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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

Thanks to the widespread distribution efforts, 7,780 accounting students, graduates, and young professionals under the age of 35 who were pursuing or had pursued accounting degrees and careers—including CPAs and non-CPAs—completed the survey, including 3,287 full- or part-time students. TL;DR It’s about time!

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Friday Footnotes: Remembering Legend Sid Kess; Andersen’s Doing Great; Poland Banned Deloitte From Auditing? | 9.22.23

Going Concern

Both Mendlowitz and his father, also a CPA, attended the CUNY school. Summing up Sid: The ultimate CPA and friend to all [ Journal of Accountancy podcast ] Plenty of CPAs can say they learned something from Sid Kess, who died last week at age 97. Williams said in a news release.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Consolation Prizes; Al Pacino’s Accountant Ripped Him Off | 10.21.24

Going Concern

ICYMI: American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) suggest state and local governments step it up to beat the talent shortage. Yet salaries and audit fees are often well below those offered in the private sector, the report found.

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

Going Concern

Money Diary: A Senior External Auditor On 54k [ Refinery29 ]. “I’m 27 years old and currently working as a senior external auditor at an accounting firm in London. CPAs rev up for a new tax season [ Journal of Accountancy ]. GAAP, and labor market uncertainty. Firm M&A. Melanson Merges Into Marcum [ Marcum ].

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Friday Footnotes: All Audit Reports Matter; BDO Ordered to Pay; Just How Many Firms Are Offshoring? | 11.1.24

Going Concern

Audit Private Equity’s Ties to Companies’ Auditors Have Never Been Closer. CBIZ Completes Acquisition of Marcum [ PR Newswire ] Concurrent with the closing of this transaction, the attest business of Marcum was acquired by CBIZ CPAs, a national independent CPA firm with which CBIZ has had an Administrative Service Agreement for over 25 years.

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Friday Footnotes: Private Equity DGAF; Controllers Reflect on Their Future Skill Set; PCAOB Does Something | 9.27.24

Going Concern

Auditor Proud Day hits decade of international recognition [ Accountants Daily ] Auditor Proud Day lands on the last Thursday of every September and is aimed at attracting more people to the profession and celebrating those already working within it. In addition, Accell Audit & Compliance, P.A.

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Carla McCall Named New Chair of AICPA

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Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner of AAFCPAs , is the new Chair of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). Separately, Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, recently announced his upcoming resignation from the positions of president and CEO of the AICPA, which he has held for nearly 30 years.

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