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Tax Fraud Blotter: Who ya gonna call?

Accounting Today

Augusta, Georgia: Two ghost preparers have pleaded guilty to a tax scheme. By Michael Cohn 7h ago Audit Auditors with unusual names deviated from rules, study finds Auditors with uncommon first names tended to take a divergent approach to the rules, reducing earnings comparability, according to a new study.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Firm Tells City Client to F Off; One Canadian Big 4 Firm Sucks, Dunno Who | 4.7.25

Going Concern

billion accounting error, lawmakers are looking to move on from the outside independent auditor who would work with the state auditors office in reviewing the states financial records. Chris Murphy, R-Dorchester, said the contract with the outside auditor should not be renewed. Because of a $1.8 per cent to 175.4

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Kicks Out Middle East Partners; GT Penetrates New Chosen Markets; Feeling Risky Yet? | 4.25.25

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Former KPMG manager working remotely in Georgia can sue under New York law, court says [ HR Dive ] At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, KPMG hired the manager, who is African-American, to work in New York City, according to court records. Fiore had previously served as EY Americas Deputy Vice Chair Tax.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: AI Upskilling is Silly, Says EY CTO; AICPA Pleads For a Paper Check Extension | 7.7.25

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The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer of Georgia has done an interesting deep dive on the rot within the city government’s finance department and how a certain event in 2020 concealed it for years: This year, former Columbus city manager Isaiah Hugley was fired.

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On the move: Nisivoccia wins President's Award for advocacy work

Accounting Today

GEORGIA Rebekah Judge Nicole Tyler Rebekah Judge was hired as a partner in the tax practice area at Moore Colson, Atlanta. Lake is a director of tax services at Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs, where she leads the state and local tax practice.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Is Tops in M&A Advisory; What You Can Do With a MAcc; EY Consolidates in LatAm | 4.28.23

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Georgia is paying hackers to break into its Medicaid portal [ Axios ] Apsey said the state has shared any problems with the federal government and the vendor who built Gateway, Deloitte, to get things patched.

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AuditClub Appoints PwC Veteran in Leadership Expansion

CPA Practice

Brian Yujuico has been named vice president and senior chief auditor at AuditClub, the Audit Service Center and creator of the innovative auditors-as-a-service model. In this newly created role, Yujuico, a Certified Public Accountant, will oversee day-to-day activities of the growing team of chief auditors, crew and cadets.