff and directors about the pressure to perform in a gruelling corporate culture. in last 12 months.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Isn’t Getting a Redemption; Just Say No to NOCLAR; Oh, Layoffs? | 3.15.24

Going Concern

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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Friday Footnotes: Work-Life Balance, Does It Work?; Big 4 Firms Slash Job Postings; She Doesn’t Even Go Here! | 2.16.24

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This is according to the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), which surveyed 449 employers and 433 accounting and finance employees last summer and released its results last month. In the past few decades, public accounting firms have implemented work-life balance practices as part of their attempts to curb excessive turnover.

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Friday Footnotes: Firms Make Progress on Diversity; EY Growth Plan; PIZZA PARTY! | 3.8.22

Going Concern

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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Professionals on the Move – Dec. 2023

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Jeri Beckham, Texas Joan Bengford, Iowa Velma Bjorgum, N.D. Jody Ehlers, Iowa Erick Enriquez, N.J. James Gobeli, Iowa Melissa Gourgues, La. Bennett is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a member of the American Bar Association Institute of Internal Auditors, Institute for Internal Controls and the Association for Corporate Growth.

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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. Check out the auditor. Have a screenshot instead and check out that upvote ratio (!) He has pledged not to raise taxes on anyone earning less than $400,000 annually.

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