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Friday Footnotes: PwC Isn’t Getting a Redemption; Just Say No to NOCLAR; Oh, Layoffs? | 3.15.24

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Bill to let state agencies bypass State Auditor and hire private CPAs tabled [ RadioIowa ] A bill that would have let state agency budgets be audited by private CPA firms rather than the State Auditor’s Office has stalled in the Iowa House. Fifty-one percent oppose the proposal, compared with 43% who are in favor. Seven percent are not sure.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The Diversity-est Big 4 Firm; An EY Record; PCAOB Stream | 10.17.22

Going Concern

The Iowa State Auditor’s Office is seeing a shortage of accountants along with a shortage of accounting students with 4-year degrees (no duh). The PCAOB’s 2022 Forum on Auditing in the Small Business Environment and on Auditing Broker-Dealers will be livestreamed on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

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Friday Footnotes: Firms Make Progress on Diversity; EY Growth Plan; PIZZA PARTY! | 3.8.22

Going Concern

Former member of CPA licensing board surrenders his own license [ Iowa Capital Dispatch ] Thomas Engelmann, who served at least six years on the Davenport City Council and was once the chairman and treasurer of Scott County Democrats, has surrendered his license as a certified public accountant to the Iowa Accountancy Examining Board.

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Friday Footnotes: Rettig Is Out at IRS; KPMG and Deloitte Suck at Auditing; Desperate For Accountants | 10.28.22

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Iowa addresses accountant shortage, expands eligibility for state jobs [ KCRG ]. There’s currently a nationwide shortage of accountants and auditors, and Iowa’s no exception,” said Jennifer Bradley, Vice President of Academic Affairs for Kirkwood Community College. Sorry Footnotes is late today, it won’t happen again.

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