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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

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Attorney’s Office, Western District of North Carolina ] A federal grand jury in Charlotte has indicted Mandy Deann Urban, 47, formerly of Charlotte, with wire fraud, for allegedly embezzling more than $1.1 Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. million from her employer, announced Dena J.

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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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Whistleblowers have accused EY of whitewashing suspicions of money laundering and tax evasion in an investigation it conducted this year for longstanding client Leonteq. The opening will strengthen the firm’s presence in both North and South Carolina, bringing our teams closer to clients throughout the southeastern United States.

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Friday Footnotes: Remembering Legend Sid Kess; Andersen’s Doing Great; Poland Banned Deloitte From Auditing? | 9.22.23

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In addition to his new role, he will continue to serve as co-director of the firm’s DC-Metro tax practice. James Greiner said he was not shocked about the layoff, but was surprised it happened right before the third quarter tax deadline for clients. Greiner was a client-relationship manager for Croft and Frost for a year and a half.

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Friday Footnotes: Know Your Value; Retired EY Partners Complain; ‘Rest For Success’ | 2.3.23

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Ironically, Ergo’s auditor is Mazars, a big rival of Grant Thornton among the second tier of Irish accounting firms. Grant Thornton were auditors until McCann became Ergo’s chairman in 2015. When I went on the board here we had to resign as auditors.” When is he changing back? “Ha Ha ha,” he chuckles. Mazars do a good job.

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

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PwC chairman refuses to share tax leaks scandal investigation with Australian parliament [ The Guardian ] PwC’s global chairman, Bob Moritz, has refused to comply with a request from the Australian parliament to share a copy of an investigation used to contain the tax leaks scandal to Australia. This S**t Is Still Going On?

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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Nonprofits are often thought to be exempt from sales taxes, but is that correct? Other stats say more than 2 million charities exist that are tax-exempt according to Internal Revenue Service rules. Are non-profits exempt from sales tax obligations? These same organizations are not necessarily exempt from sales tax.

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Friday Footnotes: The Profession vs. Gen Z; CPA Firms Get Back to the Office; Deloitte Quits | 6.23.23

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Audit “When you are a hammer, the world is a nail” – SEC and PCAOB Senior Staff Signal Increased SEC and PCAOB Gatekeeper Enforcement [ Lexology ] SEC Enforcement and PCAOB Enforcement both are pursuing more significant sanctions against auditors, particularly with respect to civil money penalties. 31 is still not finished.