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

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The scheme included Dellomo’s submission of a “false and misleading” management representation letter to Lovesac’s outside auditor, according to the lawsuit. The employee’s report triggered an internal investigation, the lawsuit said.

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A Bunch of Auditors at RSM F*cked Up

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Today in Auditors Not Doing Their Jobs, the SEC has charged RSM, three senior-level employees who work there, and a couple partners with improper professional conduct for failing to properly audit Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc.’s The post A Bunch of Auditors at RSM F*cked Up appeared first on Going Concern.

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

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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.

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

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The accelerated and large accelerated filers are required to comply with SOX 404(b) requirement, which mandates external auditors opinion on ICFR. Focus on GAAP Compliance Review your accounting policies to ensure they align with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). All publicly traded companies in the U.S.

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How Exactly Did EY Auditors Cheat on CPE Exams? Details From the SEC Order

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With the EY cheating scandal making headlines even outside of our precious little accountosphere we decided to take a look at the full SEC order to answer the question — how and why were EY auditors cheating on CPE exams? The long and short of it is, EY auditors trying to shortcut CPE took advantage of a software exploit.

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The Auditor’s Opinion

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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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EY Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams and Tried to Cover It Up, Will Pay a Record Fine for Naughtiness

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The SEC has fined EY a record $100 million after an investigation revealed auditors at EY were cheating on ethics exams (open book ethics exams we presume) and CPE; worse than cheating alone, they actively tried to cover it up and hide the cheating from the SEC. Well this is bad.

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