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Here’s How Mid-Tier Accounting Firms Are Feeling About Private Equity and M&A

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As mentioned in this week’s news brief, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) put together a snazzy little report on the state of mid-tier firms based on a survey of managing partners. This is gonna be long and there’s no TLDR. Get over it. So this is interesting.

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Even KPMG in South Africa Could Not Escape the Clutches of PCAOB Enforcement

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Earlier today the PCAOB gave KPMG of the South African variety a slap on the wrist and punished a couple of partners for the firm collaborating with an outside accounting firm not registered with the PCAOB on three years ’ worth of audits of a public company. That non-registered accounting firm was KPMG Zimbabwe.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Firms Fight Back on Public Metrics; A Rejection or a Blessing? | 1.6.25

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Business Insider wrote up a PCAOB report that discusses culture at the top six firms: Accounting firms have been making more errors, but bosses are split on whether remote work is to blame 64% of respondents said that improving work-life balance for firm personnel improves audit quality. Remember this?

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AICPA News – June 2023

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(NABA) National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP) National Society of Accountants (NSA) National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants, Inc. in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

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Friday Footnotes: Where the Audit Jobs Are; Big BDO Hires; A New Gig For PwC Alum | 9.9.22

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Accountants in high demand as average earnings hit almost €120,000 [ The Irish Times ] A survey by industry group Chartered Accountants Ireland in conjunction with accounting firm Barden shows that the average salary package commanded by these professionals rose by €7,000 or 6 per cent to €119,270 last year.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPA Numbers Are Abysmal; PwC Blocked Government Inquiry | 5.30.23

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FT dropped this over the weekend : Candidate numbers for US accountancy exams drop to lowest in 17 years New figures from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants showed the shortage of CPA candidates that has plagued the profession in recent years worsened in 2022, dashing hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic.

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How To Avoid Hiring a ‘Stanley’

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Stanley” was recently hired by an accounting firm in Los Angeles. His resume showed the experience he’d had with a reputable medium sized firm in a staff accountant role. No one is expecting smaller public accounting firms to be exceptional in their hiring processes – even the big firms can’t do this.