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Friday Footnotes: Opinions!; EY’s Blockchain Aspirations; KPMG Junior Reprimanded | 9.30.22

Going Concern

Known for their high-end tax services, TPC is especially strong in corporate tax, serving public and private enterprises. This complements Baker Tilly’s strong corporate tax talent. At trial, Vatican auditor says he was shocked by misuse of funds [ Catholic News Service ].

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Culture Gets Slammed Again; Audit Leads the Way in AI; Small Firm Gripes | 11.10.23

Going Concern

They also expect auditors to understand and evaluate processes and controls, analyze transaction-level data for anomalies, and test more data in real-time,” said Scott Flynn, KPMG vice chair—Audit, in a news release.

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Friday Footnotes: Work-Life Balance, Does It Work?; Big 4 Firms Slash Job Postings; She Doesn’t Even Go Here! | 2.16.24

Going Concern

Bill would let private CPAs, not state auditor’s office, audit state agencies [ Radio Iowa ] Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, IA seems to think letting CPA firms audit government books instead of the state auditor will fix the accountant shortage somehow? I’m a professional tax preparer.”