Friday Footnotes: Marvel and the IRS; Work Less, Accomplish More; The Guy Who...
Have a great weekend, capital market servants.
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: 'Quarterly Capitalism' and Bitcoin Ransoms | 07.27.15
Hillary Clinton Seeks End to 'Quarterly Capitalism' [Bloomberg]
View ArticleOh Look, Another License Plate That Reminds You of Work While Sitting in...
Either "EBITDA" was taken or the driver didn't appreciate the irony of excluding depreciation on a car's license plate.
View ArticleAt Least One EY Associate Not Pleased to Learn That Overachieving Doesn’t...
A tip from the mailbag that is sure to crush the morale of some enterprising EY audit associates:
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: Secret IPOs; PwC Wins Auditor Battle Royale for...
Secret IPO Filings Feed Deal Frenzy [WSJ]
View ArticleThe Monthly Close: Balancing The Death Star's Books
The month of June provided Greg Kyte and his troupe with plenty of material.
View ArticleSeventy Percent of Accounting Grads in Some State of "What the Hell Is Going...
In an Accountemps survey, 56% of accounting and finance profession
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: PwC's Mulligan for Big Brothers Big Sisters | 07.29.15
U.S. watchdog refers PwC to ethics panel over audit of charity [Reuters]
View ArticleJudge Felt Compelled to Call Out Grant Thornton’s Extraordinarly Crappy Work
It's always amusing when a judge reprimands an accounting firm for sucking at its job.
View ArticleYour High Tax Rate Doesn't Make You More Patriotic, Presidential Candidate Dummy
Jeb Bush recently released 33 years of his personal tax returns. Why 33 years of 1040s? For the youth vote.
View ArticleEnjoy the Dreams While You Can, EY Interns
When you wake up, someone will be complaining about how you don't know anything.
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: CFOs Harmonize; Patent Boxes; Japan's Enron (and...
Analytic Mindset of CFOs Keeps C-Suite Harmony [CFOJ]
View ArticleAccountapocalypse: Let's Talk About Offshoring
I’ve touched on offshoring in a couple of
View ArticleThis Way, Please
You look lost. You'd like to find some lively discussions about compensation at the largest accounting firms, you say?Lucky you, we know of some:
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: Big 4 Bail on New Jersey Congressman After Anti-Gay...
Ed. note: I'm off for the day but stay tuned for posts from a couple of our contributors.
View ArticleShould CPAs Consider an Executive MBA?
In my last post I answered the question of whether CPAs should get an MBA.
View ArticleThese Florida Accountants Are So Florida
Florida, the state long considered a mecca for Disney fetishists and retirees, is the actual worst.
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: How Long Will the Big 4 Acquisition Spree Last? |...
E&Y Japan arm launches internal probe of Toshiba audit [Reuters]
View ArticleWhy You Should (and Shouldn't) Accept a Full-Time Offer From a Public...
Public accounting firms are wrapping up their summer internships and unless one did something horrifically wrong, most can expect full-time offers.
View ArticleAccountant Posts Big Game Hunting Photos, Internet Flips Out
As you may have heard, a dentist named Walter Palmer allegedly poached a lion named Cecil. The internet reacted negatively.
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