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Friday Footnotes: PwC Scandal Somehow Gets More Scandalous; Deloitte Denied in Court; Withum Embiggens in Florida | 11.8.24

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Municipal Messes Delayed audit finds ‘material weaknesses’ in Elton’s finances and procedures [ KPLC (Louisiana)] The town agreed to address such deficiencies including timely adopting an operating budget, hiring someone qualified to prepare financial statements, and submitting required paperwork to the Legislative Auditor’s Office by the due date.

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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

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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: PwC Is Tops in M&A Advisory; What You Can Do With a MAcc; EY Consolidates in LatAm | 4.28.23

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New Jersey Society of CPAs Awards $221,500 in Accounting Scholarships [ NJCPA ] The New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) awarded $221,500 in scholarships to 53 New Jersey-based high school and college students on April 27 at the Pines Manor in Edison. Forget an MBA.

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Attracting and Retaining Staff Are By Far the Biggest Problems at Audit Firms

Going Concern

New Jersey Society of CPAs ] AI can automate repetitive tasks such as data entry, invoice processing and reconciliation. Then again, those traits can be hard to find in auditors, too. This frees up accountants to focus on more strategic activities. This frees up accountants to focus on more strategic activities.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Isn’t Getting a Redemption; Just Say No to NOCLAR; Oh, Layoffs? | 3.15.24

Going Concern

The NYT report’s focus was that private auditors from large firms failed and consistently missed child labor law violations. Auditors moved quickly and left before children arrived for overnight shifts, or they were not sent where minors worked. Fifty-one percent oppose the proposal, compared with 43% who are in favor. Education Sen.

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Listen Up, Young Accountants: Career Advice For Sticking Out Those Early Years

Going Concern

Maginnis recalls early in his career when Newt Becker, founder of the Becker CPA exam prep courses, told him that every year spent in public accounting is the equivalent of two years in private industry. It’s no secret the workload is notoriously tough for young accountants starting in the Big Four.

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There Are 340,000 Fewer Accountants—and Companies Are Paying the Price

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“If the people preparing the financials are overworked, or there’s not enough of them, you will have errors,” said Joshua Khavis, assistant professor of accounting and law at the University at Buffalo School of Management, whose research has documented links between auditor turnover , long working hours and mistakes.