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Accounting News Roundup: Big 4 Hong Kong Employees Issue Their Own Ad; Crony...
Employees from 'Big Four' accounting firms disown anti-Occupy Central ad [SCMP]This probably isn't what the firms had in mind when they say they encourage open and honest communication: "Employees of...
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How to Create a CPA Exam Study Schedule That Guarantees Failure
As we have told you since the dawn of time, those of you with a tendency to procrastinate need a solid CPA exam study schedule to stay on track. Simply leaving your FAR book on the coffee table while...
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Indiana CPAs Can Now "Play" Their Way to CPE
The word game-changer gets thrown around more than the word dynamic at a Grant Thornton strategy meeting but this really is a game-changer. Sort of like Foursquare for continuing education, Indiana is...
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PwC Is Raking It In on Old Fraud
As the multibillion-dollar scheme led by Tom Petters approaches its sixth anniversary, the meter is still running for the lawyers and accountants sorting through the corporate empire created by the...
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PwC Slightly Better at Auditing This Year, Says PCAOB Inspection Report
Rejoice, people, PCAOB Inspection Report season continues!From PwC's fresh off the presses 2013 inspection report:The 2013 inspection of the Firm included reviews of portions of 57 audits performed by...
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American Apparel denies Charney's request for stockholder meetingThe Los Angeles retailer said Monday that a shareholder meeting demanded last week by Charney to change the company's bylaws and expand...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: EY's New Global Partners; Fair Value Gets Fair Look;...
BNP Paribas Expresses Confidence in Its Funding After Guilty Plea [DealBook]An $8.9 billion fine? No problem! "The chief financial officer, Lars Machenil, said in a conference call with analysts that...
View ArticleEY Got a Bunch of Old White Guys to Talk About Women in the Workplace
Here we go with this crap again: Top tips from #EY’s male leaders on how to make the gender mix work #BBWWhttp://t.co/NcZDDKdW4w— EY (@EYnews) July 1, 2014We get it, change has to come from the top,...
View ArticleYour Smartphone Compels You to Take the Going Concern Technology Survey
TPTB got together and decided it would be great to know what technology makes your heart flutter, so they had the interns get together and whip up this fancy technology survey. It only takes a second...
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CPA Exam Candidates Are (Still) Totally Killing It On the Exam
As you already know, today is July 1st which means two things: one, my rent is due; two, it's the first testing day of the third quarter. For those of you who have been putting off taking the CPA exam...
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Big 4 in Hong Kong Will Not Let Democracy Get In the Way of Providing...
As you may have heard, the Big 4 found it within themselves to unite in a recent advertisement taken out in three Chinese-language newspapers warning against pro-democracy protests that would clog up...
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SEC Bars Firm From Auditing U.S.-Traded Companies Based in ChinaThe SEC said in an administrative proceeding that EFP Rotenberg LLP didn't adequately plan its audit of China's Universal Travel Group...
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Accounting News Roundup: Bob Moritz's Worklife Balance; EY Offered Paternity...
We Asked a Male Executive How He Balances Work and Family [WSJ]PwC's Bob Moritz, to be precise. 129 remain in police custody after more than 500 arrested in overnight protest in Hong Kong [SCMP]No word...
View ArticleKPMG Congratulates KPMG On the Rothstein Kass Acquisition
Becoming number one in the hedge fund space wouldn't be an impressive achievement without a masturbatory press release celebrating it. KPMG delivers!KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, has...
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How to Turn Off Error Checking in Excel
Ed. note: this is third in an ongoing series to help you make the most out of Excel setting-by-setting. If you have a specific Excel demon to slay, you can get in touch for our resident white knight...
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Big 4 Fears of Social Unrest in Hong Kong Were Totally Overblown
So, not only did fans of democracy have a successful protest in Hong Kong yesterday but the Big 4 -- who felt compelled to take out an ad warning against assembly -- were totally wrong about downtown...
View ArticleHere's Your Open Thread for EY Compensation Discussions (2014)
Yes, we know this is early but the natives are getting restless, as evidenced by our inboxes:EY compensation and promotion talks have began in the NY areaWe reached out to a friend of GC currently...
View ArticleSome Europeans Told the European Commission to Fire PwC Over Conflict of...
Over in Europe, PwC has won a €395,000 contract to come up with a report on the impact of country-by-country reporting, which basically forces multinationals to break out reporting by country versus...
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Free CPE: Career Coaching Future Leaders to Their Greatest Potential
Event Date: July 23, 2014, 2 pm ETWe can’t deny a great divide exists between the expectations and workplace needs of Baby Boomers and Millennials. To create thriving organizational performance, we...
View ArticleFootnotes: Making Money Off Funny; Downward Facing Tax Trouble; Women Say...
How To Profit From Accounting Shenanigans -- Legally Do you mean to say it's all a game, bro? "When it comes to quarterly results, too many companies try to game the system. They tell analysts what...
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