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All I Want for the Holidays Is…. A Tax Provision Specialist

Withum

Finance teams planning for their year-end financial statement audit have an even longer list of things to think about at the end of the year, including income statements, balance sheets, and, finally, the income tax provisions and disclosures that must be presented in the financial statements.

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Financial Audit Preparation Steps: Expert Tips for An External Audit Process 

Withum

Understanding the financial statement audit process and planning ahead can save time, reduce stress and ensure accurate results. In this guide, well walk through the key financial audit preparation steps, explain key differences between AICPA and PCAOB audits and provide actionable tips to streamline the external audit process.

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Accountants make me laugh (without meaning to): financial statements

Accounting Insight

Balance Sheet Companies are required to prepare a certain number of documents called financial statements. It should be called what it is: a statement of assets, liabilities and equity. But instead accountants decided to put together these two rather bizarre nouns. Their accounts show either a profit or a loss.

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Lovesac to Pay SEC $1.5 Million to Settle Claims of Hidden Expenses

CPA Practice

million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that alleges that two former executives committed accounting fraud at the Stamford-based company. The accounting problems came to light in April 2023, when Lovesac’s finance team found that approximately $2.2 The company then restated those statements.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Feds Raid PwC; Big 4 Wants to Be Like Grant Thornton!? | 11.4.24

Going Concern

HR Dive discusses the recent CPE situation at EY : A recent scandal involving online training at Ernst & Young has pulled back the curtain on the time and ethical pressures accountants and finance teams are under to balance the demands of client work with ongoing professional training requirements.

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WTF Happened at SVB and Should KPMG Auditors Have Seen It Coming?

Going Concern

While the general investing public is asking “where were the auditors?” To any members of the general investing public reading this: “due professional care” means the independent auditor planned and performed the work required of them according to audit standards. Back to the auditors. billion. .”

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The CPA Shortage Compels Accounting Firms to Embrace Digital Transformation

CPA Practice

Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. Technology also gives staff real-time access to their data, from anywhere at any time.