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When I was training to become a Chartered Accountant (now Chartered Professional Accountant or CPA) one of the most important lessons they drilled into us was the notion of independence. When conducting an audit, the auditor signing off on the auditor’s report cannot be related to or best friends with the owner of the company being audited or be heavily invested as a shareholder.
This is for a good reason. To maintain trust in the audit process, users of the audited financial statements must know the auditors have not been influenced by any conflict of interest, real or perceived. Of course, the vast majority of auditors are honest and understand their reputation is on the line should there be any questions as to the quality of their audit, for whatever reason.
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A head-start on 2020 tax return is best medicine to deal with pandemic s potentially costly impact By: Joel Schlesinger
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If you’ve been bad mouthing 2020 because it’s been one of the deplorable spins around the sun in collective memory it may not, unfortunately, be entirely done with us yet.
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If you’ve been bad mouthing 2020 because it’s been one of the deplorable spins around the sun in collective memory it may not, unfortunately, be entirely done with us yet.
After all, you’ve still got your 2020 tax return to do.
Normal tax seasons are enough to induce headaches.