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Footnotes: PwC Irish Eyes Are Frowning; Possible Tax Implications for Private...
Gartner, Inc. is looking for Tax Manager in Stamford, CT. Do you have 5+ years experience an MST/CPA? Get on it. [GCJ] PwC sued for €1bn over Quinn insurance collapse [FT]The AICPA Council voted to...
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Accounting News Roundup: Obama to Make New Offer on Corporate Taxes; Barnes &...
Obama to Offer New Deal on Corporate Taxes, Jobs [WSJ]Hoping to break an impasse, President Barack Obama today will extend a new offer to congressional Republicans in which he would back an overhaul of...
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The Partner Track: Part III -- Managing Ain't So Bad
Welcome to the latest installment of The Partner Track, a story of a Big 4 Senior Manager navigating a career in public accounting and thinking about the next step -- the partnership. I liked being a...
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The AICPA Is Getting Some Heat For Feed the Pig Ads on Rush Limbaugh's Show
Recently, a Feed the Pig commercial aired during a broadcast by everyone's favorite far right wing hot air machine Rush Limbaugh and apparently there is a select group of dedicated folks who make it...
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[UPDATED] The War Against the Billable Hour Goes Mainstream
Imagine my shock when I started combing Google News for something - anything - worth writing today and I found this profile of accounting hero and billable hour combatant Jason Blumer in the New York...
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If Not a Troll, This Guy Might Be the Saddest Accountant Ever
When I say "saddest accountant ever," I exclude certain Going Concern commenters who shall remain nameless.Don't ask me why I was reading this interview with Farrah Abraham, I'm a little obsessed with...
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Footnotes: What Do the IRS and Nazis Have in Common?; It's Not Fraud if It's...
Protip: if a change in accounting makes the numbers look better, the actual numbers are still the same [NPR]How Big Businesses Slash Taxes With R&D Credit -- and How Yours Can, Too [Entrepreneur]A...
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U.S. lawmakers take Washington tax reform show on the road [Reuters]Democratic Senator Max Baucus and Republican Representative Dave Camp, who chair the congressional tax-writing committees, sought...
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Let's Discuss: Switching From Your Firm's Audit Practice to the Advisory...
Last week during Caleb’s pseudo office hours, someone threw out the following question:Have y'all covered the transition from Assurance to Transaction Services in GC?Ahh, audit to advisory. The Holy...
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I Can't Stop Staring at This Picture of Benajmin Bankes Hamming It Up
While I was cruising the webernet in search for God knows what, I stumbled across this picture of Feed the Pig spokeswine Benjamin Bankes at the South Dakota CPA Society's Facebook page and it's...
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McGladrey's Great Lakes Leader Is Gonna Take Off Now
We've heard from a few people that McGladrey's Great Lakes Regional Leader David Shane is leaving the firm and it seems a little unexpected. Mickey G's CEO Joe Adams sent this message out on...
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Footnotes: AICPA Stands Ready to Lobby the Hell Out of Senate Finance...
The Neat Company needs a Senior Accountant in Philadelphia, PA. Four to six years experience and CPA are nice things to have. [GCJ]AICPA Recaps Its Tax Reform Recommendations in Letter to Senate...
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Accounting News Roundup: IBM Defends Cloud Accounting; FRC Drops Probe of...
IBM Defends Cloud-Computing Accounting Amid SEC Probe [Bloomberg]International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), facing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into how it reports revenue...
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Arthur Andersen Alumni's Efforts at Social Media Are Making Us Sad
It was recently brought to our attention that Arthur Andersen would have been 100 years old this year. Since 2013 would have been a landmark for the firm, it's understandable that people want to...
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Hey Look, BDO Had Another Decent Year
If Bravo Delta Oscar's announcement of its 2013 fiscal year revenues are any indication, we're going to see big revenue numbers from accounting firms this year:BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation's leading...
View ArticleAICPA Will Pass "Old" GAAS on the CPA Exam in 2014
Well look at that, you guys got all worked up over the Clarity Project and now you have this to worry about.From the AICPA:Beginning in 14Q1, the extant standards (AUs) will no longer be tested on the...
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Footnotes: Your IRS Commish Nominee Is John Koskinen; Tax Reform's Road to...
Arkadium, a New York-based game development studio, is looking for a Controller & Director of Finance. Their office is near Shake Shack, so you best get on it. [GCJ]President Obama Announces his...
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U.S. Added 162,000 Jobs in July; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.4% [NYT]The job gains reported by the Labor Department on Friday, were concentrated in retail, food services, financial activities and wholesale...
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Oh, GO ON in Your Open Items Thread
It's the first Friday in August which means we're heading straight into the HOTTEST MOST BORING MONTH OF THE YEAR. We can't do anything about the heat, but be sure to drop us a line if anything...
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HSBC Dumping KPMG for PwC as Auditor
Alright, alright, alright. We knew this was possible. Let's try to keep things civil.HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA), Europe’s largest bank, appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor, dropping KPMG LLP...
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