LONDON — Accounting firms should do all they can to obtain information needed to complete audits of multinational client companies that risk being delayed due to the coronavirus epidemic in China, Britain's accounting watchdog said on Sunday.
Companies face statutory deadlines for publishing audited financial statement, and delays creates nervousness among investors.
Global auditors like Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC audit the books on multinational companies, some of which have operations in China, where the coronavirus emerged.
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Accounting firms are putting themselves and their clients at risk | Accounting Today
There seems to be a national trend of accounting firms getting into the software business. This is usually in an effort to grow revenue by selling additional products and services to an existing client base. That's usually harmless unless the firm is customizing the software or receiving a commission from the software provider, especially if an accounting firm is providing attest services to that same client.
Accounting firms are held to a higher standard. After all, accountants have a duty to maintain and broaden the public's confidence in the profession and their related work product.
Accounting students at Creighton offer free tax filing to lower-income community
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- Its tax season and the filing process can be daunting, but accounting students at Creighton University tell 6 News they're here to help.
"VITA is volunteer income tax assistance. Which is basically we provide free tax services to anyone that makes less than $56,000 a year," said Mathew Kubicek, VITA Coordinator.
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"For us, providing this free service is beneficial to the community just because we're able to do their return, we're able to learn and it's free for them. Which is a great benefit," said Kubicek.
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Contributed photoLocal accounting firm Pattison, Koskey, Howe & Bucci completed its merger with the global company UHY. Pictured, left to right, are Howard Foote, office managing partner of the New York-Capital Region of UHY; Richard Koskey, shareholder at Pattison, Koskey, Howe & Bucci; and partners A. Michael Bucci, Bradley Cummings and Matthew VanDerbeck.
The local accounting firm Pattison, Koskey, Howe & Bucci has merged with a global company, UHY, which has offices in 100 countries.
Shake-up of SORP charity accounting committee finalised | Accountancy Daily
Regions and small charities will have more influence over the development of charity accounting rules following an overhaul of the Charities SORP committee but the number of members is barely reduced
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The Charity Commission has reduced the size of the committee from 21 to 19 members, who have all been interviewed for positions on the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) committee.
Accounting Department Named for William Dillard | University of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In recognition of his pioneering work in the retail field and founding of the department store chain that bears his family name, the accounting department at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will be named the William Dillard Department of Accounting.
William T. Dillard (1914-2002) graduated from the University of Arkansas' College of Business Administration in 1935 with a degree in accounting.
UA accounting department to bear name of Dillard's founder William Dillard - Talk Business &
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (Feb. 12) the Department of Accounting in the Sam M. Walton College of Business will be named for William Dillard, the founder of Little Rock-based department store chain Dillard's Inc.
Dillard was born in 1914 and graduated from the UA's College of Business Administration with an accounting degree in 1935. He was responsible for the development of one of the nation's retail giants, with its rapid growth and success that was attributed to his personal work ethic and hands-on management approach, his ability to turn marginal operations into profitable outcomes and his efficient system of distribution and inventory control, according to a news release.
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