SMBAccountant

JULY 14, 2020

One of the most common errors made by executives in a small startup is assuming that the reporting basis for accurate financial statements can be changed by clicking the single button at the top of the QuickBooks report. The issue is that auditors don’t arrive only after the fiscal year has been closed.

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Going Concern

JUNE 13, 2023

Financial Reporting Council chair and stereotypically European named Jan du Plessis has told the Financial Times that audit firms — who regularly complain about the UK audit regulator being up their asses — should pay their junior auditors more. And we have all heard the complaints from junior auditors.

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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. You’ve been warned, auditors. ” And God forbid you people not file a Form 3 in a timely manner or YOU WILL BE PUNISHED.

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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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Withum

MAY 9, 2024

However, my role is not just to teach the material but to excite them about accounting as a profession and auditing in particular and share my pride in the vital role auditors play in our ecosystem. In its simplest form, auditors provide an opinion on an organization’s financial statements. Ethics is not a buzzword.

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Going Concern

JUNE 29, 2022

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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Going Concern

APRIL 7, 2023

Big Four Auditors and Consultants Need Liability—And a Divorce [ Bloomberg Tax ] Part of the problem is the revolving door of personnel between the major accounting firms and the banks they purport to audit. In the letter, Revolut requested changes to Reuters’ article on the financial statements, which the news agency declined to make.

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Withum

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As these companies gain traction and seek external investments, audited financial statements play a crucial role in instilling trust among stakeholders, investors, and potential partners. 10 Key Steps Here are the key steps startup e-commerce companies can take to prepare for their audited financial statements.

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Going Concern

MARCH 24, 2023

EY, KPMG and the fallout of two accounting scandals [ Financial Times Opinion ] It is not just shareholders that have become ever more cautious in the wake of one of Europe’s largest accounting scandals. Auditors have done so too. Auditors Are Demanding Concessions in Split [ Wall Street Journal ] Ernst & Young’s renegade U.S.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 12, 2022

Hold Auditors Accountable for Complicity in Corporate Fraud [ Bloomberg Tax ] Unfortunately, since the fall of Arthur Anderson in the wake of the Enron scandal, the SEC and PCAOB have often failed to go after auditors playing fast and loose with the rules. Here’s how recruiters and career experts recommend that you proceed.

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Going Concern

JULY 31, 2023

The PCAOB’s new rules would widen auditors’ responsibility to scrutinise whether a company is complying with laws and regulations, and to communicate more of their concerns to a company’s board of directors. Such suggestions are false. In response, commissioner Hester Peirce tweeted (X’d?) and Congressman Jason Smith, R-Mo.,

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CPA Practice

MARCH 4, 2024

Auditors, like so many others today, are seizing the opportunity to transform how they work by adopting artificial intelligence. These findings make it critical for those of us in the audit profession to help the next generation understand the vision and opportunities that await those who choose this career path as auditors embrace AI.

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CPA Practice

MAY 14, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) approved a sweeping new standard on the general responsibilities of an auditor on May 13, including a provision that significantly cuts the maximum time period for the auditor to assemble a complete and final set of audit documentation from 45 days to 14 days.

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Going Concern

JUNE 22, 2022

The PCAOB adopted a new audit standard yesterday (AS 1206, Dividing Responsibility for the Audit With Another Accounting Firm ) to ensure that lead auditors are properly supervising the outside auditors they use. PCAOB Adopts New Requirements for Lead Auditor’s Use of Other Auditors [ PCAOB ].

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Accounting Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A proposal aimed at enhancing auditor responsibility for preparing consolidated financial statements of companies, including subsidiaries, has led to a clash between two of India's accounting regulators.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Where climate change isn’t global: auditing [ Financial Times Opinion ]. A longer, meatier report from auditors was introduced over the past decade in both the US and Europe. The post Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Nixes Legal Practices; EY Looks the Other Way; Auditors Get Lectured Again | 10.14.22 appeared first on Going Concern.

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Withum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Audited financial statements are a cornerstone of the financial markets. 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.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 28, 2024

The patent covers the application of artificial intelligence to financial statement audits. AuditFile AI enables auditors to rollforward audits seamlessly from year to year, while gracefully handling updates to pronouncements and professional standards.

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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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Going Concern

JUNE 28, 2022

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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ThomsonReuters

MAY 16, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has recently adopted a significant new auditing standard, AS 1000, titled “ General Responsibilities of the Auditor in Conducting an Audit.” AS 1000 updates key auditor responsibilities, emphasizing their role in protecting investor interests with independent reports.

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Shay CPA

AUGUST 23, 2023

” However, when it comes to financial statement audits, the timing isn’t quite as forgiving as planting trees. Understanding the dynamics of your financial health is crucial for early-stage tech companies. One such decision is when to conduct a financial statement audit. The second-best time is now.”

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Going Concern

APRIL 22, 2024

Those of us who’ve worked or even simply seen behind the curtain of audit know the things he points out to be true — assurance is reasonable not absolute , financial statements are the responsibility of management not auditors, “finding fraud” is not the ultimate goal of audits — but do investors?

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FraudFiles

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Even with all the publicity surrounding the issue of financial fraud in the last 20+ years, most auditors, investors, and other professionals still do not “get it” when it comes to detecting fraud. Traditional financial statement audits were never designed to detect fraud.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Auditors are poised to become crucial facilitators in the accounting and finance function’s adoption of AI and large language models (LLMs). Auditors are the Keystone for AI Integration The successful integration of AI has one essential requirement—a nuanced understanding of the model’s data origins and its interpretations.

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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 The auditor independence section will appear in reports for PCAOB inspections completed in 2022, beginning with eight reports that were released on Tuesday.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 10, 2022

But with a year of remote inspections under their belt, the PCAOB hinted that inspectors were picking nits more during the 2021 inspection cycle, which probably wasn’t good news to firms that are already understaffed and auditors who are already overworked—a recipe for disaster (hence all the mistakes inspectors found). In Part I.B

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The firm messed up on one of its nine audits inspected, and it pertained to the financial statement audit only. If you include the last time Cohen & Company auditors screwed up an audit, which was in 2017, that’s two mistakes in the last 43 audits inspected, for a deficiency rate of 4.6%.

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FraudFiles

APRIL 30, 2024

Even with all of the publicity surrounding the issue of financial fraud in the last couple of decades, most auditors, investors and other professionals still do not “get it” when it comes to detecting fraud. Traditional financial statement audits were never designed to detect fraud.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

← Blog home As a new presidential administration takes shape, the potential for substantial shifts in tax laws and other financial regulations is top of mind for auditors. Tax law changes can introduce new complexities and alter financial positions, requiring a reevaluation of the inherent risks and the risk of material misstatement.

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ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Today, ESG is resulting in significant opportunities for auditors, fueled by the widening range of stakeholders calling for ESG prioritization, an influx of laws and regulations pertaining to ESG, and a rise in ESG investment products. Other ESG matters may not have any material effect on the financial statements.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 7, 2023

In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. Nearly every financial decision is tied to a financial report, and with many deadlines approaching for annual and quarterly financial statement filings, there’s a pressing need for audited financial statements.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 7, 2023

The PCAOB on Tuesday introduced a proposal amending current PCAOB auditing standards related to the auditor’s responsibility to detect noncompliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, in the audit of a public company. The proposal also makes explicit that financial statement fraud is a type of noncompliance with laws and regulations.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Accounting automation platform Trullion announced its Audit Suite, a cloud-based solution designed for auditors to leverage artificial intelligence to enhance accuracy and reduce human error in audits. Audit Suite allows auditors to centralize and streamline their process.

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SMBAccountant

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Auditors provide opinions on the accuracy and reasonableness of financial statements. Forensic accountants research financial transactions to uncover fraud. There are different types of accountants which specialize in different areas.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

In the ongoing scandal of Wirecard , under fire for fraud, the focus is now turning to auditors Ernst & Young (EY), which reportedly failed to report Wirecard’s “unorthodox financial arrangements” as far back as 2016, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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Airbase

JANUARY 31, 2023

The lead-up: Choosing auditors and timing. The audit probably took about 25% of my time personally — maybe even more once the auditors arrived.” What types of auditors are there, and how do you choose one? How do you decide what auditor to choose? KELLY: “The auditors will ask about processes and controls.

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