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Friday Footnotes: Accountant Shortage Ramps Up Work Pressure; Celebrities’ Trusted CPAs; ERC Reverse Card | 12.8.23

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Auditors say accountant shortage ramps up work pressure: CAQ [ CFO Dive ] A shortage of accountants has intensified pressure and ramped up workloads for accounting teams at U.S. The new standard will help auditors detect fraud and better protect investors now and into the future,” PCAOB Chair Erica Williams said Monday. Cohen & Co.,

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Friday Footnotes: How EY Fights Poaching; Lack of Staff Is Closing Doors; Accounting to Biglaw? | 11.25.22

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According to the FRC, it found serious failings in the reviewed audit, which demonstrated a “significant departure from the standards expected of a registered auditor”. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a new report setting out examples of good practice to improve auditor scepticism and challenge.

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