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

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They did this to avoid missing Lovesac’s projected gross margin—an important financial metric that the company disclosed in its SEC filings and on conference calls that are open to investors where the company discusses financial and other issues … and to avoid restating the company’s prior financial filings for the affected periods.”

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Big 4 Firms Fight Against Metrics That Would Reveal the Workloads Behind the Curtain

Going Concern

Average number of years worked at a public accounting firm (whether or not PCAOB-registered) by senior professionals across the firm and on the engagement. Restatements of financial statements and management reports on internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) that were audited by the firm over the past three years.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Completes Its Punishment; Hybrid Work Should Stay in 2025; Deloitte Clutters Up the Dark Web | 1.3.25

Going Concern

Check out Accountingfly’s top remote accounting candidates of the week and sign up for Always-On Recruiting to get a new batch of accountants and auditors for hire in your inbox every week — free! But in recent months, local governments have been waiting longer and paying more for required financial statements.

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The AICPA Gets Around to Looking Into If This Whole Private Equity Thing Requires New Independence Rules

Going Concern

Securities and Exchange Commission rules and state law offer additional layers of protection in this area, but with private equity investment in non-attest entities becoming more common, the PEEC concluded more clarity is needed, particularly around issues involving auditor independence, portfolio companies and other private equity-related entities.

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Friday Footnotes: The ERC Problem; EY Double Dips; Stress Less in Public Accounting | 5.26.23

Going Concern

Audit Bitcoin Miner Riot Dumps Auditor for ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firm [ Blockworks ] Riot Platforms is looking to switch accounting firms as the landscape for crypto company auditors remains in flux. Marcum had audited Riot’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years between 2018 and 2022.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Feds Raid PwC; Big 4 Wants to Be Like Grant Thornton!? | 11.4.24

Going Concern

Given the demands CPAs face — often, they serve on understaffed teams due to a shortage of accounting talent, while also needing to obtain continuing professional education credits in order to maintain their certified public accounting licenses — some experts were not surprised to hear about the multi-tasking practice. “If

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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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