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TIGTA Does Some Digging on the Revolving Door Between the IRS and Large Accounting Firms

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The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released a report Tuesday [ PDF ] they initiated in response to a Congressional request from Sen. to evaluate employees moving between large accounting firms and the IRS, a.k.a The Congressional request specifically noted interest in large accounting firms.

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Brit Audit Cops Want Firms to Snitch if Private Equity is Sniffing Around

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FT wrote : Richard Moriarty, chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council, wrote on Thursday to the bosses of the UK’s top accounting firms, saying the regulator was not “in principle” against private equity investment in the sector but there were “important risks that will need to be carefully managed”. .

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The danger of overheard conversations

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Sitting in this space means it’s entirely possible that you might hear the telephone conversations being made or received – including who the receptionist is talking to, who they are transferring calls to and which services the caller might need, perhaps insolvency support, audit expertise or tax advice.

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Friday Footnotes: Inside PwC Cheating; Audit Market Monopoly; AI Anxiety | 12.15.23

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There’s a reason the Big Four firms often schedule key staff up to 3,000 hours annually for hundreds of dollars (or GBP) per hour. Discovery ends, meaning that the company can get involved in possible M&A without having to worry about a tax penalty. Lucky for you Accountingfly has tons of great accounting talent to choose from.

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Friday Footnotes: CPAs Need to Get Contemporary; Internal Audit Priorities for 2024; A PwC Comic Book? | 8.30.24

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26 in state Superior Court in Passaic County, Richard Hekemian alleges that Sills Cummis & Gross, based in Newark, “overcharged and overbilled” him, including through double and multiple billing “for the same legal services, or simply ‘padding’ the invoices.” In the four-count suit filed Aug. Accountingfly can help!

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Friday Footnotes: PCAOB Demands More Tedious Paperwork From Firms; PwC Partners Retire Early; KPMG Redeems Itself? | 11.22.24

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Long Reads The rehabilitation of KPMG [ Financial Times ] At Legal & General’s annual meeting in May 2022, a shareholder took to the floor to air some grievances — not about the performance of the FTSE 100 insurer but that of KPMG, its auditor. million from customers and failed to report the income on tax returns.

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Friday Footnotes: A Billion Dollar AI Audit Startup; Oops, All Independence Violations!; Bipartisan Tax Vote | 2.2.23

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Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Paul McNab, formerly tax partner for 22 years, is challenging a key clause in the firm’s retirement plan that denies pension payments to partners – which are worth around $140,000 a year – if they leave to work for a “major competitor”.

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