Actually, Providing For Your Child Isn't That Cool When You Insider Trade to...
For the last time, people, insider trading is not cool. Not ever.It is especially not cool when you use an account belonging to someone who is related to you, either by blood or by the miracle of...
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RSVP: Raise Your Leadership BAR on March 20th
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 ArticleMcGladrey Rises Up to Seventh Largest Consulting Firm in MA Just Ahead of...
McGladrey has had a great February, folks! First, they got news that they moved up one spot and are now #4 in the critical Minneapolis/St Paul market.And now, they are the seventh largest management...
View ArticleGlobal Management Accounting Principles© Are Absolutely a Thing
This is happening, so there's no point in fighting it. But you can put a copyright mark on it.Don't we have all the standards we need? GAAS, GAAP, FRF for SMEs, IFRS, whatever the hell rurals use when...
View ArticleFootnotes: Thar Be Jobs, Kids!; Regulators Heart Big Data; Another Celebrity...
Securities Regulators Go Big on Big Data [CFO Journal]TGIF for normal people, this for Footnoted [Twitter]Help! My filings cup runneth over!— footnoted (@footnoted) February 21, 2014If you're looking...
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Accounting News Roundup: Deloitte's Florida Friends; Improve Spreadsheet...
Deloitte landed big Florida DCF contract despite past woes, higher bid [MH]Friends in high places rarely disappoint: "Suzanne Vitale, who was the Department of Children and Family’s deputy secretary at...
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IRS Agents Pack Heat, Rarely Discharge
IRS agents have guns. By that I don't mean huge biceps.1 I mean the things Ted Nugent uses to shoot elk and open beers and unclog toilets.In 2008, when I was about to graduate with my B.S. in...
View ArticleMeanwhile in Canada, You Get a Tax Credit For Not Stinking the Joint Up
Apparently my Canadian pal Krupo is playing around with some tax software and tipped me off to an interesting tax credit for the farmers of Manitoba.The aptly-named Odour Control Tax Credit...
View ArticleSave the Date: Scott London May Get Sentenced on Thursday
Attestion Update has been on this like the feds on London's nuts:Sentencing is schedule for former KPMG regional audit PIC Scott London on February 27, 2014 regarding his plea agreement admitting...
View ArticleWhy Is Everyone Chattering About KPMG Acquiring Rothstein Kass?
Over the weekend, we began hearing rumors of a KPMG/Rothstein Kass merger. Rather, a somewhat upset individual sent us this:As discussed and expected in the 2013 layoffs thread here about Rothstein...
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SEC Floats the Idea That the More You Pay For an Audit, The Better the Audit...
We'd say you heard it here first, kids but actually you heard it from CFO Journal:U.S. securities regulators are wary that pressure to reduce auditor fees could lead to worse audits.Regulators grow...
View ArticleFootnotes: Fed Crush Says What?; No Really, WhatsApp?; Mind the GAAP! | 02.24.14
Carl Icahn isn't feeling eBay right now [Bloomberg View]My raging ladyboner for Dick Fisher is still raging so hard I should probably call my doctor because it's definitely been longer than four...
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Programming Note: A Word About Comments
This is why we can't have nice things.Due to certain comments which we don't want to out at the moment, we're forced to implement registration in the comment section for the foreseeable future. I'm...
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Accounting News Roundup: Showtime for Tax Reform; 'You're an accountant, why...
Rate Cut Promise Leads to Corporate Tradeoff in Tax Code Redo [Bloomberg]Richard Rubin reports that Dave Camp's bill will be the litmus test for tax reform: "It’s going to force people, policy makers,...
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Scott London's Updated LinkedIn Profile Is the Greatest Thing Ever
As pointed out by Attestation Update, looks like Scott London is hoping to put all this insider trading drama behind him and start fresh. He brings to the table years of experience and just a few bad...
View ArticlePeople are Getting a Little Worked Up Over Proposed IRS Non-Profit Guidance
YOU SHALL NOT STIFLE MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BE A PARTISAN GROUP PRETENDING TO BE A SOCIAL WELFARE GROUP!Richard Rubin points out this morning that the topic at hand -- Guidance for Tax-Exempt...
View ArticleWe Can't Find a Single Thing to Mock in Mark Weinberger's LinkedIn Debut
Trust us, we looked.In case you missed it, our CEO & Chairman is now a LinkedIn Influencer. Read his first post here: http://t.co/WdmzLv0TEt via @LinkedInPulse— EY (@EYnews) February 25, 2014We...
View ArticleHow to Stay Focused Using Technology When Technology is Keeping You Unfocused
Jumping off Colin's Open Item earlier today about Tracker -- a Chrome extension developed by a former EY employee that allows you to better understand what you spend your time doing -- we came across a...
View ArticleFootnotes: Busy Season Lies; Can the IRS Stop the House?; A Literal Goldmine...
Three Mistakes to Avoid When Networking [Harvard Business Review]Mac users, I hope you've already updated (this goes for your devices too) due to a major security flaw [Mac Rumors]12% of Americans say...
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Accounting News Roundup: A Rare Breed: Audit Committee Member That Blows the...
A China Fraud Dissected: Part 1 Milton Webster, AgFeed Audit Committee Member and Whistleblower [Re:The Auditors]An Audit Committee member blowing the whistle? That's a rare bird. Francine McKenna...
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