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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

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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. This declaration was made due to inadequate financial statements and records that hindered the completion of an audit.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: KPMG Vet Quits on Christmas; PwC Resigns; ‘A Veil of Legitimacy’ | 1.16.23

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An accountant used his position in the accounting department of the Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) in Tennessee to steal nearly a million dollars, he used a refund scheme to transfer money into his personal checking account and make payments to his credit cards and his wife’s credit cards. I eventually resigned last week.”

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Friday Footnotes: AI Trash Talks Big 4 Firms, Academics Apologize; EY Partner Took $700k in Naughty Money | 11.3.23

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News Trump sons deny knowing of financial statements at heart of $250m fraud trial [ The Guardian ] Trump’s eldest sons claimed on Thursday that they had no knowledge of the financial statements at the heart of the family’s $250m fraud trial. I think I was 26 years old,” he added. Who knows!

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Friday Footnotes: The ERC Problem; EY Double Dips; Stress Less in Public Accounting | 5.26.23

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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. Marcum had audited Riot’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years between 2018 and 2022.