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On the move: RRBB adds partner

Accounting Today

CONNECTICUT FASB, GASB and FAF logos on the wall at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut Courtesy of GASB The Financial Accounting Foundation board of trustees announced it is seeking nominations for new members to join the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council for an initial one-year term beginning Jan.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Getting personal

Accounting Today

West Long Branch, New Jersey: Resident Matthew Tucci has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. He concealed his financial accounts from the IRS, transferring funds from accounts he owned to accounts in only his spouses name, filing false court documents to terminate federal tax liens against his property and lying to IRS investigators.

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Friday Footnotes: Baker Tilly Did What!?; Internship Ranking Winner Same As Last Year; Pillar II to Be a PITA | 10.25.24

Going Concern

NJ tells Clifton it can’t audit its finances until it has the money to do so [ NorthJersey.com (New Jersey, duh)] The state Department of Community Affairs has ruled that the city needs to wait to authorize a forensic audit of its finances until it has the necessary funds, which won’t be available until after Nov.

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Hackers Tried to Help This Firm Get Through Their Tax Return Backlog, Fraudulently

Going Concern

Yet another accounting firm has reported a data breach, this time Heier Weisbrot & Bernstein of Gibbsboro, New Jersey and the details are a bit scarier than just bad actors caught digging around in the firm’s files. We have no way of knowing if Heier Weisbrot & Bernstein, LLC has a tax return backlog.

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The AICPA Needs Some Help From CPAs to Determine the Passing Score For the 2024 CPA Exam

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Selected participants will convene in December 2023 or early January 2024 at the AICPA’s office in Ewing, New Jersey. Requirements are as follows (sorry, new passers): Be a licensed CPA with at least two years of experience (including the past 12 months) supervising the work of newly licensed CPAs.

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

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Justin Chudzik (Pennsylvania), a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (majoring in accounting) and a Master of Science in Accounting, is employed with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in Norwalk, CT. Michael Paul Donnelly, Jr.

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 CEO Hype Songs; Tim Ryan Does Sit-Ups For Breakfast; SEC on SPAC | 6.30.23

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This is “translating into a lack of clarity in what gets reported, which then gives investors concerns, which (in turn) puts more pressure” on CFOs and the leadership team, said Myles Corson, global strategy and markets leader, financial accounting advisory services for EY.