Accounting News Roundup: Tax Reform Takes a Beating; Light Speed to Partner;...
Business groups turn on Camp [The Hill]Exhibit A: A threat from the American Bankers Association's Chief Lobbyist James Ballantine: “We could probably send out a press release every day on something in...
View ArticleEven Becker Uses Becker to Study For the CPA Exam
Minor malfunction over at the Becker PR department?For me it's a no-brainer, of course I am going to prepare for the #CPAExam with Becker!— Becker CPA (@BeckerCPA) February 28, 2014Are we missing...
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Which Big 4 Big Shot Thinks We Should Exclude "Diversity" From Our Vocabulary?
It's about time some old white guy said it!Ahead of International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, let's take a look back at comments made by a certain Big 4 Chairman last year (no cheating, now):When...
View Article10 People Not Cut Out to Be Partner
The following comes from CPA Trendlines:QUESTION: My partner seems to always be out of sync with me, but my biggest pet peeve is that he never does what he says he will do. Do you have any...
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RSVP: Performing Small Audit Engagements on March 21
View the WebinarFollow this link to register or access the recording. After this seminar has passed, the recording will still be available. CPE CREDIT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO LIVE ATTENDEES ONLY. Event...
View ArticleLooks Like Grant Thornton's Much-Beloved Chief Marketing Officer is Out
We're guessing everyone who cares already knows. But just in case, here is the most thorough of the many tips we received on this news this afternoon:Today Grant Thornton's chief marketing officer,...
View ArticleFootnotes: Who Knew Madoff Was a Liar?; Shorting War; Happy Face! | 03.03.14
Bernie Madoff lies about Wall Street fraud in videos played at workers’ trial [NY Daily News]Er, if war breaks out, does it really matter where you put your money? [MW]Your troll of the day: The IRS is...
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Accounting News Roundup: Auditors' Clients and Nonaudit Fees; KPMG Gets...
Auditors Draw Some Clients Closer [CFOJ]Emily Chasan reports that nonaudit fees are creeping higher again: "At least 300 companies in the U.S. and Europe paid their auditors as much for add-on services...
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Is the PCAOB's "Audit Failure" Rate Really a Little Dramatic?
Here's the deal. Last week, Mark Peecher and Ira Solomon published an opinion piece on CFO.com titled PCAOB’s ‘Audit Failure’ Rate Is Highly Suspect. Just so we know these guys might have some idea...
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Why Busy Season Is an Exercise in Futility
A reader sent along this article on how campaign managers can easily work 60 - 80 hours during campaign season (oh the horror!) and promised we'd find an interesting bit buried in it. Sure enough, how...
View ArticleResults are Here for the Rothstein Kass KPMG Acquisition Rumors Survey
Before we get into survey results, we need to clear something up for certain readers who may be new to the Internet. Those of you donning tin foil hats and screaming "CONSPIRACY!!" because the...
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Reminder: Daylight Savings Time is an Excellent Opportunity to Rip Off Clients
If you are one of those strange people who still has to set your clocks manually, you may not be aware that this Sunday marks the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. You may also not be aware -- and...
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The Real Loser at the Oscars This Year Was PwC
Yeah yeah, we're a little late talking about the Oscars but we wanted to let everyone get the noteworthy stuff out of the way first -- the Ellen selfie, old lady hating, and of course John Travolta's...
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Note to Ellen DeGeneres: Actually, Jim Turley Takes Better Selfies Than You
I mean really, is anyone surprised by this? It's not enough that Jim Turley's imposing jawline has its own place on the Accounting Today Top 100 (OK, not really), but does he also have to take better...
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Footnotes: Fast Track to Partner; A Bitcoin Robbery; Florida Man at it Again...
Are you an aspiring partner? Why not fast track the process? [JofA]Judge Calls Chevron Verdict Product Of `Egregious Fraud,' Unenforceable [Forbes]Obama budget proposes more child care help for younger...
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Accounting News Roundup: Obama's Budget ; Lois Lerner May or May Not Testify;...
Obama Budget Raises $276 Billion From U.S. Multinationals [Bloomberg]Richard Rubin reports on the latest budget that has no chance of going anywhere: "In the fiscal 2015 budget proposed yesterday, the...
View ArticleBusy Season Zen: Get Lost in This Milky Way Time Lapse
Lest you all get too comfortable with baby animals, we're switching things up a bit today.This one is a little long but also a lot soothing; just the thing to carry you away to another place in the...
View ArticleChances Are You Work With at Least One Sociopath
Have you ever looked at a colleague, manager, partner, or other leader and thought to yourself it's entirely possible they could be a secret serial killer?While it's unlikely they decapitate kittens on...
View ArticleThis Deloitte Employee Doesn't Want to Hear About How Much Your Landlord Sucks
I'm sure we've all dealt with our fair share of terrible landlords -- mine, for example, don't even salt our sidewalk in winter and seem determined to put the loudest, most obnoxious idiots possible in...
View ArticleAccounting Career Conundrums: Put Down the Pot or Take a Gamble on Another...
Sometimes I feel like I don't know. Sometimes I feel like checkin' out. I want to get it wrong. Can't always be strong. And love it won't be long...call us Ultraviolet, we're here to light your way. If...
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