PCAOB January 28, 2025
PCAOB Debuts New Resource Page for Smaller Audit Firms
The new online resource page, Information for Smaller Firms, features PCAOB content tailored for smaller audit firms, including publications, videos, and other resources.
Accounting January 28, 2025
UHY Announces Strategic Partnership with Prophix to Enhance Office of the CFO Services
As an official partner within the Prophix network, UHY can offer clients advisory and implementation services that leverage Prophix One, a financial performance platform for finance and accounting professionals.
Auditing January 28, 2025
PCAOB Fines Texas Firm $65,000 for Auditing Failures
Plano, TX-based accounting firm SS Accounting and Auditing Inc. and partner Saima Sayani were disciplined for committing several failures on the audits of China Green Agriculture Inc. and for violating PCAOB quality control standards.
Accounting January 28, 2025
Rightworks Added to Wolters Kluwer’s CCH Marketplace
The collaboration enables accounting firms to safely access all their Wolters Kluwer apps remotely and securely in Rightworks OneSpace.
Mergers and Acquisitions January 27, 2025
SD Mayer Merges in Ronald Ruttenberg & Co. CPAs in California
Weeks after merging in San Francisco-based accounting firm Bogdan & Frasco, top 400 firm SD Mayer & Associates announced another deal on Monday, this time joining forces with Burlingame, CA-based Ronald Ruttenberg & Co. CPAs.
Accounting January 27, 2025
Intuit Rolls Out Test of New Interface Combining QBO and Mailchimp
Intuit announced that it has begun testing a new QuickBooks interface that creates a combined QuickBooks and Mailchimp platform experience, which the Mountain View, CA-based company said will help businesses accelerate productivity and profitability.
Technology January 27, 2025
Deloitte Acquires SaaS Technology Company SimplrOps
The Big Four firm said Jan. 27 that it has acquired SimplrOps, a San Jose, CA-based boutique enterprise software-as-a-service technology company known for streamlining and automating Workday, SAP, and Oracle operations and implementations.
IRS January 27, 2025
IRS Takes Some Job Offers Off the Table as Tax Season Begins
Tax season 2025 began on Monday, but for some people who were set to start a career at the IRS during the agency's busiest time of the year, their new opportunity has come to a screeching halt because of a hiring freeze put in place by President Donald Trump during his first week in office.
Accounting January 24, 2025
BOI Reporting Still Voluntary Despite Supreme Court Decision
For now, beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act remain voluntary despite the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturning an order from a Texas federal appeals court in December that had halted mandated BOI report filing with FinCEN.
Auditing January 23, 2025
RSM US Forms Audit Quality Board
The three-member board will be tasked with evaluating the effectiveness of quality control and system of quality management matters within RSM US's assurance practice, among other things.
Auditing January 23, 2025
PCAOB Fines Baker Tilly $500,000 for Quality Control Missteps
The top 10 accounting firm will pay a $500,000 fine as part of a Jan. 14 settlement with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for violating U.S. auditing rules and quality control standards.
Technology January 23, 2025
Caseware Acquires Extractly.ai
Caseware said Tuesday it has acquired Australia-based Extractly.ai, a provider of document processing solutions that streamline the audit process for accounting and finance teams.
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