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CalCPA Basically Confirms That Busy Season Will Probably Kill You
So, CalCPA has this interesting article about managing stress that is definitely worth a read but it's the following description that really stood out to us:The accounting profession, much more so than...
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Jilted Girlfriend Has Totally Had It With Cheap Accountant Boyfriend and His...
This morning, we learned that two accountants dating is really tough, especially if one of said accountants is a severe cheap ass.Our tipster tells us that she went on a birthday trip with her...
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10 Gifs That CFOs Should Use in Their SEC Filings
And now, for a little bit of stupid fun. Compliance Week has a post on the SEC's clarification of what constitutes proper multimedia and graphics in company filings. In this Compliance and Disclosure...
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Accounting News Roundup: Yahoo and Alibaba; Accountants Wanted in...
Obama Drops Plan to Raise Taxes on ‘529’ College Savings Accounts [WSJ]The White House had been taking heat from both Rs and Ds so they dropped the provision since it became "such a distraction."Yahoo...
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Congratulations, Audit Managers, You Made Glassdoor's 25 Best Jobs List
We're used to "accountant" making stupid lists from Yahoo on the world's best careers but what about this Glassdoor list of the 25 best jobs that came out today?Glassdoor explains the formula:The...
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Attention, People Who Love CPA Exam Stats, NASBA's 2014 Candidate Performance...
Hot off the presses, the latest CPA exam candidate performance book is out:The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announces the release of the 2014 Uniform CPA Examination...
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Busy Season Zen: This Hamster Looks a Lot Like You at Team Lunch
This busy season, you're probably going to be eating a lot of pizza. So much so that by the time busy season is over, you'll probably have a Walter White moment if anyone dares show you one more...
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There’s No Stopping the Growth of Accounting Master’s Programs
You may have heard that accounting is the jim-dandiest college major around. Any site that throws up a lazy “Careers” section has accounting near the top of any “Best Careers” listicle. And we...
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Accounting News Roundup: Deloitte on Top Again; Farewell, KPMG; FASB Delays a...
Deloitte retains top spot among "Big Four" accountants-survey [Reuters]Bragging rights go to Uncle D: "Deloitte has retained top spot among the world's "Big Four" accountants, a survey showed on...
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The Case For Coming Out at Work
Accounting firms' PR departments have seemed bent on talking about "covering" of late along with the usual diversity and inclusion nonsense, encouraging their professionals to "be themselves." As we...
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Grant Thornton Sees Itself Out of American Realty Capital
"The accountant for eight nontraded real estate investment trusts managed by Nicholas Schorsch's privately held real estate manager, American Realty Capital, has resigned. Grant Thornton on Jan. 22...
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FAF Throws Aside Accounting Standards to Announce "The Best Press Release Ever"
Looks like happy hour started a little early in Norwalk today, as what was supposed to be a test email went out to subscribers of FAF's Action Alert as if it was a real press release:Kip later issued...
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Common Traps CPA Exam Candidates Fall Into and How to Avoid Them
With the exception of a few freakishly talented Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners, most candidates find the path to CPA licensure to be one of the bumpiest roads they have ever been on. Failure on the...
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Accounting News Roundup: Deloitte's Next Global CEO (Probably); How to Avoid...
Punit Renjen moves closer to becoming Deloitte's global head [ET]Dude reportedly has it in the bag, according to one "senior partner" who called it a "done deal." Success for Deloitte in MG Rover...
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The New Jersey Society of CPAs Is Taking Super Bowl Bets Because Of Course...
We're going to resist playing into New Jersey stereotypes and present this (mostly) without comment: Post by New Jersey Society of CPAs.Now, we don't have a horse in this race but if we did, we'd like...
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After Being Convicted of a $100 Billion Tax Fraud, Skipping Your Sentence to...
If you had recently been convicted of a $100 billion tax fraud and it were the day of your sentencing, how would you spend those last hours of freedom?Visiting with friends and family, perhaps? Taking...
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You Should Take a Nap This Afternoon Because Science
Is it just me or are we most productive after a few beers at 3am?Just me, then, fine. For most of you, rising at dawn to produce a work product from 9am by way of copious amounts of caffeine is the...
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Life at Deloitte Is One Step Away From Bathroom Selfies
You know things have gone bad in your life when you're sitting in the can appreciating a heater.Simple things in life. New heater at clients coldest bathroom in nyc pic.twitter.com/h1NMMr0s9D— Life at...
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(UPDATE) There's a Settlement in the Works for the Big Overtime Suit Against...
The last update on Campbell v PricewaterhouseCoopers we had for you was back in May of last year, when the trial date was predictably changed (again), pushing the festivities off until March of this...
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Friday Footnotes: BoMo Gets in the Gender Gap; NASBA At It Again; Queen of...
Gender Gap = Leadership Gap Read this just for this quote: "Under Moritz's leadership, for example, PwC is making systemic changes so that those who dial down in the middle are not marked forever by...
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