CPA Practice

JANUARY 23, 2023

With markets changing and capital becoming more constrained by the day, there is a rapidly heightened awareness of the role that due diligence and audits play. These manual verification procedures are painstaking — and most often relegated to the audit professionals early in their career. By Tod McDonald.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The barely anticipated year-end phoning in of content look back on what news was important to Going Concern readers and Google visitors in 2023. With Project Everest on Pause, Let’s Pause a Sec to Shed a Tear For EY’s Reputation As Transaction Advisors published March 16, 2023 #9. It’s here! Happy New Year, everyone!

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Assuming no one but select audit partners actually read this crap, let’s take a look at how auditors should expect increased vigilance in 2024 so everyone can be better informed and stock up on KY. These include prior inspection results and the emerging risks pertaining to a particular audit firm or industry.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Keeping up with sales tax changes can be difficult and, even if you’re careful, your business can be selected for a state audit. Just the thought of being selected for a sales tax audit can be intimidating.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF) has released the findings of its 14th Annual Public Company Audit Fee Study , sponsored by Center for Audit Quality. The report is based on responses from 54 financial executives at public companies and an additional survey of 116 audit engagement partners.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) revoked the registration of a Chinese audit firm on Nov. auditing rules and for failing to cooperate with an investigation into those violations. 8 for repeated violations of U.S.

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Cherry Bekaert

MAY 26, 2023

IT auditors must ensure that organizations have appropriate controls in place to mitigate these risks. IT auditors must ensure that organizations have effective cybersecurity controls in place to prevent and detect cyberattacks. Governing bodies such as the U.S.

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CPA Practice

JULY 9, 2023

the developer of the award-winning cloud-based audit automation platform, has announced aquired Advantage Audit from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Advantage Audit is an audit planning aid and audit program series designed to help auditors comply with risk-based professional standards in a straightforward and efficient manner.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 11, 2023

If you are a business that must collect and remit sales tax, an audit is probably one of your biggest fears. In fact, our annual survey of financial professionals on sales tax trends has ranked sales tax audits as a top worry for the third year in a row. If the number of audits has remained the same, why is it a top worry?

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 4, 2023

4 provided guidance to taxpayers on the requirements for home energy audits in order to claim the energy efficient home improvement tax credit. Notice 2023-59 , which was issued by the IRS on Friday, provides specific requirements to claim the tax credit and the process for conducting the home energy audit. The IRS on Aug.

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Withum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Adhering to regulatory requirements and ensuring compliance to avoid potential penalties are priorities for plan sponsors with employee benefit plan audits. Here are key insights and reminders to help you navigate the complexities of employee benefit plan compliance for the 2023 filing year.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) – the internal audit profession’s leader in standards, certifications, education, research, and technical guidance worldwide – has approved Malta and Somalia as new affiliates to its global federation, further extending The IIA’s extensive international reach.

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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.

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Going Concern

MARCH 24, 2023

Accounting Firm, Sees 15% Growth On Way to $2 Billion [ GlobeNewswire ] *makes jerkoff motion* Accounting Today recently named CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP) to its 2023 Top 100 Firms List. Auditors have done so too. Auditors Are Demanding Concessions in Split [ Wall Street Journal ] Ernst & Young’s renegade U.S.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

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. These issues were apparently not glaring enough for the company’s auditor, however.” million in audit fees in 2022.)

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Going Concern

AUGUST 3, 2022

Australian Financial Review reports : Deloitte Australia chief executive Adam Powick has revealed the minimum pay rates for the firm’s audit and consulting divisions as part of a strategy to be more transparent with staff and attract more skilled professionals. The gap differed by division, with a 2.2% gap in consulting.

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CPA Practice

MAY 10, 2023

The head of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) said today that its inspectors found significant deficiencies in the audits of U.S.-listed auditors to inspect the records of U.S.-listed She said this is common practice for inspections of PCAOB-registered audit firms around the world. listed Chinese companies.

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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. This egregious audit failure is unacceptable. issuer and registered broker-dealer audits.

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Going Concern

MARCH 31, 2023

auditors who believe their part of the firm could end up weakened by a deal. EY executives, have emerged as key opponents to the firm’s plan for a worldwide split of its auditing and consulting arms, according to people familiar with the matter. John King and Frank Mahoney, senior U.S. He previously held various tax roles at KPMG.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The 12th Annual Global Technology Audit Risks Survey by Protiviti and The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) highlights how AI is reshaping the perception of existing risks, with 59% of IT audit leaders identifying AI as a significant threat over the next two to three years.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 22, 2024

A top midtier accounting firm ended 2023 by having the most new initial public offering (IPO) audit clients in the fourth quarter, as the number of companies going public dropped compared to the previous quarter, according to an analysis by Ideagen Audit Analytics. Overall, 2023 had 164 IPOs with nearly $24 billion raised.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As the scale of emerging technology risks facing companies continue to multiply, IT auditors play a key role in identifying these threats and helping their organizations to navigate them. A new survey conducted by Protiviti and The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) reveals which risks are keeping IT auditors up at night.

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CPA Practice

MAY 15, 2024

KPMG audited the most newly listed companies in the first quarter of 2024, which saw 46 initial public offerings that raised a combined total of $8.9 billion, according to a new analysis from Ideagen Audit Analytics. Data courtesy of Ideagen Audit Analytics. The other unicorn in Q1, Kaspi.kz Joint Stock Co., Joint Stock Co.,

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Going Concern

JULY 2, 2024

The other day, BDO USA released a press release entitled “BDO Strengthens Audit Quality Commitment with Addition of Second Independent Member on Audit Quality Advisory Council ,”the content of which strongly suggests that their next Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspection is going to be hot garbage.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 15, 2023

EY was considering splitting up its audit and consulting units to avoid suggestions of a conflict of interest between the two practices. Following a split, EY would have been able to advise companies for which it also acted as auditor. leader Julie Boland would have overseen the audit business. And the rules are tightening.

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The audit industry stands out with its recognition of GenAI’s potential to revolutionize tasks such as predictive analytics, flagging potential areas of concern, data collection, and more. This growing consensus highlights the perceived relevance of GenAI in modernizing audit practices.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Auditing is the most “in demand” finance career right now according to a new study from CMC Markets, an online trading platform, which analysed monthly Google searches using Ahrefs for jobs within the financial industry. Searches for ‘auditor’ ranked number one on the list with 222,500 monthly Google searches. Chat AI solves this.

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Cherry Bekaert

JUNE 14, 2023

Contributors: Jennifer Moran, Manager, Audit & Attestation The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the 2023 Compliance Supplement (Supplement) in May of 2023. Below we highlight the most impactful federal program specific changes and changes in submission of your single audit results.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

EY Survey: 86% GCCs cite service expansion as their top business priority [ EY ] Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India are expanding their services with a focus on transformation, innovation, and knowledge-based capabilities, as per EY India’s GCC Pulse Survey 2023. It’s free and provides CPE; advance registration is required.

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Going Concern

JULY 31, 2023

Currently KPMG, Deloitte and EY provide both consulting and audit to both the public and private sector. Originally they were just audit firms,” he said. Then the audit firms decided to create this problem by going off and doing their own consulting and the whole thing’s got out of hand.”

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Accounting Today

MARCH 5, 2024

The auditing giant KPMG audited the three regional banks that failed last year. New York Community's recent disclosures that it had financial reporting weaknesses in 2023 raises new questions over the auditors' role.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For example, the “No Robot Bosses Act of 2023” ( L. 2023, S2419 ) was introduced in July of this year by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) that would add protections for job applicants and employees related to automated decision systems and would require employers to disclose when and how these systems are being used.

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TaxConnex

MARCH 21, 2024

It did, but the South Carolina Department of Revenue later audited Amazon and found that it had failed to adequately tax sales by third-party merchants. Auditors slapped Amazon with some $12.5 billion in February, 0.05% more than in February 2023. million in taxes, penalties and interest for the first three months of 2016.

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CPA Practice

MAY 22, 2023

Audit partners are pessimistic about the outlook for the U.S. businesses continue to face inflation, cybersecurity risks, and increased regulation, according to the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ’s), Audit Partner Pulse Survey , a biannual survey of US public company audit partners. economy as U.S. Rather, U.S.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 31, 2024

In an audit quality report released last week [ PDF ], the once flawless PwC admits its next PCAOB inspection report will be twice as bad as the last one. deficiency rate with just one mistake found in 52 audits inspected. deficiency rate with just one mistake found in 52 audits inspected. According to PwC, Part I.C

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CPA Practice

APRIL 19, 2023

According to Caseware’s 2023 State of Accounting Firms Trend Report , more than 90% of accountants and 95% of auditors find hiring skilled talent challenging. She’d tried moving to the audit department and even leaving to work in industry but hadn’t found the right fit.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Before I look back on what I think were the best posts (ranked arbitrarily by me), allow me to resurrect this post from January 7: Let’s Start the Year Off With Some Doomsaying Predictions For the Profession in 2023. Yes, let’s.

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