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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Pays High Schoolers 20 Bucks an Hour; Deloitte Cyberattacked Too; IRS on ERC | 7.28.23

Going Concern

The combination of too few professionals and high demand is pushing firm leaders to merge up, outsource tax work and hire non-CPAs, among other strategies. Beginning no later than 2011, Fulton was aware that Nix ran an illegal gambling business. The question now is whether year-over-year growth of 18% will continue next year.”

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY’s Paying Big For the Everest Failure; PwC UK Delays Promotions | 2.12.24

Going Concern

Someone you know spoke to NPR’s Marketplace for this story: Some accountants are turning away new customers this tax season Tax filing season is here and if you’ve been putting off finding a CPA, good luck. EY and KPMG have 294 and 169 CPAs in their local offices, respectively. Some are finding solutions overseas.

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Friday Footnotes: Accountant Shortage Ramps Up Work Pressure; Celebrities’ Trusted CPAs; ERC Reverse Card | 12.8.23

Going Concern

Cohen began its professional practice in 1929 and is highly regarded in the Philadelphia area for their experience in audit and tax planning, and compliance. The CAQ surveyed 748 audit partners at eight of the largest accounting firms about conditions for their clients. Cohen & Co., The addition of the Morris J.

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

Going Concern

“A proposal like this could allow for the reinstatement of credit for more than 15,000 CPA candidates and re-open the door for those candidates to complete their journeys to becoming licensed CPAs. So that’s not a scripted set of results, yet it is known prior to the event, and gambling is legal on the Oscars.

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

Going Concern

CPAs spill the beans [ CPA Canada ] Three accountants share their experience being back at the office. With this acquisition, Dark Horse CPAs expands their presence in the Florida market. Tax Twitter is having way too much fun with the IRS SWAT team memes. Is the hybrid work model working? Did y’all get yours???

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Friday Footnotes: How EY Fights Poaching; Lack of Staff Is Closing Doors; Accounting to Biglaw? | 11.25.22

Going Concern

Shakira Claims She’s Victim of Smear Campaign in Spain Tax Fraud Case [ TMZ ]. The singer filed legal docs Friday in Spain, answering allegations she failed to pay more than $14 million in taxes for income earned from 2012 through 2014. First’ Accounting Firm in Metaverse Sucked Into FTX Meltdown [ Bloomberg Tax ].

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