Labor group asks Hewlett-Packard to replace auditor E&Y [Reuters]
The Biglaw Flowchart That Tells You When You Can Leave The Office Sub "Big 4" for "Biglaw" and you've got the accounting version that will apply to busy season. [ATL]
You're Rude Because Your Boss Is Rude [HBR]
PCAOB member Jeantette Franzel gave a speech on audit quality in New Orleans today. [PCAOB]
Bernie Madoff Was A Toni Braxton Fan [DB]
How the New Tax Act Affects the Alternative Minimum Tax [TPC/TaxVox]
The Tax Foundation sizes up Bobby Jindal's plan to get rid of income taxes in Louisiana. [TF]
Caterpillar to Take $580 Million WritedownThe non-cash goodwill impairment charge will reduce fourth- quarter earnings by about 87 cents a share, Peoria, Illinois- based Caterpillar said today in a statement. Senior managers at Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical & Electrical Manufacturing Co., who were found to be responsible for the “deliberate, multi-year, coordinated accounting misconduct,” were removed and a new leadership team put in place, the company said. [Bloomberg]
Boeing Accounting Method Could Smooth Out Dreamliner Problems [CFOJ]
Men Undergo Simulated Labor Contractions To Experience Pains Of Childbirth For Dutch TV Show [HP]