Going Concern

JANUARY 9, 2025

Training Hours for Audit Personnel. Experience of Audit Personnel. Average years of career experience of senior professionals in key industries audited by the firm at the firm level and the audited companys primary industry at the engagement level. Retention of Audit Personnel (firm-level only). across the firm.

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TaxConnex

MAY 18, 2021

sales tax audits ?were sales tax audits to become more common over the next two years. of respondents said they believe audit levels?will already seen an increase in the number of audits in the past two years. ramping up audits remains?anecdotal,?but How does a business get selected for an audit? anecdotal,?but

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 17, 2024

State and local governments are being squeezed by a shortage of accounting professionals, making it difficult at times to find staff CPAs who can prepare critical financial information or outside firms to conduct audits. Yet salaries and audit fees are often well below those offered in the private sector, the report found.

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CTP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Despite your best efforts as a tax planner, your client may still end up facing an audit. Since some audits are randomly chosen, this is an unavoidable reality for those of us in the tax field. The question is: what is our role when it comes to supporting our clients through an audit? Where do our responsibilities begin and end?

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Staff report The latest edition of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Audit Focus series provides staff insights for auditors on audit committee communications. The regulator launched the Audit Focus series last month with critical audit matters as the first topic.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our third annual survey of financial professionals showed that although most companies (67%) reported that state sales tax audits have remained at the same level over the past two years, almost one in four respondents (23%) said they expect such audits to increase in coming months. Organize your information. Read the notice.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Some complaints that were not entered into a case management system were found by Division of Human Rights officials “in a filing cabinet labeled the ‘Twilight Zone,’ where some cases labeled ‘defective’ were filed, meaning they required more information and were not being investigated further,” the comptroller’s office said.

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Withum

DECEMBER 18, 2024

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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Withum

MARCH 6, 2025

It is never too early for plan sponsors to start thinking about the organizations employee benefit plan audit. Generally, audits cant begin until the spring, when the recordkeepers have provided the audit package, which includes a collection of reports detailing the plan’s operations for the year.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 8, 2024

According to a new report from top six accounting firm BDO USA, company finance leaders are expecting technology like artificial intelligence to be used by their external auditors now to enhance their audit engagement and consider it the second-most important factor when choosing an audit firm.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Last week the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (think Aussie PCAOB) informed us that Deloitte and KPMG need to take “continued deliberate and concerted action” to improve the quality of their audit work because apparently it is just that bad. In short, things are not looking so hot for upside down auditors.

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auditor audit Start-ups Technology 111

Going Concern

JANUARY 3, 2025

The new platform of roughly 12,000 professionals will include a united Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent audit practices. Once we have that information, we will send letters to those individuals with instructions on how to access free credit monitoring,” the statement said.

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Summit CPA

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The majority of returns with incorrect information are due to mistakes rather that fraud. Information concealed during an audit. It’s stressful enough just going through a tax audit. Do not withhold information from an auditor intentionally. The IRS knows how complex the tax codes can be to taxpayers.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 4, 2023

You just got notice of a sales tax audit. Wherever you are in your sales tax compliance, these steps will help your audit process run smoother. Many happenings can ignite an audit. An audit of one of your suppliers could turn up one of your exemption certificates for something the auditor may think is taxable.

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CTP

JANUARY 15, 2025

Just the mention of the word audit can strike fear into a taxpayers heartbut with enough preparation, an audit does not have to be a reason for anxiety. Each year, a number of audits are randomly chosen by the IRS, so the possibility of being audited is unavoidable even if your tax return has been filled out perfectly.

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audit auditor Legal tax return 52

Accounting Insight

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Collaboration accelerates audit process enhancements and boosts efficiency for firms Caseware , a global leader in cloud and AI-enabled audit, financial reporting, and data analytics solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Validis, a leading accounting data extraction and standardization tool.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The press release says: A number of Deloitte auditors in Ontario changed the date and time settings on their computer clocks to manually override controls in Deloitte’s audit software and backdate audit working paper signoffs between November 2016 and May 2018.

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auditor audit CPA accounted 138

Going Concern

JUNE 9, 2022

Those employers with a history of mismanaging their human capital , like the largest audit firms, are being hit the hardest. To stem the exodus of audit professionals , a udit firms are paying higher salaries to attract and retain the same level of relatively inexperienced professionals. Of course, this means audit fees are going up.

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CPA Practice

JULY 11, 2024

a provider of assured integrated reporting, has added the Global Internal Audit Standards to the Workiva platform, making it the first SaaS company to incorporate the newest standards into its suite of GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) solutions. Workiva Inc.,

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CPA Practice

JULY 23, 2024

The largest audit firms in the U.S. The integration of GenAI in audits and financial reporting is in its early stages but rapidly evolving,” the PCAOB said in the report. Audit firms and preparers alike emphasized that they are continuing to explore various ways of integrating GenAI-enabled tools in auditing and financial reporting.”

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auditor audit financial statements Legal 109

MyIRSRelief

JUNE 28, 2024

Tax audits can be a daunting experience for any taxpayer. The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) conducts audits to ensure compliance with state tax laws and to verify the accuracy of tax returns. Understanding the audit process and knowing your rights can significantly ease the stress associated with an audit.

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MyIRSRelief

JANUARY 7, 2024

Tax audits can be a daunting experience for any taxpayer, and when it comes to the Employment Development Department (EDD) audits, the stakes can be particularly high. An EDD tax audit focuses on ensuring that businesses comply with CA state payroll tax laws, which can be complex and multifaceted.

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Airbase

JANUARY 31, 2023

Kelly Hicks and Robin Sharma share advice after Airbase successfully completes its first external audit. Few milestones in a company’s lifecycle demand a more focused response from finance and accounting than the first external audit. The lead-up: Choosing auditors and timing. When is the right time for a company’s first audit?

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TaxConnex

JULY 27, 2021

In the absence of a valid resale certificate, an auditor is likely to assume the transaction was taxable. As a result, it’s critical for the seller to maintain copies of these resale certificates in the event of an audit. Depending on the state, additional information may also be required. Why ‘resale’? The importance.

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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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MyIRSRelief

MAY 15, 2023

If you receive a notice of an IRS or state FTB-CDTFA-EDD tax audit, it’s important to understand your rights and options. Tax audits can be stressful and intimidating, but with the right representation, you can navigate the process with confidence.

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Cherry Bekaert

MAY 26, 2023

As organizations continue to rely on technology to achieve their business objectives, information technology (IT) risks continue to evolve, becoming increasingly complex and challenging to many organizations. IT auditors must ensure that organizations have appropriate controls in place to mitigate these risks.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 17, 2025

Blog home With regulatory bodies intensifying their focus on audit quality , todays audit professionals face a growing level of scrutiny around their work. To adapt to an industry in flux, audit professionals must harness modern solutions that offer robust documentation frameworks, advanced technology, and proven audit methodology.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 12, 2024

Luckily, companies with internal audit resources already have in place a valuable contributor to ensuring ESG success. Our ESG Solutions Practice recently spoke on the role of internal audit in ESG strategy. These were the key roles and use cases for internal audit resources in an ESG strategy.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) introduced on Wednesday a new series of staff guidance, “Audit Focus,” that is intended to provide easy-to-digest information to auditors, especially those who audit smaller public companies, with critical audit matters (CAMs) as the first topic.

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TaxConnex

JULY 9, 2024

On portals you’ll also find information on other taxes, such as Washington’s B+O tax. Audits Thankfully, you may never go through a sales tax audit. Regarding reconciliation of data to your sales tax returns, auditors don’t generally look at returns, but you still should prepare your return as accurately as possible.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 28, 2025

But with headlines declaring it has the potential to revolutionize industries, what does the use of GenAI mean for the audit profession ? Amidst the noise, lets separate the hype from reality and explore how GenAI can genuinely enhance an auditors daily life and work.

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audit auditor Technology financial statements 52

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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audit Sales Tax auditor 115

CPA Practice

MAY 2, 2023

There is a brand-new section that debuted today in PCAOB inspection reports of audit firms, and it is devoted to auditor independence. “We These enhancements will provide relevant information that investors have asked for and support improvements in overall audit quality.”

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 18, 2022

If you can’t produce a valid resale certificate for a transaction with a buyer/customer, an auditor is likely to assume the transaction was taxable. It’s also a good idea to request exemption certificates even in states where you don’t have nexus, as insurance against future audits.

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auditor Manufacturing Sales Tax 246

Going Concern

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The PCAOB has made it painfully clear that they are done pussyfooting around and sick of auditors not doing their jobs. Chair Erica Williams said in September the Board plans to use every tool at their disposal to bring the hammer down on naughty auditors and it seems that’s exactly what they’re doing.

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TaxConnex

JULY 20, 2023

Under audit, an otherwise exempt sale will be deemed taxable without such documentation from a customer – and just a few missing certificates can result in large penalties and interest. In this blog based on one of our recent webinars, here are how states and other tax jurisdictions are getting tougher with their exemption certificate audits.

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