Clik here to view.
RIP ParenteBeard, We Hardly Knew Ye
Well, it's official, ParenteBeard is no more.The merger was effective October 1, and Baker Tilly has wasted no time slapping their logo all over Internet real estate that once belonged to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Questions Should Young CPAs Ask Partners?
Our well-behaved cousins over at AccountingWEB published an interesting article today with 10 questions young CPAs should ask firm partners. This is important because a lot of you are completely...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why are People in Public Accounting So Ridiculously Good Looking?
Alright, now this one definitely has to be a troll. From Reddit:As a student going through recruiting season, I can't help but notice that all the people I'm meeting, whether or not they are interns,...
View ArticleFootnotes: The Three Day Work Week; Do It Now; Accountant Can't Represent...
The Most Annoying Buzzwords Revealed [Robert Half]Debate: The three-day working week [economia]How do you protect engaged people from not engaged or actively disengaged people? Besides keeping the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Accounting News Roundup: EY's Revenue, Hiring Numbers; HP Breaking Up; Tesco...
EY reports 2014 global revenues of US$27.4b [EY]That's 6% growth in USD. Here's growth by service line: Advisory, 14.4%; Transaction Advisory Services, 6.5%; Assurance, 4.5%; Tax, 4.3%. Ernst &...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some Current and Former Ladies of KPMG Can Expect Extra Special Mail Very Soon
If you're interested in keeping up with Kassman, et al. v. KPMG, the lawsuit alleging pay discrimination against current and former KPMG employees, this press release has some items of note:Today,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Footnotes: Grant Thornton Calls Out Big 4 on Legal Services; Under Bus,...
Grant Thornton queries Big Four’s legal services pushScott Barnes, UK chief executive at Grant Thornton, said: “For us, expanding into legal services would create some conflicts. This is something the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Accounting News Roundup: PwC Revenue; Audit Deficiencies Get Worse; Why Your...
PricewaterhouseCoopers Revenue Grows 6.1% [WSJ]$34 billion. Consulting grew 10% to $10 billion; auditing grew 2.7% to $15 billion.Audit Deficiencies Surge [CFOJ]Not good, opiners. "Auditors at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Which Accounting Firm Fired an Employee for His Dispute with Comcast?
Like central air conditioning and ranch salad dressing, cable TV is one of Americans' most cherished luxuries. The idea of not being able to witness rose ceremonies, professional and collegiate sport,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some Big 4 Alumni Just Can't Quit Their Old Firms
#DidYouKnow? #EY alumni, aka "Boomerangs," account for 11% of the firm's total US workforce: http://t.co/I8FINXqzw6 via @HRExecMag— EY US Careers (@EY_CareersUS) October 7, 2014And it's actually 20%...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Footnotes: Prepare to Be Fired; More Hoteling-Only Offices; Proud Trolls |...
What to Do When You Are the Subject of Office Gossip [WSJ]Warren Buffett on Clinton 2016: 'Hillary is going to win' Buffett has offered his support to Clinton in the past, including in his third tweet...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: At Least One Guy Picked Up on Tesco's Problems; Stop...
Analyst Predicted A Year Ago That Tesco's Dodgy Accounting Would Hurt It [BI]Mike Dennis of Cantor Fitzgerald picked up on the retailer's issues in October 2013.Regents demand Deloitte receipts [AP]The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free CPE: Audits of Special Purpose Framework Financial Statements
Event Date: October 22, 2014, 2pm ETThis webinar will include discussions of important issues in AU-C 800, Audits of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with Special Purpose Frameworks. The...
View ArticleEveryone Passing the Audit Section of CPA Exam Should Celebrate with Audit Ale
Auditing portion of the CPA exam complete, finally time for the Audit Ale from Listermann Brewing I've been saving pic.twitter.com/B8NDEM7hbP— Joel Weaver (@JoelWeaver10) October 4, 2014Upon further...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Find All the Compensation Threads on Going Concern For Total Idiots
So, the other day we got this gem in the tip box -- which, by the way, isn't supposed to be used for crap like this as I have told you people 1,000 times:This website is terrible and very disappointing...
View ArticleComcast: Let It Be Known That We Did Not Ask PwC to Fire That Guy
Here's the latest from the Comcast/PwC dogpile on Conal O'Rourke -- Charlie Herrin, Senior Vice President, Customer Experience at Comcast wrote a brief blog post today apologizing to him: What happened...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deloitte's Diversity Messaging Gets Deliciously Subliminal
Sometimes you just need a cookie break...#omnomnompic.twitter.com/9lFX81KtO9— Life at Deloitte (@lifeatdeloitte) October 8, 2014
View ArticleFootnotes: More Bad Accountants; These Kuntz; Extenders? | 08.08.14
Pennsylvania accountant charged with stealing $200,000 from Princeton woman's trust fund File under acts discreditable or something: "A Pennsylvania accountant was arrested and charged with stealing...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: A McGladrey Problem; Tax Raises; SEC Missing Laptops...
Defunct Physicians United Plan owners file $500M lawsuit against accountants [Orlando Business Journal]BTW, they are talking about McGladrey: "The owners of the now-defunct Winter Park-based Physicians...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deloitte So Desperate to Populate Its LinkedIn Group They've Resorted to Bribery
I'm not sure why an accounting firm would even care how many members its LinkedIn group has, perhaps it's just another dick measuring contest among the Big 4. I would think they'd be more worried about...
View Article
