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Blog Articles & Video October 2022

CohnReznick monitors infrastructure project integrity

CohnReznick, a Top 25 Firm based in New York, has been helping government authorities make sure the funds for large-scale infrastructure projects don’t go astray as spending on such projects ramps up after passage of a federal law last year. Earlier this year, the firm announced it was partnering with

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PCAOB makes it official for chief auditor

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has named Barbara Vanich as its chief auditor after she served as acting chief auditor for nearly two years. Vanich was named acting chief auditor in November 2020 after serving as deputy chief auditor, associate chief auditor and special advisor. She has been working

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Credit Suisse set to settle criminal tax case in France

Credit Suisse Group AG will aim to settle a tax fraud and money laundering case in France on Monday that saw coordinated raids in five countries from Australia to the U.K. The Swiss lender is in the final stretch of negotiations with prosecutors at the Parquet National Financier to reach

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20 Days to a Better Firm: Stop being annoying

All workplaces come with built-in annoyances; great workplaces find ways to minimize those. For the 2022 Best Firms to Work For, that often means looking at work practices and traditions that are common to the accounting profession that aren’t necessary in a 20th century practice — and that are often

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Hartman: RPA can unite systems

Robotic process automation has been around for a few years at least, but Wesley Hartman, director of technology at accounting firm Kirsch Kohn & Bridge as well as the founder of automation solutions provider Automata, think accountants are still not utilizing it to its full potential. This is mostly, he

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Paychex appoints new president and CEO

Payroll solutions provider Paychex announced the appointment of John Gibson as its new president and CEO. He will be the fourth to hold those titles in the company’s 50-year history. Gibson joined Paychex as senior vice president of service in May 2013. In December 2021, he was promoted to president

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Deloitte updates audit committee guide

Deloitte has revamped its Audit Committee Guide, with new tools and resources on committee requirements, oversight responsibilities and strategies for promoting effectiveness, along with questions that committees can consider asking to drive discussions. The online guide, which was released in September after last being updated in 2018, aims to help

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Tech News: BlackLine adds behavioral analysis to AR

Behavioral analysis is now built into BlackLine’s AR Intelligence solution; AltExchange releases Tax Center solution for alternative investments; Bill.com changes branding to just ‘Bill’; and other news and updates from the accounting technology world.

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