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Category: Audit
The PCAOB Has Had It With Shoddy Audit Work Performed by Affiliates
In its ongoing effort to tell audit firms that it means business this time for […]
A Bunch of Auditors at RSM F*cked Up
Today in Auditors Not Doing Their Jobs, the SEC has charged RSM, three senior-level employees […]
The Talent Shortage Has Gotten So Bad Clients Are Now Doing Their Own Audit Documentation
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Deloitte China with failing to comply with fundamental […]
Warning to Auditors: The PCAOB Is Coming For Dat Ass
PCAOB Chair Erica Williams had some strong words for guardians of capital markets in remarks […]
EY UK Chair Insists Audit Will Not Be the Red-Headed Stepchild of Professional Services if the Split Goes Forward
For years, audit has struggled to attract talent and especially leadership because let’s be honest, […]
SEC Fines Friedman For Piss-Poor Auditing So They Remember to Exercise Professional Skepticism Next Time
Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Friedman LLP with with improper professional conduct […]
Idiot Who Backdated Work Papers Will Never Work in This Town Again
The PCAOB is busy sniffing out poor audit behavior to remind everyone to be on […]
Some Folks at EY Spent Labor Day Working Out the Details of the Audit/Consulting Split
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the EY split is moving forward thanks in […]
Research: The Profession Continues to Have a Gender Diversity Problem at Upper Levels
Though some progress has been made in recent years, women continue to be suspiciously absent […]
Here’s the Deck EY Put Together to Sell the Audit/Consulting Split to Staff
Australian Financial Review has published slides shown to EY staff in a July global webcast […]
A Word on the Persistent Low Morale of the Audit Profession
We received the following email from a distraught and burnt out Big 4 auditor in […]