Comp/Bonus/Promotion Watch '13: PwC Overachievers Should Prepare Acceptance...
It's April, which means there are three short months left in PwC's fiscal year. This also means your practice leaders are warming you up for the annual meeting expectations process. Along with that...
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Going Concern March Madness: Busy Season Survival -- Food & Beverage vs....
Well, we have our survivors from GCMMBSSF&BvsT. It's been quite a journey so far, and now we will crown the kings of both Food & Beverage and Tech in your quest to come out of busy season with...
View ArticlePlease Don’t Celebrate the End of Busy Season By Doing the Harlem Shake
This effort was put forth by a team in the E&Y San Antonio office and if you're a dancing accountants aficionado, it serves as another opportunity to study technique, enthusiasm, and production...
View ArticleFootnotes | 04.03.13
Deloitte's 30 Rock space is green. [Deloitte]Top GOP tax-writer to testify on reform next week [The Hill]Gas Tax Follies [Tax Analysts/David Brunori] Huey Lewis and Weird Al Reenact Classic American...
View ArticleANR: Foreclosure Reviews Were 'Complicated'; Deutsche Bank's Accounting...
Review of Botched U.S. Foreclosures Beset by Missteps, GAO Says [Bloomberg]A $2 billion search for U.S. foreclosure errors was hampered by poor planning from the regulators who demanded it, according...
View ArticleDeloitte Employees Understandably Jumpy After Receiving ‘My Compliance...
Something from the mailbag this morning:Wanna see 60,000+ employees freak-out for a hot second and halt productivity for a bit , send them a firm wide e-mail with the below subject…Imagine, if you...
View ArticleGet Ready to Put Jeff Skilling Back on Your Christmas Card List
Maybe not Christmas 2013, but some Christmas in the not so distant future:Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who is serving a 24-year prison term for his role in the energy giant's epic collapse, could...
View ArticleThis 'Fighting Fraud' Video from the CAQ Isn't Going to Help That...
Most people like to learn in some sort of visual fashion. Reading? BORING. Lectures? AWFUL. There needs to be action, bright colors, and a damsel in distress -- bonus points if there's a scene of...
View ArticleFootnotes: HP Loses Its Chairman; The GASB Finds a New One; ATR's Obama Tax...
H-P's Lane to Step Aside as Chairman [WSJ]Documents Shed Light on Widespread Use of Tax Havens [AT]The Charitable Giving Coalition has launched a new website aimed at protecting the charitable...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: Should E&Y Resign as HP Auditor?; Deduction Cap...
U.S. Economy Adds Just 88,000 Jobs [WSJ]Employers added 88,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate, obtained by a separate survey of U.S. households, fell one-tenth...
View ArticleThe Definitive 'I'm Quitting Public Accounting' Checklist
Busy season is coming to a close. Some of you are already done and are spending this Friday at a ballpark eating junk food and drinking heavily because that's exactly what you should be doing.And some...
View ArticleTable-Dancing Philly Audit Luigi Will Pretty Much Consume Your Entire Afternoon
Alright, so we're all sick of Harlem Shake videos amiright? We almost didn't even bother to click on this reader submission from "Philly audit" (where we just do not know) but we found the guy dressed...
View ArticleThe South Dakota Retirement System Has Dumped KPMG
So far, KPMG has not been posting passive aggressive status updates on Facebook in revenge:The trustees for the South Dakota Retirement System have replaced its auditor, who is being sued by the...
View ArticleFootnotes: Let's Welcome Back Wesley Snipes; Offshore Stash How-To; Free Toys...
Is Your Team's Owner a Major League Asshole? [MoJo]Here's an awesome interactive if you want to learn how to stash assets offshore. [ICIJ]Lamar Odom Is NOT a Charity Scam Artist!! [TMZ]Wesley Snipes...
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Accounting News Roundup: Deloitte Hearts Emerging Markets; Auditors Under...
Deloitte Revenue Boosted by Emerging Markets, CEO Salzberg Says [BBW]Deloitte, whose services include audit, consulting and corporate restructuring advice, will post “about the same growth” in revenue...
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Going Concern March Madness: The Busy Season Survival Final -- Booze vs....
Finally, the champions of the two Busy Season Survival regions -- Food & Bevvie and Tech -- will meet to crown the ultimate winner of GCMMBSSF&BvsT.It's been a memorable tournament unless...
View ArticleErnst & Young's Jim Turley Is the Justin Bieber of Accounting
Do you like your firm's CEO? It's really an odd question. When I worked at KPMG, Tim Flynn was at the helm and he seemed likable enough, but I only knew him through scripted emails and one very bizarre...
View ArticleSocial Media's Ideas for Tax Reform Can't Be Worse Than Anything That's Been...
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and Representative Dave Camp (R-MI) report in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that since Congress has spent ample time listening to interest groups, it's about time they got...
View ArticleWhat Is the Code For Watching This Video From PwC Philly's Oscars Event?
I am beginning to think PwC's Philadelphia office is purposely trying to end up on Going Concern.All this video is missing is a cameo by Luigi.Be patient, it takes a minute to warm up.
View ArticleFootnotes: You Might Be a Tax Cheat If; What's the Big Deal About Bitcoin?;...
When Buybacks Get Complex, So Does the Accounting [Compliance Week]The Forensic Accountant’s Role in Litigation [Accounting Today]Why You'll Soon Be Paying Sales Taxes on All of Your Internet Purchases...
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