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Zombie CPAs, Grant Thornton Temporary Tattoos, and Porn Stars: The Going...
I won't bother pinpointing the number of blog posts or the thousands of words I've written over the past year, but I'll just say that it was a lot. There's always something for everyone -- gossip,...
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Here Are a Few New Regulations That May or May Not Affect Your CPA License...
A new year is nearly upon us and with it comes not only the promise of a fresh start and possibly shedding a few pounds but -- YAY! -- new regulations! Here are just a few state-by-state to be aware...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup | 12.31.12
Happy New Year, capital market servants! We're continuing the vacation-esque publishing schedule through tomorrow and we'll be back with you full-time on Wednesday. In the meantime, if you've been...
View ArticleThe Ten Best CPA Exam Freakouts Of 2012
My esteemed (?) colleague has been having fun with slideshows since TPTB told us "go ahead and take it easy for the holidays, your loyal readership aren't at work anyway," now it's my turn.This has...
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Accounting News Roundup: Trading One Fiscal Crisis for Another; Europe's IFRS...
Tax Deal’s Passage Ends Latest Standoff [NYT]Ending a climactic fiscal showdown in the final hours of the 112th Congress, the House late Tuesday passed and sent to President Obama legislation to avert...
View ArticleAnother List of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For, And Another Reason to...
If you hate your job, it's clearly because you don't work for one of Accounting Today's "100 Best Firms to Work For." Every year they come out with this list, and every year it bugs the hell out of...
View ArticleDeloitte Rewards Auditors for Job Well Done with Professional Skepticism...
On December 21st, long after most people had given up on the world coming to an end and just about the time everyone on the east coast was about to check out for the rest of 2012, the PCAOB...
View ArticleBlind Item: Which NYC Accounting Firm's Holiday Party Was a Little Too Light...
Here's an unconfirmed account of a holiday party from last month: [Well-known firm] NYC party on [date] at the [fancy place] was not up to snuff. While the venue was sleek, and the band was good, - the...
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The Corporate Income Tax Is Like Mother's Milk for Tax Professionals
Corporate tax lawyers like the tax – a lot. Corporate tax managers can’t live without it. The Big Four accounting firms have an army of partners who have become rich working on corporate tax issues....
View ArticleLife After Public Accounting: Harassing Auditors For a Living Isn't a Bad Gig...
All busy season long, we'll be discussing exit opportunities for those of you feeling like overworked Chinese slave labor counting down the days from your cubes. Remember, there is life after public...
View ArticleFootnotes: The Fiscal Cliff, Dude; Stamford Knows BDO; Resolutions for the...
From NASCAR to rum, the 10 weirdest parts of the ‘fiscal cliff’ bill The fiscal cliff bill renews “special expensing rules for certain film and television productions,” at a cost of some $75 million...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: Later, 112th; Judge Gives Ex-Satyam Audit Committee...
Fresh Budget Fights Brewing [WSJ]The completion of a tax deal between the White House and Congress sent stocks soaring Wednesday, but the sense of relief belied the fact that more tax-and-spending...
View ArticleBig 4 Firms Performing Quite Well in the Self-Preservation Department
If you are able to find Google's homepage and have a couple of functioning digits, it isn't difficult to find news of Big 4 audit firms settling lawsuits over the past few years. Satyam. Countrywide....
View ArticleBDO Keeps Pace with Rival Audit Firms in Terrible PCAOB Inspection Reports
For whatever reason, BDO was excluded in the last-minute lump of coal the PCAOB delivered to Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Grant Thornton right before Christmas, but that doesn't mean their...
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Occupy the Audit Committee: Why Not Include PCAOB Inspections in Proxy...
Every year, my mailbox gets cluttered up with huge proxy statement packets filled with a bunch of crap I won't read. And every year, I vote against the Big 4 accounting firm recommended by the Board....
View ArticleFootnotes: Who is resisting the Boehner?; A CPA firm Grinch; 77% of taxpayers...
SEC v. Deloitte. It’s Important.[China Law Blog]Who are the Boehner resisters? Too easy. [POLITICO]IRS Issues Withholding Tables to Reflect 2013 Tax Rates [Bloomberg]Controversial Dark Money Group...
View ArticleANR: Basel Gets Butthurt By FASB Loan Loss Rules; Eat the Rich; Sokol Gets...
Acting Ed. note: Guess what, kids? NO COLIN TODAY! YAY!!! I'll be holed up at the Secret Lair surrounded by cats pumping out accounting news for your entertainment all day so feel free to shoot me an...
View ArticleUPDATED: [VIDEO] This Drunk Irish Chick Might Be Her KPMG Partner Daddy's...
Video description says it all:girl with no money for pizza eating scraps from table in drunken rage. she has no shoes on and has urine on her feet!! very funnyIt goes without saying based on that...
View ArticleDeloitte Hopes To Make Training As Fun As Call of Duty
If you're anything like me, sometimes after a long day of slaving away for the man, your first thought is to pop a beer, kick off your shoes and cap some mofos in your favorite violent video game. I...
View ArticleAnd So the "Drunk KPMG Daddy's Girl" Remixes Begin...
Thank you, young lady, for making my Friday. And the Friday of many plegs (? sorry, I don't speak Irish) around the world. Except for your dad Jimmy, who is probably mortified and can't delete the...
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