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Tag: Auditors
PCAOB Inspectors Find IT Auditors on the Struggle Bus
In case you missed the news earlier this month, all of the PCAOB reports are […]
Deloitte’s Dutch Firm Takes Its Turn With PCAOB
The PCAOB has announced another settlement with a Deloitte firm today, this time the Dutch […]
For Once, a Burned Out Auditor Wrote an Honest Answer to a Stupid Question
A large part of any accountant’s job is to write boring answers to boring questions. Most people meet an accountant and think, “Oh, you’re good with numbers,” and while that’s a safe assumption, what really lurks underneath is a masterful chronicler of complex rules in the most banal language possible.
The Trump Administration Will Drain the PCAOB Swamp
The election of Donald Trump is likely to transform the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board […]
Elizabeth Warren Has Questions for KPMG Re: Wells Fargo
Last month we wondered aloud if KPMG would get dragged into this Wells Fargo kerfuffle. It took awhile, but it appears that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has some fire leftover from her roasting of former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf for the bank's auditor, KPMG:
EY Thought the Weatherford Audit Could Turn Out Badly; It Turned Out Badly
I'm not sure if there's a pattern or not, but it sure seems like the […]
EY Runs Afoul of Auditor Independence Rules Thanks to Sporting Events, Office Romance
One of the keys to being a successful partner in a large accounting firm is […]
KPMG Drops an Annoying, Dysfunctional, Possibly Corrupt Client
An editorial from the Orlando Sun-Sentinel has some wonderful details about the fallout between KPMG […]
Hopefully a PwC Employee Doesn’t Get in Trouble for Leaving Their Work Lying Around
Here's a doozy. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that PPG Industries may sell its flat glass […]
Swiss Regulator Investigating Whether KPMG’s Audit of FIFA Is Worth Investigating
Well, this is something? Switzerland's Federal Audit Oversight Authority ("FAOA") will be kicking the tires […]
EY Auditor Is the Subject of Affection in Craigslist Missed Connection
Unless you're dead on the inside, you've been infatuated with someone at work. Maybe it's […]