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TIGTA Does Some Digging on the Revolving Door Between the IRS and Large Accounting Firms

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The request, received by TIGTA on February 18, 2022 urged TIGTA to “open an inquiry into the revolving door between the country’s top accounting firms and the Federal Government and to inform Congress and the public about [TIGTA’s] findings.” employees moving] between their firms and Government service at the IRS.”

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Friday Footnotes: Inside PwC Cheating; Audit Market Monopoly; AI Anxiety | 12.15.23

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There’s a reason the Big Four firms often schedule key staff up to 3,000 hours annually for hundreds of dollars (or GBP) per hour. More than 3 in 4 employees are concerned about the legal risks, and a similar number are anxious about cybersecurity risks, the findings, released Dec. ” More Media Megadeals in 2024?

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BDO Says It Is No Longer Doing Business In Russia and Belarus

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The latest top accounting firm to turn its back on Russia and Belarus is No. BDO does not have a network firm in Russia. The former Russian member firm operates entirely independently under the name of Unicon. We will work to support our clients in fulfilling our legal obligations and commitments.

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Friday Footnotes: A Billion Dollar AI Audit Startup; Oops, All Independence Violations!; Bipartisan Tax Vote | 2.2.23

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Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Donah joined MassCPAs as a government affairs specialist in 2013 and served in a variety of roles over the last 11 years, most recently as vice president of advocacy. Cynthia Lummis in a statement. “I

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