Grant Thornton's Hartford Office Will Need All the Comforts of Your Average...
The modern office has changed. With companies like Google and Facebook throwing around perks like free sushi, bowling alleys, dog runs, a keg in every kitchen, full spa service, among other luxuries,...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: The Fed Pulls an Andersen; Tax Cuts; Why Today Is...
Austrian coalition agrees to cut taxes by 5 billion euros [Reuters]
View ArticleBelated #TBT: The Birth of the Cash Flow Statement
No financial statement tells the story of a company quite like the statement of cash flows. It's simple, yet powerful, like The Sun Also Rises or "The Contest" or Where's Spot? Everyone can enjoy it.
View ArticleFriday Footnotes: Lawyers Sue Deloitte; Google's CFO Hunt; A Lost Lotto...
Ed. note: Sad to report that today is Adrienne's last day at Going Concern.
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: SEC Settlements; KPMG Shopping for Advisory Shops;...
S.E.C. Wants the Sinners to Own Up [NYT]
View ArticleAccountants Share Their Dreams
Last week, we talked about secrets. This week, after a prompt from this BuzzFeed video, we'll talk about dreams.
View ArticleFrom Public Accounting to Conversations as Content: An Interview with...
Ed. note: This is the first of a series of interviews with accountants who have started or own a business.
View ArticleHere's Your Perfunctory March 16th Open Thread
Yes, it's just a small bump on the road to April 15th, and both are mere pit stops towards September 15th and October 15th, but it would be remiss if we did not acknowledge the first major tax filing...
View ArticleOh Boy, Deloitte's New Audit Chief Promises 'Innovation'
Joe Ucuzoglu (Uch-uh-zog-loo?) will replace Cathy Engelbert as CEO of Deloitte & Touche, the firm's audit practice.
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: New Lease Accounting and Debt Covenants; Kill the...
IASB Downplays Lease Accounting Rules Impact on Debt Covenants [CFOJ]
View Article#BusySeasonProblems: Three Square-ish Meals; 15-hour Days; St. Patrick's Day...
Several major deadlines have passed, yet the plight of accountants rages on.
View ArticleDeloitte Is Trying to Reinvent Performance Evaluation
Performance evaluations have been awful for a long time. Forced ranking, the method that many large accounting firms employ, has successfully sucked numerous souls from the bodies of many talented...
View ArticleTriple Entry Accounting: Harebrained or Genius?
I've never been to SXSW, but I imagine that all the smart people talking about smart ideas and getting all smart with each other is nauseating. Still!
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: PwC Nabs HSBC Audit; AICPA Offers Suggestions;...
HSBC confirms PwC will take over as auditor from March 31 [Reuters]
View ArticleBusy Season Zen: The Swish Montage
March Madness begins this week, so it seems appropriate that today's BSZ have a basketball theme.
View ArticleTime to Look for a New Job (Even If You're Not Looking)
It's mid-March and, aside from brackets, the thing on many accountants' minds is finding a new job.
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: Contingent Bonuses and Motivation; Apologizing for...
Top Wall Street Lawyer Slams Regulatory Environment [WSJ]
View ArticleThe Aftermath of the Ex-PwC Employee Who Got Fired After a Dispute with...
Last October we learned that a PwC fired an employee named Canal O'Rourke for violating the firm's "ethics stand
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