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Disclosures Regarding Audit Firm Oversight Have Plateaued, CAQ Report Finds

CPA Practice

A new analysis of audit committee disclosures of companies in the S&P 1500 reveals a plateau in disclosure rates across several areas important to investors, including considerations in appointing or reappointing the external auditor, length of auditor tenure, and how the audit committee evaluates audit fees in relation to audit quality.

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Accounting Groups Call for More Competitive Pay for Government CPAs

CPA Practice

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. Evaluation of external auditors should consider CPA firm qualifications, not just proposed fees.

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

Going Concern

We believe that providing transparency about our work and the health of our audit practice, including many of the factors we consider in evaluating how we are measuring up to our quality expectations, is important, which is why we publish detailed information in our Audit Quality Report2 (AQR).

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Wolters Kluwer and Internal Audit Foundation Uncover Potential of GenAI in Audit Activities

CPA Practice

Wolters Kluwer, a provider of information, software, and services for professionals, has collaborated with The Institute of Internal Auditors’ Internal Audit Foundation on a research report: Harnessing Generative AI for Internal Audit Activities.

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All I Want for the Holidays Is…. A Tax Provision Specialist

Withum

The dreaded request from your financial statement auditors for the year-end tax provision file and financial statement footnotes? Author: Karin Salmeri | ksalmeri@withum.com Contact Us For more information on this topic, please contact a member of Withum’s Business Tax Services Team.

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PCAOB Publishes Refresher for Auditors on Audit Committee Communications

CPA Practice

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 new series of PCAOB staff guidance is intended to provide easy-to-digest information to auditors, especially those who audit smaller public companies.

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Top Tips to Prepare for an eCommerce Audit

TaxConnex

Unfortunately, there’s no playbook for determining the company profile that will attract a state’s auditors, but there are measures you can take to assess your exposure: Understand physical and economic nexus. ?Physical This person can control the tone and flow of information. Have your data organized and prepared for the auditor.

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