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The Texas Board of Accountancy Slapped EY With a Huge Fine

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This time in the form of $3 million payable to the state of Texas. This is the largest administrative penalty the Texas Board has ever assessed against a CPA firm. Details From the SEC Order The post The Texas Board of Accountancy Slapped EY With a Huge Fine appeared first on Going Concern. That’s it.

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Effective September 1, You Can Sit For the CPA Exam in Texas With 120 Units

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Another state has pushed to allow prospective CPAs to sit for the exam with just a bachelor’s degree worth of units and that’s good ol’ Texas. Here’s hoping Texas gets a few more CPAs out of all this. Effective September 1, future CPAs can sit for the exam with 120 units of education. Angie Button, also a CPA.

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Texas Now Has 27 Billionaires on Bloomberg List

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It’s not just average, everyday citizens who are moving to Texas. More of the ultra rich and powerful are beginning to call Texas home. The controversial Texas businessman and South Africa-native has close ties to Texas’ capital, Austin, as he’s made it the home of the Tesla Gigafactory. ©2024 The Dallas Morning News.

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Texas A&M Axes NIL Fund, ‘12th Man Plus,’ After IRS Memo

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By Mark Heim, al.com (TNS) Texas A&M announced Wednesday it was “discontinuing” the 12th Man Plus fund, which provided coveted “priority points” and tax-deductible donations in regard to name, image, and likeness. “On Texas A&M announced the 12th Man Plus fund in February as a fundraising arm of the 12th Man Foundation.

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EY Gets $3 Million Penalty by Texas Board of Public Accountancy

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The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy approved an Agreed Consent Order assessing a reprimand and a $3,000,000 administrative penalty against Ernst & Young LLP (EY) on November 9, 2023. The penalty was the largest administrative penalty that the Texas Board has ever assessed against a CPA firm.

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14 Charged with $53 Million PPP Fraud Scheme in N. Texas

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Industries, NTC Industries, West Texas Equipment and West Texas Scrap. This week, defendants were arrested in Texas, California and Oklahoma by FBI and other federal agents. Eight of the 14 defendants are from cities in North Texas. Many of those list their addresses at the same Dallas recycling and scrap metal business.

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Two Texas CPA Firms to Join Forces Next Year

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has been supporting clients in the San Antonio and greater Texas market since 1980. A regional firm with a national reach, abip has more than 100 professionals in offices based in Houston, San Antonio, New Braunfels, and the Woodlands. Brehm, Havel & Co.

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