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Friday Footnotes: The ERC Problem; EY Double Dips; Stress Less in Public Accounting | 5.26.23

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Long Read How a Pandemic-Era Program Became a Magnet for Fraud [ New York Times ] Amid the onset of the pandemic in 2020, as large swaths of the economy went into lockdown, Washington set up various programs to help keep businesses and their workers afloat. appeared first on Going Concern.

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CPAs from Several States Visited Washington D.C. to Promote Accounting and Tax Issues

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Certified Public Accountants from across the nation made their way to Capitol Hill last week to meet with lawmakers on issues important to the accounting profession during the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Spring Meeting of Council and Annual Members Meeting from May 23-25. government’s financial statements.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: ‘Auditors Are Not Lawyers’; Big 4 Break Up? | 7.31.23

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The proposal comes amid frustration in Washington that audit firms are not living up to their duty to protect investors from wrongdoing by their clients. Non-audit arrangements are neither as rigorous nor as comprehensive as a financial statement audit, and may not provide any reasonable assurance to investors.

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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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KPMG layoffs by u/corpslave_1998 in Big4 Deloitte fights for another shot at $789M SHARKCAGE cyber contract [ Washington Technology ] Deloitte wants back into the competition for a $789 million Navy contract that was captured by Accenture. This legislation is supported by State Auditor Julie Blaha and the Minnesota Society of CPAs.

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ERC IRS Audit Representation: Your Comprehensive FAQ Guide

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Businesses should be prepared to provide documentation supporting their ERC claims, including payroll records, financial statements, employment tax returns, and any other relevant records. Certified Public Accountants (CPAs): CPAs are licensed accountants with expertise in tax matters.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Partners’ Snazzy Secret Meeting; PwC Talks Layoffs; Merger Mania! | 8.19.22

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Biggest Stablecoin Issuer, Tether, Switches Accounting Firm to BDO Italia [ Wall Street Journal ] Tether Holdings the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, said on Thursday it switched the accounting firm that signs off on its attestation reports to BDO Italia, the Italian member firm of BDO. ” Oh, Reddit.

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Friday Footnotes: EY’s Six CEO Candidates; Deloitte UK Partner Payouts Increase Again; IIA Gets Their Way | 9.29.23

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SPAC Audit Kings: How Soaring IPO Market Ensnared Marcum, Withum [ Bloomberg Tax ] The fortunes of two mid-sized accounting firms rose and fell with the SPAC craze, sending auditors into overdrive as they vetted the financial statements of a surge of blank-check companies hunting for Wall Street’s next big deal.

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