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Accounting News Roundup: Pain in the IFRS; More Mergers; Show Us Your Work |...
Cincinnati’s biggest, oldest local accounting firms merging [Cincinnati Business Courier]They're like the KPMG of Cincinnati.Audit firm EY appealing HK court ruling that says China law does not protect...
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The IRS Reminds You To Kindly Remove That Annoying Circular 230 Disclaimer...
The word from NJSCPA:According to a story published on TaxAnalysts.com, the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility will send letters asking practitioners to stop using Circular 230 disclaimers...
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IRS Can't Afford to Upgrade to Windows 7 But Can Afford to Pay Microsoft to...
So, this happened on the Hill today:Koskinen said IRS hasn't been able to upgrade yet to Windows 7 because of funding.— Accounting Today (@AccountingToday) June 20, 2014According to Engadget, over half...
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Recruiters Attempting to Recruit People Who Work at McGladrey to Work at...
McGladrey doesn't have a very good reputation when it comes to recruiting, mostly because they can be so enthusiastically obnoxious about it.But this latest snafu is so awkward -- even for McGladrey --...
View ArticleActually, Here is the Real Reason Why You Hate Work
When I read the first paragraph of an article posted by a friend of mine on Facebook on "Why You Hate Work," I was convinced the authors had experience working in a public accounting firm:The way we’re...
View ArticleTake the Going Concern Compensation Survey and Win More Than a Raise!
With the pungent aroma of compensation talks lingering in the air like a stale cigar, it's time to introduce a fancy new survey that you guys have been begging us to do for about as long as we have...
View ArticleFootnotes: Deloitte Senior Manager Had a Sex Trafficking Business on the Side...
Successful Deloitte accountant led a double life as a sex trafficker tricking women into coming to Britain and working as prostitutesAn accountant at one of Britain’s top firms led a double life as a...
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Accounting News Roundup: Dead Tax Accountant Was Drunk; EY Coughs Up Docs;...
Stairs fall kills 'bright and capable' City accountant after boozy night out [Express]The tragedy happened in Pimlico, London – yards from the apartment where M16 spy-in-a-bag Gareth Williams was found...
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Kidnapping Prostitutes Is Not a Good Way to Claim Dependents for Tax Purposes
Some people might say that a Florida CPA imprisoned three prostitutes and used them as sex slaves, but others could say he increased his number of dependents using an innovative strategy that complies...
View ArticleComp Watch '14: Anticipatory Anxiety in Deloitte Advisory
Last year, it was someone in tax who wanted to get a jump on Deloitte comp talks, this year it's an eager beaver in advisory who would like the honor:Deloitte Advisory ratings will be approved. We...
View ArticleMaster's in Accounting Grads Becoming More Popular With Employers
According to the latest AICPA Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits report (2013), demand for accounting grads is up. But we knew that. Also...
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Free CPE: Four Steps to Delegating Effectively
Event Date: July 16, 2014, 2 pm ETHand off work to others with finesse and success. Kristen Rampe, CPA will share how to ensure delegated work is properly handled from start to finish in this...
View ArticlePwC Can't Make Up Its Mind on a Global Sick Leave Policy
ICYMI, PwC US Chairman Bob Moritz was in Washington today talking about flexibility and diversity and the importance of trustworthy fonts in autumnal color schemes at the White House Summit on Working...
View ArticleFootnotes: The Best Time for Ethics; Canada Goes CPA; Grover Norquist Thinks...
New Evidence Shows Insider Trading Is ‘Pervasive’ and Rarely Punished Some people are not happy about this. [Fiscal Times]Morning people are less ethical at night And night people are less ethical in...
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Accounting News Roundup: Pension Changes; Renter Has No Regrets; A...
Accounting change will expose true condition of pension funding [FW News Sentinel]The most important issue surrounding GASB's rule change is the way governments must report the level and type of future...
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Networking Tips for Young CPAs Who Think Networking is Stupid
In this day and age, networking can be as simple as sending a friend request to someone whose work you admire. But what good is it to amass a huge list of people you "know" if you don't actually use...
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Auditors Tell PCAOB They'd Rather Not Report on the Already Reported On
Back in August of 2013, the PCAOB floated a few new auditing standards that would bring major changes to audit reports: The Auditor's Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When the Auditor...
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Bernie Madoff's Former Accountant Pleads Guilty But Clueless
Paul Konigsberg is going with the guilty but ignorant and terrible at accounting defense:A longtime former accountant to Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty Tuesday to falsifying records and other charges in...
View ArticleAICPA Ready to Go On a Jihad Against the IRS If This Voluntary Tax Preparer...
The IRS has heard from the AICPA before on its plan for voluntary tax preparer registration, and that first note wasn't very nice. That first warning was basically a fish head left on the IRS'...
View ArticleFootnotes: Booz Allen Sues Deloitte; Your Taxes Must Rise; Defining Fraud |...
Booz Allen sues Deloitte for stealing proprietary info to 'lift out' an entire teamTwo federal contracting heavyweights are embroiled in a lawsuit, with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. accusing Deloitte...
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