Author: Adrienne Gonzalez

Adrienne is a 15-year veteran of the accounting industry, if by "veteran" you mean "vulture prowling the periphery of the profession waiting for something exciting to happen." She has been spewing vitriol on Going Concern since the site was founded in 2009. A former CPA review employee, she has sat through more FAR classes than any CPA exam candidate ever could -- even one who has failed FAR seven times -- and can still recall most of the mnemonics all these years later.

Big 4

What Are the Best Perks Offered by the Big 4?

Adrienne Gonzalez
January 15, 2015

Besides a paycheck, that is.

Ex-BDO Chairman Not About to Let His Former Firm Stick Him With Huge Legal Bills and Get Away With It

Adrienne Gonzalez
January 15, 2015

We thought we heard the last from former BDO chairman Denis Field when one "Jayne […]

News

The Happiest Lawyers Are Tax Lawyers

Adrienne Gonzalez
January 14, 2015

Of 17,000 associates from over 150 large and mid-sized law firms surveyed by Vault for […]

Audit

Auditor Phones in Auditing Revenue, Gets Totally Busted

Adrienne Gonzalez
January 14, 2015

The PCAOB posted 26 new inspection reports today, none of which were all that remarkable. […]

Video

Busy Season Zen: Be a Happy Little Tree

Adrienne Gonzalez
January 14, 2015

While we were diligently combing through YouTube today, we realized that YouTube is kind of […]

Salaries

Is the Pay Gap in Public Accounting Firms Widening?

Adrienne Gonzalez
January 13, 2015

American Lawyer has an interesting story about the growing pay gap in law, meaning a small handful of top guys are bringing in $10 million or more, while the low level grunts at the associate level are bringing home a paltry $160,000, on average. Let’s take a look: