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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. Some are appointing “ESG controllers” with accounting backgrounds to impose the kinds of internal systems used to produce financial statements.

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The Difference between Bookkeeping and Accounting

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Auditors provide opinions on the accuracy and reasonableness of financial statements. Forensic accountants research financial transactions to uncover fraud. Tax accountants specialize in IRS law and completion of tax returns. to review performance and profitability.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG UK Pay Freeze; PwC Canada Layoffs; EY Bailing on Office? | 11.24.23

Going Concern

Generally, taxpayers fall within the contours of reasonable cause if they can show that they exercised ordinary business care and prudence—for example, with respect to a filing obligation or regarding an item claimed on a tax return. Taxpayers who use tax professionals can sometimes also show reasonable cause—i.e.,

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Friday Footnotes: Ex-CPA Leaves Clients in the Lurch Before Tax Day; EY Layoffs; More ERC Concerns | 4.12.24

Going Concern

ICYMI: These are the most-read articles on Going Concern this week: Tax Preparer Finds Out in the Worst Way Possible That ERC Wasn’t a Free Money Glitch Survey Says: Which Group of Auditors Are Most Satisfied With Their Salaries? the auditor of Tesla Korea, about the company’s financial statements for last year.

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IRS Audit Red Flags: How to Avoid Getting Tax Audited by the IRS

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percent of small businesses are getting tax audited. What’s interesting is that the less income you have, the higher the chance of a tax audit. This might be explained by the fact that lots of these taxpayers file for a tax return and claim the earned income tax credit ranging from from $560 to $6,935 in the tax year 2022.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Semper Fi-nancial; EY Gets a D in Auditing; Deepfake CFOs Are a Thing | 2.26.24

Going Concern

During this two-year audit, the Marine Corps had independent third-party auditors from Ernst and Young vet the value of all its assets listed on financial statements. The PCAOB inspected four EY Canada audits — three in which the firm was the principal auditor — and found deficiencies in two (50% with Part I.A

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What to look for in a career change from accounting

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accountants and auditors have left their jobs in the past two years, a 17% decline. Many corporate roles like financial analyst or internal auditor require experience you already have, so lean into your transferrable skills like bookkeeping, budgeting, forecasting, etc. Why are so many accountants quitting? In one word: yes!

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