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In ongoing accounting crunch, where to go for sales tax help?

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More generally, accounting talent pool concerns are pressing even for accounting firms , as enrollment rates of accounting students continue to fall. The accounting education pipeline is drier than ever even as accounting degrees require many additional course hours. Are they experienced with auditors?

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

Going Concern

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Auditors are required to include a going-concern warning if they believe there is a risk that the company may go bankrupt, rather than making a prediction that it will.

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Friday Footnotes: The Metaverse’s First CPA Firm Gets Sued; CPA Exam Blueprints; Mad Mergers | 1.6.23

Going Concern

FTX Customers Take Enron, WorldCom Path in Legal Fight for Cash [ Bloomberg Law ]. FTX customers going outside bankruptcy court to recover losses from Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed crypto empire are using a legal path that has worked in past collapses such as WorldCom and Enron: They’re going after the supposed enablers.

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Friday Footnotes: ‘KPMG Did Not Know What They Were Doing’; Are You Boring?; PCAOB Warns About Confirmations | 3.25.22

Going Concern

The new publication includes some observations from PCAOB staff about how firms are leaning on such providers and suggests procedures for auditors to follow as they plan and perform audits. Louis also held himself out to be an accountant who prepared tax returns for pay or as a favor to friends. PCAOB Spotlight PDF here.

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The Beef Between the AICPA and Minnesota Over the 150 Hour Rule Heats Up

Going Concern

What’s at risk: A legal review of the proposed changes has been conducted by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). As the member organization for all state boards of accountancy in the United States, NASBA spelled out key consequences for Minnesota licensees and firms.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Partners Get Played; Bad Accounting on the Rise; Getting to the Bottom of the Shortage | 9.1.23

Going Concern

Check out this week’s top remote accounting candidates. Audit Battle lines drawn over auditors’ role in combating fraud [ AccountancyAge “Patisserie Valerie pushed the issue of auditor responsibility [for fraud detection] to the fore after so many accounting scandals.

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Friday Footnotes: The Number of Professionals at Each of the Biggest Firms; PwC Uses Big Words; AI, AI, AI | 6.28.24

Going Concern

Internal auditors must assess that robust risk management systems are in place. Auditors should verify that high-quality data is used, appropriate documentation is maintained, and applicable record-keeping practices are followed. Talent Attn: Accounting employers.