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Wirecard’s Irish auditor fined over role in accounting scandal

The state’s accounting and auditing watchdog has issued a ‘severe reprimand’ to BCK, the Dublin firm led by accountant Tony Kelly which acted as auditor for the Irish unit of the failed German electronic payments group

Kevin Prendergast, chief executive of the state’s accounting and auditing watchdog, said the failures identified at Wirecard UK and Ireland were ‘significant’

The auditors of Wirecard’s Irish business unit have been handed down a “severe reprimand” and fined €30,000 by the state’s accounting and audit watchdog for their role in the Europe-wide accounting scandal at the German payments firm.

On Thursday morning, the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) published the findings of its investigation into BCK, the small Dublin firm led by accountant Tony Kelly which acted as auditor for the Irish unit of the ...