Morning, people. 29 days to go until April 15. Got some bad news. We are, […]
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.
Before You Cuss NASBA Out About CPA Exam Pass Rates Please Consult This Chart
Early last month, 2024 CPA exam pass rates started getting quite a bit of attention […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: FAR Isn’t That Hard If You’re Drunk; Late Muni Audits Piling Up | 3.10.25
Good morning! Hope you didn’t have to waste too much time yesterday setting all your […]
NYT Reports Trump Wants to Cut the IRS Workforce By Half But There’s a But
New York Times is reporting that more cuts are coming to the IRS: The Internal […]
TIL Deloitte Almost Didn’t Do the Green Dot Because It Was ‘a Bit Silly’
Who wants a little Big 4 design and marketing lore today? Well you’re getting it […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Young CPAs Should Be Scared, Says Guy; Accounting Tricks on Tax Plans | 3.3.25
Hey. Want some news? In Footnotes on Friday we included a story about Saudi Arabia’s […]
RIP Associate Work
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) has released their 2025 Compensation and Benefits for […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: AI Isn’t Impressive…Yet; ‘Audit the Fed’ is Back | 2.24.25
Good morning, capital markets servants. Here’s some news. Bloomberg Tax discusses recent DEI pullback at […]
KPMG Is the Latest Firm to Quietly Pull Back on DEI Initiatives
Last week, Deloitte US told government-facing staff to remove pronouns from their email signatures in […]
Where’d the PwC Women’s Consulting Experience Go?
Fresh off the tipbox this morning: PwC has quietly killed off their women’s consulting experience […]
Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: Deloitte Report Says India Outsourcing Will Increase (Duh); More Work Means You’re Liked at Work | 2.18.25
We’re doing the news brief today because yesterday was President’s Day. I’m saying that because […]
Realizing It’s a Losing Fight, TPTB Are Caving on 150 Hours
Announced February 13, the AICPA and NASBA are giving up the quixotic fight to maintain […]