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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #1: Am I Accrual or Cash Basis?

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One of the most common errors made by executives in a small startup is assuming that the reporting basis for accurate financial statements can be changed by clicking the single button at the top of the QuickBooks report. did work for a customer and sent them an invoice on 6/25/2020. For example: Doe Co.

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The PCAOB Is Not Impressed with the Quality of Firms’ 2021 Audits

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of the individual audit firm’s inspection reports, up from 29% in 2020. of the individual firm’s inspection reports, up from 26% in 2020. deficiencies, compared to 44% in 2020. deficiencies, compared to 44% in 2020. In Part I.B Some audits have both Part I.A and Part I.B and/or Part I.B Some audits have both Part I.A

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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 PCAOB’s new rules would widen auditors’ responsibility to scrutinise whether a company is complying with laws and regulations, and to communicate more of their concerns to a company’s board of directors. Such suggestions are false. In response, commissioner Hester Peirce tweeted (X’d?) and Congressman Jason Smith, R-Mo.,

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #1: Am I Accrual or Cash Basis?

SMBAccountant

One of the most common errors made by executives in a small startup is assuming that the reporting basis for accurate financial statements can be changed by clicking the single button at the top of the QuickBooks report. did work for a customer and sent them an invoice on 6/25/2020. For example: Doe Co.

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BDO Is in Damage Control Mode

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For the second straight inspection cycle, the PCAOB found significant mistakes in more BDO audits than ones without (16 out of 30 in 2021 and 13 out of 24 in 2020 ). failure rate in its 2020 inspection report with a failure rate of 53.3% As a result, BDO followed its 54.2% There’s more!

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Grant Thornton’s 2021 PCAOB Inspection Report Wasn’t Too Bad

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From 2016 until its 2020 inspection report, Grant Thornton had an average audit failure rate of about 21%. rate in 2020 , which was an all-time best for Grant Thornton. Of the six 2021 PCAOB inspection reports released before the holidays, we ’ve so far taken a look at five: PwC , Deloitte , EY, KPMG , and BDO USA.

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Turns Out Cohen & Company Auditors Are Human After All

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But Cohen & Company had perfect auditing report cards from the PCAOB for 2018, 2019 , and 2020. The firm messed up on one of its nine audits inspected, and it pertained to the financial statement audit only. No integrated audits of financial statements and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) were reviewed.

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