Try Not to Hate on This 2013 Stanford MBA Graduate Making $522k Out the Door
Perhaps you've come across this report already today, which I figured I should share because we all love money AMIRIGHT and you guys are always so concerned with salaries while seeking career advice so...
View ArticleFootnotes: Phil's Hat Still Wants Kids to Read; Cockroaches?; $3 Trillion in...
IRS to probe US taxpayer records with Caribbean Offshore Bank accountsUnited States district court has authorised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to issue summons for US taxpayers records with...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: Lost and Found: MF Global Edition; Tax Prep...
How MF Global's 'missing' $1.5 billion was lost -- and found [Fortune]Spoiler: It wasn't in Jon Corzine's couch cushins.Why Not Use Tax Preparers as a Portal to Health Exchanges? [TaxVox]It's not that...
View ArticleHere Are Your Remaining Open Items For the Week
Starting today, we're going to pull the best from Friday's Open Items thread, forget all about the remaining nasty things that were said and start fresh. We're doing this because it's difficult to weed...
View ArticleIn Case You're Feeling Frustrated This Monday, We Made You Some Ecards
Usually I'm loathe to share over-shared memes but somehow someecards still manages to be funny at least some of the time. Plus the format is pretty much perfect for socially awkward, passive aggressive...
View ArticleDon't Make These Five Mistakes When Hunting for a New Job
Just like in life, when you're looking for a new job, it's easy to get in your own way. There are lots of ways you can sabotage yourself and Forbes has a baker's dozen of them. Here's a rundown of five...
View ArticleLinkedIn Endorsements: Value or No Value?
The Cynical Girl asks:What’s the value of a LinkedIn endorsement or recommendation?I won't blockquote half her article here, you can go over and read it if you'd like to (and you should). I will,...
View ArticleLet's Join FAF in Celebrating 40 Years of FASB!
So, who has the cake?In honor of the 40th anniversary of FASB, FAF has rolled out a new section on its website featuring audio, transcripts and photos from the September’s FASB@40 Conference among...
View ArticleFootnotes: All the Money is in DC; The Pentagon Sucks At Money Management;...
A Biglaw partner -- who kinda sorta specializes in finance -- lost $19.5 million, or rather may have let her husband steal it[Above the Law]I will give a Bitcoin to anyone who can explain to me how,...
View ArticleAccounting News Roundup: EY Lands a Vatican Gig; Deloitte's Cozy Media...
Vatican Tasks Outside Firm EY to Check Finances [AP]Promontory Group is already looking into the Vatican's bank and real estate holdings. Now EY! will "verify and consult" the activity around...
View ArticleAccording to this Sportscaster, Accountants Are the Only People Who Never...
Someone needs to introduce this guy to Arthur Andersen, Scott London, and the Cleveland intern with a highly condensed schedule of errands.That said, it's nice to know that average Joes still hold all...
View ArticleJason the Hipster CPA Was Using the Cloud Before It Was Cool
Come on, people. It opened for Wilco in '94.Attention accountants everywhere: please stop talking about the cloud. #YesteryearsNews— Jason M. Blumer, CPA (@JasonMBlumer) November 19, 2013
View ArticleWho Knew EY Was Hiding Decent Artists?
No, not creative financial artists, like art artists.The EY Exhibition – Paul Klee: Making Visible opened at the Tate Modern in London on October 16, 2013 and runs through March 9 2014. Paul Klee...
View ArticleThe PCAOB Has Added "Information For Audit Committees" To Its Website
Audit committees play a vital role in the capital markets' investor protection framework through their oversight of the audit engagement and the company’s financial reporting process. The...
View ArticleNon-Traditional Holiday Celebrations at Accounting Firms, Care To Add Yours?
Surely no celebration can top the male stripper at the Bernard Robinson and Co. End of Busy Season party but a beefcake in a cop outfit swinging his junk in your face isn't really very "holiday-like"...
View ArticleCREW Goes After Grover Norquist, Compares His ATR Works to Those of Al Capone
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington -- or CREW, as they are lovingly and lazily known for those of us who love acronyms and hate organizations with long complicated names -- has filed...
View ArticleFootnotes: Baucus Tries to Get Tax Reform Rolling; China To Try Useful GDP...
Baucus Proposes Minimum U.S. Tax on Foreign Earnings [Bloomberg]Baucus Proposes International Tax Reform But Future Action Remains Uncertain [TaxVox]Regulatory Pressures Seen Slowing Audits, Raising...
View ArticleANR: Better Hedge Accounting in Your Future?; Deloitte Catches a Break on MG...
In $13 Billion Settlement, JPMorgan May Have Gotten a Good Deal [DealBook]May have gotten a good deal? "Yes, these are big numbers for newspaper headlines," said Jeffrey Lewis, a senior portfolio...
View ArticleThese Pictures of Tim Gearty with Neil Cavuto Are Glorious
Twitter was created for moments just like this:Met Neil Cavuto at a Church breakfast. I present CPE at his company - Fox News ! ! ! pic.twitter.com/hzcfHubfEB— Timothy Gearty (@TimothyGearty) November...
View ArticleTurning Down an Offer With Style and Grace
Do you have a question for our crack team of... uh... I'm trying to come up with something nice to call us but I got nothing. ANYHOO, if you have career conundrums, issues, inquiries or just need a...
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