Here's a Video Game That Features an IRS Agent Fighting Alligators and...
For you overgrown adolescent boys out there looking for your next gamer challenge and Madden '13 just isn't doing it for you, let us present Alligators on a Bridge. It's April 15th and Tim the IRS...
View ArticleFootnotes: Goolsbee on Romney's Tax Plan; PC Makers Taking Lumps; Don't Mess...
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan and the Middle Class [WSJ, Earlier] Six Reasons My Kid is Better Than Your Kid [DT] Already Behind The Eight-Ball: Auditors of Broker-Dealers Are A Disaster [Forbes] If You’ve...
View ArticleANR: Accountants Hunker Down; IRS Commish Admits to 'Contradictory Language'...
Accounting, Finance Staffs Happy to Stay Put [CFO]The relative security this group feels should be important news to CFOs in managing their staffs, says Steve McMahan, executive vice president of...
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Here Are Some Office Olympics Ideas for Your Accounting Firm's Fall Busy Season
Did you get passed over for that promotion? Not sure what dish to whip up for the Labor Day potluck at the boss's house? Need a new mobile app suggestion for those bathroom breaks? Email us your...
View ArticleYou Interned At Big 4 And Didn't Get an Offer, Now What?
Let's face it, your mom is sick of hearing about your career troubles. Stop ruining her Sunday afternoons with your depressing phone calls and email us for advice instead. Hi, I have a question! I...
View ArticleLet's Take a Peek at Some of Mitt Romney's Investments
Earlier today, Gawker's John Cook dumped nearly 1,000 pages of "internal audits, financial statements, and private investor letters for 21 cryptically named entities in which Romney had invested" for...
View ArticleLayoffs Watch '12: KPMG
Meanwhile, across the pond, a few hundred Klynveldians will have to find something else to do with their time in the very near future: Staff at the auditor and consultant’s UK arm were told on Thursday...
View ArticleBank of America Gets It Some Sharon Allen
Bank of America announced today that perpetually hydrated former Deloitte Chairwoman Sharon Allen will be joining their board of directors effectively immediately. This appointment by a prominent...
View ArticleFootnotes: Bad, Bad Auditors; Bernanke Out Under Romney; Preparing for (the...
Bad Grades Rising at Audit Firms [NYT] Romney confirms he'd replace Bernanke [The Hill] Madoff Trustee Cleared to Return $2.4 Billion [WSJ] The US-China Accounting Standoff [HFN] Judge Wants Tax...
View ArticleANR: Issa Questions Obamacare; Regulators Get Busy on Money Market Funds; Who...
House committee seeks IRS documents on healthcare law [Reuters]House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa demanded all documents and communications between the IRS and...
View ArticleCalling All Armchair Politicians: This Year's AICPA Accounting Competition...
Unfortunately certain armchair politicians who frequent this website are likely too old to enter the 2012 AICPA Accounting Competition but for student members of the AICPA currently enrolled in school,...
View ArticleHow to Have Recruiting Season Conversations Without Scaring People Off
You spent your entire junior year reading Going Concern horror stories instead of brushing up on your communication skills and now the heat is on. Recruiting season is here and you don't want to end up...
View ArticleNote to Thieving Church CFOs: Sex Scandals Are Not a Good Excuse For Stealing
42-year-old Anita Guzzardi worked at the Philadelphia archdiocese since the ripe old age of 20, rising through the ranks to make $124,000 a year as their CFO until she was canned last year for...
View ArticleAccounting and Finance Professionals Are Only Slightly Less Optimistic Than...
Surveys, we love 'em! The latest Mergis Group Finance and Accounting Employee Confidence Index has come down from its highest level in four years, decreasing 5.2 points to 52.6 in the second quarter of...
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PwC's New Atlanta Office Bears a Striking Resemblance To The Trendy Downtown...
Let's get one thing straight: I'm a fan of animal print personally but admit I'm a bit baffled by PwC's design choices in its new Atlanta office. Were they going for the Kimpton look on purpose? Let's...
View ArticleInexperienced Audit Associate Is Curious What Happens Once Work Starts
What did public accountants do 20 years ago when they had to face a new career on their very first day without the guidance of the entire accounting community on the Internet behind them? This is why...
View ArticleFootnotes: IRS Helps Get Cash For College; Target Avoids the SEC; Quantifying...
Thanks for allowing me to be your Master of Ceremonies today, kids, it's been my pleasure as always. Have a safe, happy and hopefully work-free weekend out there and Colin will be back to annoy the...
View ArticleFootnotes: Bain and PwC; Muni Bond Interest on the Chopping Block?; Isaac...
Bain Capital Partners and PwC: A Rich and Varied Relationship [AB] Should Congress Curb Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds? [T]here is the politics [to consider]. Is Congress really going to tell bondholders...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: Romney's Tax Plan: Yes It Can!; Occupy Returns; Yao...
U.S. Firms Move Abroad to Cut Taxes [WSJ]Companies cite various reasons for moving, including expanding their operations and their geographic reach. But tax bills remain a primary concern. A few cite...
View ArticleMandatory Audit Firm Rotation: Regulatory Sit 'n' Spin
It's been about a year since the PCAOB crapped out Release No. 2011-006, "Concept Release on Auditor Independence and Audit Firm Rotation." Some people in the profession think the PCAOB has no real...
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