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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.
Grant Thornton and Their PE Overlords Are Busy Assimilating More Grant Thorntons Into the Borg
Grant Thornton Advisors — part of what used to be just Grant Thornton before private […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Gets a Handy; Deloitte Client Sues the Firm For Yoinking Their Name | 6.16.25
Hey. Got a little news for you. Podcaster and observationalist David Leary has a prediction […]
The Era of the Mediocre Hire Is Coming to an End As Firms Look to Slash Headcounts
For as long as this website has existed — 16 years next month, to be […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Former IRS Chief Goes to Work For Company Raided By the IRS; India Still Hoping to Be Big 5 | 6.9.25
Hey, people. Got some news for you. First, a Reuters story: Crete Professionals Alliance, an […]
Deloitte’s Latest Ad Promises Clients Their People Have No Life Whatsoever and Are Always Eager to Serve
h/t @GayBearRes for spreading this masterpiece around on X, that’s how we saw it anyway. […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: How CPAs Are Actually Using AI; Ex-Big 4 Guy on How to Navigate Worklationships | 6.2.25
Well it’s June so you know what that means…actually no, wait. Up until last year, […]
So I Guess We’re Just Talking Mad Sh*t About Big 4 Consulting Now
Have you seen this article in The Telegraph today? The headline gives away the gist […]
Enron and WorldCom Whistleblowers Plead Their Case to Save the PCAOB
This story was included in yesterday’s news brief however comments are closed on those by […]
Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: Forget the Layoffs, RSM Got Foosball!; Whistleblower Op-Ed Begs For the PCAOB’s Life | 5.27.25
Sup and good morning. We’re doing this today because yesterday was a holiday, something I […]
Judge Gives the OK to Proceed With a Class Action Against Workday For Alleged Old Fart AI Bias in Hiring
As the profession’s only news rag written by and for millennials (all are welcome, of […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Chicago Hires EY to Find Money in the Couch Cushions; PwC Does a Deep Dive on Justin Bieber | 5.19.25
Hey you. I come bearing news. There’s a trail underway across the pond to determine […]