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The Texas Board of Accountancy Slapped EY With a Huge Fine

Going Concern

This time in the form of $3 million payable to the state of Texas. This is the largest administrative penalty the Texas Board has ever assessed against a CPA firm. Earlier: How Exactly Did EY Auditors Cheat on CPE Exams? That’s it. That’s the press release.

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Half a dozen ways to mismanage sales tax | TaxConnex

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Some states, such as Florida and Texas, can give one due date for payment and another for the return, meaning you could find yourself with an unexpected penalty. Regarding reconciliation of data to your sales tax returns, auditors don’t generally look at returns, but you still should prepare your return as accurately as possible.

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What’s new in sales tax?

TaxConnex

Auditors slapped Amazon with some $12.5 Texas sales tax revenue totaled $3.69 After initial incentives from South Carolina for an Amazon investment in fulfillment centers 13 years ago, the company was to have begun collecting South Carolina sales tax in 2016. million in taxes, penalties and interest for the first three months of 2016.

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Forvis Mazars Launches Government Outsourced Accounting Services for Public Sector Clients

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She brings more than 17 years of public sector experience to the role, including 11 years providing audit services to government entities and six years managing all aspects of finance for a Texas municipality.

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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

Auditors are required to include a going-concern warning if they believe there is a risk that the company may go bankrupt, rather than making a prediction that it will. Michael Shaub of Texas A&M University talks about the PCAOB’s new standards in Bloomberg Tax. TL;DR It’s about time!

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What was new in September for state sales and use taxes

TaxConnex

Arkansas , Massachusetts , New York , Texas and Tennessee were among states that recently beat year-over-year or projected sales tax revenues. Auditors reported problems with the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers. Blue bayou.

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Accountants Are the Referees of Business, Says Guy Who Would Know

Going Concern

There’s nothing in there you don’t already know — enrollments are down, boomers are retiring, the process of becoming a CPA is extra and sucks, kids need to be convinced that accounting is great, blah blah — but they did get an interesting quote from Steven Kachelmeier, accounting department chair at the University of Texas.

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