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UBS picks EY as main auditor for Credit Suisse combo

Accounting Today

The audit fee for the combined group is expected to be less than the sum of the standalone audits, but would still be one of the highest in global banking.

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Are Auditors Becoming as Hard to Find as a PS5?

Going Concern

On top of the overall pipeline issue, we’ve heard grumblings of auditor shortages for years. The PCAOB is watching , too, concerned about the obvious audit quality problem that arises when your already overworked auditors are now doing the work of 10 people instead of a more modest three to four. Photo by Kate Trifo.

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Best Practices for Managing a Sales Tax Audit

TaxConnex

The Sales Tax Institute reports that Maine, Illinois, California, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Washington have been the most aggressive states in sending notices and audit requests. Auditors know that competitors tend to have similar business models and that some industries are more susceptible than others to tax deficiencies.

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9 in 10 Accounting and Audit Firms Struggle to Find Talent

CPA Practice

More than 90% point to hiring and retaining skilled accountants and auditors. That’s the finding of two newly released reports by leading software provider Caseware International , which surveyed more than 6,000 accountants and auditors globally. Responses were gathered from more than 4,100 accountants and 2,300 auditors.

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Friday Footnotes: Ex-CPA Leaves Clients in the Lurch Before Tax Day; EY Layoffs; More ERC Concerns | 4.12.24

Going Concern

ICYMI: These are the most-read articles on Going Concern this week: Tax Preparer Finds Out in the Worst Way Possible That ERC Wasn’t a Free Money Glitch Survey Says: Which Group of Auditors Are Most Satisfied With Their Salaries? the auditor of Tesla Korea, about the company’s financial statements for last year. The office was dark.

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Here’s How Much Audit Fees Have Increased in the Last Twenty Years Making Us Wonder Why Salaries Didn’t Do the Same

Going Concern

In response to these changes, auditors are required to implement new procedures to determine if the companies’ new policies adequately meet the standards. Increases in audit complexity resulted in additional effort from external auditors. Higher-risk audits require more auditor resources (hours, personnel, specialists, etc.)

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Evolution of the Sales Tax Audit: Have Audits Changed with Economic Nexus?

TaxConnex

Bad luck for one, or a customer of yours undergoing their own audit might produce one of your invoices, resulting in the auditor possibly contacting you for an exemption certificate or other documents. An audit of one of your suppliers could turn up one of your exemption certificates for a transaction that the auditor may think is taxable.

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