Going Concern

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The firm used the work of two firms not registered with the PCAOB — PKF Audisur of Argentina and PwC Malta of, duh, Malta — in “a substantial role capacity” on four issuer audits. Expect more of these fines to come, the PCAOB made use of other auditors one of its many nitpicking pet issues last year.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

billion—that was the total audit fees paid by the S&P 500 companies in fiscal year 2022, a record-high amount, according to a recent analysis from Ideagen Audit Analytics. However, the nearly 4% increase in audit fees over FY 2021 was less than the year-over-year inflation rate in 2022 of 6.5% in the U.S., PwC brought in $1.9

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Going Concern

JULY 19, 2023

Hong Kong is suffering from “a serious talent shortage” according to an article today in South China Morning Post and The Hong Kong Association of Registered Public Interest Entity Auditors (PIEAA) says accounting firms should start looking overseas. What a novel idea! We should try that here in the US. “It

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Going Concern

JULY 26, 2022

After a slow first quarter of 2022 , initial public offerings didn ’t take off in the second quarter either. Even though SPACs are going through a rough patch, public accounting firms that are SPAC auditing machines were kept the busiest in Q2. Q2 2022 Initial Public Offering Trends: 2022 Slowdown Continues [ Audit Analytics ].

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As CEO of a staffing firm that connects companies with professionals in Mexico, every day I speak with accounting firms, CFOs and other executives looking to hire accountants and other financial professionals in the U.S. Accounting Talent Crunch? team with professionals based in Mexico. Says Max: The U.S.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 9, 2024

The university hired accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen to conduct the independent forensic examination into CapRadio, which is an auxiliary of Sacramento State. Accountancy firm rebrands to “bravely showcase our true identity” [ Prolific North ] Sweet, can’t wait to see this powerful redesign!

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Going Concern

MARCH 31, 2023

Big 4 EY Fails to Reach Deal on Split [ Wall Street Journal ] The unexpected revolt that has upended the planned breakup of accounting firm Ernst & Young is being driven by two longtime U.S. auditors who believe their part of the firm could end up weakened by a deal. People did not enjoy that.

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Cherry Bekaert

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) recently released its Fiscal Year 2022 Report to Congress. Contact Us The post Insights Into DCAA’s Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022 appeared first on Cherry Bekaert. By law, the DCAA is required to submit an annual report detailing the DCAA’s activities for the previous year.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 14, 2022

KPMG and EY have also closed, according to people with knowledge of the matter, and both no longer have operational local law firm websites. List analysis: In fight for talent, nearly all accounting firms allow remote work [ Crain’s Cleveland Business ]. He succeeds Rob Wheeler, who served as the firm’s CEO since 2014.

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Going Concern

APRIL 19, 2024

consulting partners by more than 50% compared with last year as demand for advisory services continues to slow and the firm reorganizes its business lines. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S. Ardoino stated, “None of the Big Four firms are willing to audit us.”

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Going Concern

AUGUST 12, 2022

Hold Auditors Accountable for Complicity in Corporate Fraud [ Bloomberg Tax ] Unfortunately, since the fall of Arthur Anderson in the wake of the Enron scandal, the SEC and PCAOB have often failed to go after auditors playing fast and loose with the rules. Cordes, EA (@cordes_tax) August 11, 2022. Get rid of them.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

We are here to talk about how Hindenburg sniffed out Adani’s audit firm and what it found. From the report: The independent auditor for Adani Enterprises and Adani Total Gas is a tiny firm called Shah Dhandharia. All our auditors have been appointed in compliance with applicable laws.” “The

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 31, 2022

With just seconds left in 2022 (this is scheduled to publish on 11:59 PM on December 31st), let’s take a quick look back on the ten stories that seemed to have the most buzz this past year. Here’s Everything We Know So Far About 2022 Accounting Salary Projections. 22.4% (2022). 11.6% (2022). 18.6% (2021).

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Before entering the public sector, he was employed as an audit manager with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche. He joined the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC) in 2011 as a representative of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and served as chair from 2015-2021.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 13, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on June 12 updated a nearly 20-year-old rule on auditor conduct, making it easier for the audit regulator to hold associated persons of an accounting firm accountable when their negligence “directly and substantially” causes the firm to violate auditing standards.

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Going Concern

APRIL 6, 2022

As of February 2022, inflation in the United States has hit a 40-year high at 7.9%; the last time inflation was this bad, many of you weren’t even alive so yay, think of this like Halley’s Comet, some day in the distant future you’ll get to say “I was there!” Tax accountant, 1-3 years’ experience: 1.6%.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 23, 2023

For many accounting firms this will mean increased opportunities, to sell not only M&A diligence services and financial statement audits, but broader services that allow for ongoing, regular reviews of financial data. As accounting firms begin 2023 they have one thing top of mind — how to effectively recruit and retain talent.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 12, 2023

A talent shortage is affecting accounting firms across the demographic spectrum. Each year fewer accountants enter the profession while more CPAs near retirement. According to the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the number of U.S. Senior associates work 256.

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Going Concern

JULY 2, 2024

In BDO’s 2023 Audit Quality Report, the firm shares how the implementation of multiple strategic initiatives strengthens audit quality and builds trust and confidence in the capital markets. These initiatives, building on the strategic foundation set in 2022, are multifaceted and interdependent. There’s more!

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Going Concern

JULY 25, 2024

Overall, the revenues of the Big Four have increased from $28 billion (2000) to $79 billion (2022); this represents a 183% increase over 23 years. The increase in overall revenue was interrupted by a decrease in total revenues from 2004 to 2006, during which time the firms (except for Deloitte) sold off their advisory service practices.

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Withum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Tonight I will conduct my second Auditing class session of this semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and I will be teaching what the auditor’s opinion means and what auditors do to arrive at their opinion. By way of illustration, you can pick any Company’s annual report and follow along with its Auditor’s Report.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Big 4 EY considers handing retired US partners cut of proceeds from spin-off [ Financial Times ] EY has told retired US partners it is considering giving them a cut of the proceeds from a spin-off of its consulting arm, after complaints that the firm’s leadership is cashing in on a business built by previous generations. Ha ha,” he chuckles.

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CPA Practice

MAY 11, 2023

Accounting firms have faced a volatile profession in the past year as teams struggled with burnout while staff shortages increased, regulatory changes caught firms off guard – increasing compliance and security concerns – and tax laws became increasingly more confusing for clients and CPAs alike. By James Paille, CPP.

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Going Concern

APRIL 30, 2024

Here’s a snapshot from 2019 that shows how much cannabis companies were paying to which auditors: A look at 40 Canadian cannabis companies and what they paid to their auditors over their past fiscal year. Note that many companies switched auditors so not all fees listed went to the current auditor.)

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 21, 2024

This partnership aims to provide accounting firms with both the top-tier human capital and best-in-class technology to navigate and implement new quality management standards issued by professional bodies in the United States and abroad. Recognizing this issue, CPAClub and Caseware offer a unique combined solution.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Long Reads How Auditor Deloitte Missed A Nigerian Company’s Massive Fraud [ Forbes ] Hindenburg Research, known for sniffing out corporate scams, took aim in June at an obscure Nigeria-based outfit named Tingo Group. Tingo paid $1.6

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 29, 2024

billion during its 2024 fiscal year that ended June 30, the Big Four accounting firm said on Monday. The slower growth in Big Four accounting firm revenues in 2024 is primarily due to a slowdown in consulting work over the past 12 to 18 months, which has resulted in layoffs at each firm in several locations, including in the U.S.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Barring any huge incident like an accounting firm getting raided by the FBI on Christmas Day, there will not be any breaking news. Outsourcing would also reduce pressure on Evelyn Partners’ head office in London, with the firm understood to be struggling to find space for workers amid expansion efforts.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

During its inspections of public accounting firms’ audits of issuers from 2021 to 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) saw a year-over-year increase in the number of comment forms related to auditor independence problems, the audit regulator said in a staff report released on Sept.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

‘There’s definitely an accountant shortage out there’: MBAs have become the go-to degree and companies are struggling to hire enough CPAs [ Fortune ]. The Big Four accounting firms are even reaching out to high school students to share that message and creating more flexible work environments, Lansford says.

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Going Concern

MAY 20, 2024

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. The firm argued it was also not vicariously liable for the alleged incident because PwC had taken “all reasonable steps” to prevent such behavior. TL;DR It’s about time!

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Going Concern

APRIL 12, 2023

Bloomberg has reported that Silicon Valley Bank auditors KPMG have been sued — along with underwriters Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley — after SVB’s spectacular collapse on March 10. The complaint appears to be the first to target the bank’s auditors and underwriters. We knew this was coming.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has doled out a record $20 million in total fines to audit firms and individual auditors so far in 2023, almost doubling the previous high mark of $11 million set last year. In early 2019, the firm violated the anti-fraud provisions of U.S. To protect investors on U.S.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For example, Adani Enterprises has had 5 chief financial officers over the course of 8 years, a key red flag indicating potential accounting issues. The independent auditor for Adani Enterprises and Adani Total Gas is a tiny firm called Shah Dhandharia. The last auditors to touch Adani were the prodigy partners mentioned above.

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 15, 2023

Increased focus on ESG There are a number of issues and challenges around ESG that tax and accounting firms need to consider. Auditors are having to expand the scope of their work as ESG is increasingly under the scrutiny of stakeholders and investors. Here is a brief summary of the top five: 1.

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Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

The accounting firm is embroiled in a national scandal over its use of confidential information about proposed tax laws to drum up business. million to federal political parties from July 2012 to June 2022, and when KPMG ($1.1 Marcum had audited Riot’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years between 2018 and 2022.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The London-based global accounting firm officially known as PricewaterhouseCoopers International is in talks to lease three floors at a new office building at 3155 Olsen Drive, across from Santana Row in West San Jose, the San Jose Mercury News reported, citing unidentified sources.

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