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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Nixes Legal Practices; EY Looks the Other Way; Auditors Get Lectured Again | 10.14.22

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Big Four Audit Giants Shut Down Legal Operations in China Following ‘Regulatory Raids’ [ Law.com ]. The Big Four auditing giants have quietly shut down their legal affiliations in China following intense regulatory scrutiny, according to an investigation by Law.com International, in a major development for Asia’s legal industry.

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PCAOB Looks to Amend Rule on Auditors’ Liability for Audit Firm Violations

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A proposal issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Tuesday would hold auditors and others more accountable when they negligently, directly, and substantially cause their firm to violate auditing standards.

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UK Audit Regulator Chair Says Cheap-Ass Firms Should Pay Their Junior Auditors Better

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Financial Reporting Council chair and stereotypically European named Jan du Plessis has told the Financial Times that audit firms — who regularly complain about the UK audit regulator being up their asses — should pay their junior auditors more. And we have all heard the complaints from junior auditors.

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Legal Expert Recommends Regular Audit of AI Tools Used for Employment

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recruitment and/or hiring tool, then carefully review the contract to understand what, if any, indemnities or other protections you’re getting from a vendor to understand your legal risks should a legal challenge to your use of A.I. While internal information technology resources may be able to help monitor and audit the A.I.

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Once Leaders in the Cannabis Space, Canuck KPMG Decides to Ditch All Its Weed Clients

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It’s been almost six years since the Canadian government legalized recreational cannabis and ever since, a microcosm of financial reporting and auditing has been growing (no pun) beside it. Note that many companies switched auditors so not all fees listed went to the current auditor.) billion Canadian dollar ($3.7

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: ‘Auditors Are Not Lawyers’; Big 4 Break Up? | 7.31.23

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Related: PwC settled ‘false LPP’ penalties days before bid to suppress emails [ Australian Financial Review ]: The Tax Office signed a confidential settlement with PwC in March involving the firm’s false claims for legal professional privilege over 150 documents related to tax advice to a multinational client. That’s all I’ve got.

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Friday Footnotes: How to Add ChatGPT to Excel; RSM Wins Awards; Auditor Independence Pitfalls | 4.7.23

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PwC offers cutting edge AI technology with ContractPodAi [ ERP Today Magazine ] PwC has entered into an alliance with ContractPodAi, allowing the firm to offer a cutting edge AI-powered legal contract management platform. and overseas” seeking further explanation about the auditor’s opinion. If Your Job Exposed to ChatGPT?

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