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Professionals on the Move: Feb. 2024

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a Top 60 independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm has expanded the leadership team in its Tax Advisory practice through the addition of several new hires. Janelle Merlo , Tax Director, has 20 years of public accounting experience, providing a wide variety of tax and consulting services to a broad range of clients.

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Professionals on the Move: Feb. 2024

CPA Practice

a Top 60 independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm has expanded the leadership team in its Tax Advisory practice through the addition of several new hires. Janelle Merlo , Tax Director, has 20 years of public accounting experience, providing a wide variety of tax and consulting services to a broad range of clients.

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Big 4 Firms Are Fighting Engineers Over the Right to Bill Clients For Climate Disclosure Audits

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Only certified public accountants can audit public companies’ financial statements, per U.S. Meanwhile, some non-accounting firms say technical expertise is important, and other observers say the market is big enough for both types of firms. securities laws. Form 10-K) [ Deloitte ].

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: UK Big 4 Firms Overhired, Dump Staff; KPMG Bracing For (Another) Big Fine | 9.25.23

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A court probably won’t rewrite a noncompete provision in a partnership agreement that omits the required specified geographic area of non-competition, according to a recent unpublished ruling of the California Court of Appeal. A Singapore accountant whose license lapsed in 2009 is going to jail for 10 months. In Frazer, LLP v.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Capping Busy Season Hours FTW; Open the Books on Audit Firms? | 4.15.24

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In response, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has drafted a rule that the accounting firms can have public trust or private financials—but they can’t have both. Public accounting firms operate in a unique space in our society. Regulations need to change to match. Right now, they don’t.

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Study: Ex-Arthur Andersen Audit Partners Do Not Deserve to Get Shredded

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But here’s some good news associated with the Andersen name: audit partners who worked at Arthur Andersen during its collapse and who currently work in the Big 4 provide higher-quality audits than audit partners at other public accounting firms who weren’t at Andersen during the Enron scandal, according to a new study.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Additionally, depending on the type of firm, accountants may be involved in more advisory-centric responsibilities, such as analyzing financial data and providing clients with strategic guidance and recommendations on how to reduce costs and boost profitability. Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences?

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