article thumbnail

Dutch KPMG Cheaters Might Get a Call From the PCAOB

Going Concern

KPMG Nederland director Marc Hogeboom is also stepping down as boss of the accounting arm, but remains an auditor and partner at KPMG. He said in a statement he “should have been more alert to signals” that pointed towards workers sharing their answers. The moral cowardice in public accounting worldwide just stuns me sometimes.

audit 81
article thumbnail

Friday Footnotes: Behemoth Big 4 Firms Get Behemothier; Audits Get Harder; Eliminate Clients! | 11.11.22

Going Concern

The next generation of accountants and auditors is in demand, but Ben Lansford, an accounting professor and director of the Master of Accounting program at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University explained why some are hesitant. Many auditors responding to the FERF study noted an increase in effort by their teams (68%).

audit 85
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Friday Footnotes: Retired EY Partners Hate on the Split; It’s a Raid!; ‘An Alphabet Soup of Technology’ | 11.18.22

Going Concern

KPMG has been blocked from winning new audit contracts in Abu Dhabi after regulators removed the Big Four firm from the list of accountants authorised to sign off companies’ financial statements. After 1,600 auditors combed through DOD’s $3.5 trillion in assets and $3.7

article thumbnail

Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Capping Busy Season Hours FTW; Open the Books on Audit Firms? | 4.15.24

Going Concern

In the public company audit arena, this transparency is maintained through PCAOB inspections of auditors. The PCAOB inspects the work of the inspectors (auditors) who are inspecting the books of listed companies. But what about the books of the auditor? Newton is now a qualified accountant, and working as an auditor.

audit 62
article thumbnail

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.

auditor 93
article thumbnail

Friday Footnotes: An Outsourcing Shortage Now Too?; Finally, Some Disruption; PwC Haters Celebrate Government Inquiry | 3.17.23

Going Concern

creating general ledgers, organizing financial statements, and handling pricing and invoicing. Debunking common myths about auditors, auditing [ The Journal Record ] The people of Oklahoma get a lesson on what audit is. There are a number of myths surrounding audits and auditing that need debunking.

article thumbnail

Friday Footnotes: Staffing Disasters; Let’s Rag on EY; A Warning For Tax Practitioners | 4.14.23

Going Concern

Investors are left to navigate a field of potential landmines in the enormous roster of clients that the Big Four boasts, where auditor independence is understandably in question. Auditors are tasked with reassuring investors that the companies they invest in are financially healthy, and warning them if they’re not.

Tax 100