Jason Bramwell is senior staff writer for CPA Practice Advisor. He has nearly 25 years of professional writing experience, the last nine covering the accounting profession. He most recently was a staff writer and editor at Going Concern, and he previously spent five years as a staff writer and editor at AccountingWEB. He can be reached by email at jbramwell@cpapracticeadvisor.com.
Accounting July 8, 2022
Stephanie Simontacchi, 48, was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison on July 1 for bank fraud, embezzlement of credit union funds, and tax evasion.
Accounting July 6, 2022
William Kawam, 57, of Hewitt, N.J., pleaded guilty on June 30 to charges of subscribing to false tax returns and conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
Firm Management July 6, 2022
This year’s crop of 1,033 new partners surpassed last year’s 830 as EY’s largest class ever.
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Accounting July 5, 2022
Each year the PCAOB gives audit firms, investors, and public companies a heads up on what areas of the audit inspectors will be placing a greater emphasis on during its upcoming inspection cycle, in the hopes of improving audit quality.
Accounting July 1, 2022
“Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova is the only woman on the FBI's top 10 most-wanted fugitives list.
Accounting June 28, 2022
EY will have to pay a $100 million fine after it was revealed today that hundreds of the Big Four firm’s auditors had cheated on mandatory ethics exams ...
Accounting June 27, 2022
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently decided to tackle a project that could result in new rules being created on how companies should account for environmental credits, such as renewable energy credits and carbon offset credits.
June 23, 2022
If you think the Great Resignation is coming to an end, think again. According to a new survey by staffing and business consulting firm Robert Half, 41 percent of U.S. workers say they are looking or are planning to look for a new job in the ...
June 23, 2022
And the majority of those surveyed are looking for a job that does not force them back to the office five days a week. More than half plan to pursue hybrid (55 percent) or fully remote (54 percent) positions. And 54 percent are open to searching outside of their current city.
June 22, 2022
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) voted unanimously to amend current auditing rules and introduced a new standard on June 21 pertaining to an audit firm’s use of so-called “other auditors” who lend a hand during the course of an audit.
June 22, 2022
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) voted unanimously to amend current auditing rules and introduced a new standard on June 21 pertaining to an audit firm’s use of so-called “other auditors” who lend a hand during the course of an audit.
Taxes June 21, 2022
The CP14, which is required by law to be issued within 60 days after the IRS assesses a tax liability, is the most common IRS notice sent to taxpayers, according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service, and requests payment within 21 days. The reason why taxpayers have a balance due can be related to a number…
