Prager Metis Just Got Thoroughly Boned By the SEC For Hundreds of Independence Violations
It’s not every day you get to witness a firm getting hit with HUNDREDS of independence violations in one fell swoop. Well today Prager Metis got the independence violation high score in an SEC complaint alleging a mess of them. From the SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against accounting firm Prager […]
Which Firm Was the Biggest Loser In the Third Auditor Shuffle of 2021?
Are y’all ready for the results of the third auditor round-and-round of 2021? OK. Here we go. It was another big quarter for BF Borgers, which added the most new SEC clients with nine while losing one for a net of eight, according to Audit Analytics’ third quarter audit gains and losses analysis. BF Borgers […]
Which Firm Was the Biggest Loser In the Second Auditor Shuffle of 2021?
The auditor round-and-round continued in the second quarter of 2021, with everyone’s favorite public accounting firm with a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant sounding name, BF Borgers, netting nine new SEC clients, the most of any audit firm, according to the Q2 auditor changes roundup from Audit Analytics. And as Accounting Today noted in its post […]
Which Firm Was the Biggest Loser In the First Auditor Shuffle of 2021?
[Updated with corrected version of net audit fees won table from Audit Analytics.] With the first quarter of 2021 already in the books, it’s time once again to look at the winners and losers among the top 12 global and national accounting firms that participated in the first round of auditor musical chairs for 2021. […]
Which Firm Was the Biggest Loser In the Last Auditor Shuffle of 2020?
The fourth quarter of 2020 had some new winners and losers in the game of auditor musical chairs, as there were 16 new engagements and 41 client departures among the 12 major global and national audit firms between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, according to Audit Analytics. Of the top 12 firms, Deloitte gained the […]
Which Big 4 Firm Was the Biggest Loser In the Third Auditor Shuffle of 2020?
Now that Accounting Today has published the most recent data from Audit Analytics on who won and who lost the game of auditor musical chairs in the third quarter, let’s take a look at which firm(s) resigned or were fired the most by clients and who the beneficiaries were. All in all there were 33 […]
Which Big 4 Firm Was the Biggest Loser In the Second Auditor Shuffle of 2020?
One thing that hasn’t slowed down too much during the Rona pandemic is the game of auditor musical chairs, as there were 51 new SEC audit client engagements and 62 departures in the second quarter among the 12 major global or national accounting firms compared to 57 new engagements and 68 departures in Q1, according […]
Which Big 4 Firm Was the Biggest Loser In the First Auditor Shuffle of 2020?
Nearly 60 companies that are audited by one of the 12 major global or national accounting firms played auditor musical chairs during the first quarter of 2020, and EY ended up being the biggest beneficiary after the last song ended. According to the latest SEC audit client winners and losers analysis by Audit Analytics, which […]
Which Audit Firm Got Fired the Most In Q4 2019?
It wasn’t a stellar fourth quarter of 2019 for the Big 4 in terms of winning new public company audit clients, according to Accounting Today’s most recent report on the newest data crunched by Audit Analytics. Deloitte and EY brought on four and three new SEC-registered audit clients, respectively, in Q4, but Deloitte also lost […]
Which Audit Firm Got Fired the Most In Q3?
Earlier this month Accounting Today reported the latest data from Audit Analytics on public company audit client gains and losses for the third quarter, with Florida-based CPA firm Assurance Dimensions picking up nine new ones thanks to an acquisition. Among firms you’ll usually see in SEC or PCAOB enforcement orders, Marcum and Deloitte were the […]
Grant Thornton Isn’t Going to Take This $100 Million Tax Shelter Ruling Lying Down
See, and you guys say we never listen to you. This comes from this morning's open items thread: Is it true that Grant Thornton lost a $100MM lawsuit regarding tax shelters? Accounting Today has the best scoop I've seen so far on this matter: A Kentucky circuit court judge has ruled that Grant Thornton is […]