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Category: Audit
Big 4 Firm Doesn’t Appreciate the Insinuation That Former Big 4 Employees Are Anything Less Than 100% Objective When Choosing an Audit Firm
It has become increasingly clear that the front line of the war on audit firm […]
Batman Auditor Gives Scooby Doo a Run For His Scooby Snacks
I'm starting to think we need a Going Concern Halloween costume contest next year. There's […]
Being an Independent Auditor Is So Much Easier (and Effective) If You Are a Total Prick
I love HGTV in fact but not in appearance. No one looks at me and […]
Big 4 PCAOB Inspection Reports to Be SALY
If a person was going to describe the 2010 PCAOB inspection results, you might hear […]
Anecdotal, Unverifiable Evidence Confirms That Broker-Dealer Audits Are as Bad as You Thought They Were
Digging through the mailbag, I found this little gem: I'm not surprised broker dealer audits […]
Going Concern Warnings Are Worthless
Just a few years ago, a number of companies failed, were rescued by competitors (if […]
Grant Thornton Audit Partner Can Barely Keep From Laughing at PwC’s Claim That UK Audit Market Is ‘Fiercely Competitive’
For some time now, second-tier audit firms in the UK have been bent out of […]
A Friendly Reminder for Auditors: Be Skeptical
If you're an opiner who has been suffering from massive memory loss or ignoring your […]
PCAOB’s Latest Report Finds That Auditors of Broker-Dealers Suck, Too
PCAOB Auditor Wrecking Ball Tour 2012 rolls on with the an interim report on the […]
“Same As Last Year” and Inept Senior Auditors Are Failures of the Audit Industry
The following was written by a second year staff auditor who wishes to remain nameless. […]
Just in Case There Are Audit Committee Members Out There Slacking on the Job, The PCAOB Has Released a Guide to Its Inspections That Should Catch You Up on Things
Are you a member of an audit committee that's been phoning it in? Or are […]