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Do Any Millennials Want to Work at the IRS Non-ironically?
Hating the IRS is as American as baseball and capital punishment. This almost universal derision may be part of the reason the Service has such a hard time finding younger employees.
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Accounting News Roundup: More on PKF Partner Accused of Theft; PwC Pulled...
PKF Pacific Hawaii managing partner Patrick Oki accused of stealing $500K from the companyPBN]
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The Sharing Economy CPA: An Interview with Derek Davis of Tabby
This is our latest interview with accountants who have gone on to found companies or firms after getting their start in public accounting or an industry position.
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#BusySeasonProblems: Inflatable Sharks; Late-night Checklists; Unexpected...
Now that we've officially crowned "WTF am I doing with my life?" as the champion BSP, let
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Accounting News Roundup: Disclosing Carried Interest; Strange Job Titles Are...
Carried Interest Should Be Disclosed on Tax Forms, and to Private Equity Investors [
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Reminder: Don't Work at the IRS for Glamour, Good Cocktail Party Chatter
As we've discussed, if you want to dabble in public service or embrace chaos like never before or have a deep appr
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Busy Season Zen: Ten Hours of Soothing Spring Showers
April showers bring May flowers, the saying goes.
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Accountant's Jail Sentence Conveniently Allows for Sunday Night Television
An accountant in Syracuse was sentenced to 16 weekends in jail and 5 years of probation for stealing $44k from her employer.
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Accounting News Roundup: Satyam Founder Sentenced to Prison; Losing Lotto...
Satyam Founder Gets 7 Years for India’s Biggest Corporate Fraud [Bloomberg]
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PwC Disappointed That Former Partners Going to Jail for Satyam Fraud
An addendum to the Bloomberg article on the Satyam executives' sentencing we linked to earlier:
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#TBT: The Failed Merger of Ernst & Young and KPMG
In the late 1990s there were 6 major accounting firms serving our capital markets with gusto.
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Accounting News Roundup: You *Can* Afford to Change Jobs; Bad Bank...
General Electric to Sell Bulk of Its Finance Unit [
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PwC Chairman in Russia to Thaw Cold War Tensions or Something
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee and Dennis Nally, Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited....
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PKF Hawaii Standing By Their Man Accused of Stealing From Firm
Patrick Oki, who stepped aside as PKF Hawaii's managing partner on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty yesterday to stealing $500
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Long Hours Are the Root of All Your Busy Season Problems
Perhaps you gleaned this from the exhaustive tournament we hosted recently, but we'll bring it up again: working a lot of hours cause
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Friday Footnotes: Political Tax Returns; Satyam Stigma for PwC?; Workplace...
It begins.Talked to two accountants about the Obamas' plain vanilla tax returns. Both said they're ready for Hillary.
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Accounting News Roundup: KPMG Buying Beacon Partners; Fantasy Sports Winners...
KPMG to Buy Health-Care Consultant Beacon Partners [WSJ]
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Can Someone Get a Message to the Awesome Shoe Shine Guy at LaGuardia That PwC...
PwC Vice Chairman of Markets, Strategy something something something Tim Ryan wrote a post over at LinkedIn about f
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IRS to Tax Pros: You’re Not Helping
Perhaps you've heard that the IRS is a little shorthanded? You know, that the people they do have are overwhelmed and can't get to the phone as often as they would like?
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Accounting News Roundup: SEC's Home Field Advantage; A Valueless Stock Award;...
Appeals Panel Considers SEC’s Use of In-House Courts [WSJ]
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