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Friday Footnotes: RSM Partner Says UK Gov Should Sell Off Bitcoin to Pay Debts; No KPMG Law Yet; Flat Salaries For Consultants | 1.31.25

Going Concern

Latest Goldstein Lieberman acquisition boosts CPA firm into nations top 1% [ NJBIZ ] Um that’s some iffy math there considering no one has heard of either of these firms and they don’t rank on the IPA 500. One of the regions largest CPA firms is getting bigger, following Goldstein Lieberman & Co.

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Friday Footnotes: IRS Might Get Rid of Everything But English; Ex-Partner Says EY Enabled Organized Crime | 7.25.25

Going Concern

Big 4 EY whistleblower alleges firm enabled organized crime-linked global gambling networks [ ReadWrite ] A former senior partner at Ernst & Young has accused the firm of knowingly enabling organized crime-linked gambling businesses in a sweeping federal complaint filed in the Southern District of New York.

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The Ohtani scandal: A look into the IRS investigation

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The probe centers around Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, who has been accused of illegal sports gambling and significant financial theft. It was revealed that Mizuhara had accumulated substantial gambling debts, which were allegedly covered by wire transfers totaling at least $4.5

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Friday Footnotes: An Outsourcing Shortage Now Too?; Finally, Some Disruption; PwC Haters Celebrate Government Inquiry | 3.17.23

Going Concern

So that’s not a scripted set of results, yet it is known prior to the event, and gambling is legal on the Oscars. We’ll allow gambling on it for a certain amount of time, then we’ll turn the gambling off. We’ll allow gambling on it for a certain amount of time, then we’ll turn the gambling off.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Downsizes (Office Space); CPA CPA CPA; Some Good News on Diversity | 8.26.22

Going Concern

Firm M&A. Baker Tilly Acquires Consulting Firm Management Partners [ CPA Practice Advisor ] The national advisory and CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) will acquire Management Partners, effective Oct. With this acquisition, Dark Horse CPAs expands their presence in the Florida market.

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Review of Liscio – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast – Oct. 2024

CPA Practice

I’m also thinking about your latest innovations in the engagement organizers, you know, the completion rate in CPA firms has traditionally been low, and you know, if we could get an engagement organizer that’s completely filled out or more complete from clients, it allows us to pick up the work once and proceed that way.

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Friday Footnotes: How Much Big 4 Spent on Lobbying Last Year; Super Bowl Bets; CFOs Feeling Good | 2.9.24

Going Concern

However, the professional services firm refused, after claiming the report contained privileged and confidential information. CBIZ acquires Colorado firm Erickson, Brown & Kloster [ Crain’s Cleveland Business ] CBIZ Inc. Tax Betting on the Super Bowl? “Win big?