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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.
What Happens to DEI at the Big Firms Now?
In July 2023, a nonprofit group called America First Legal — founded by Trump senior […]
ESOP Accounting Firm CEO Talks Some Shit About PE-Backed Firms
Last year the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) put together a […]
BDO Gets Accused of Inflating Revenue Ahead of the ESOP Again, This Time in a Class Action Lawsuit
We knew it was only a matter of time before someone filed a class action […]
Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: Consultants Probably Won’t Be Cleaning Up Due to Trump’s Hiring Freeze; Where Are We At With 150 and Mobility? | 1.21.25
Morning. There was no news brief yesterday due to MLK Day because unlike PwC we […]
Remembering the Time Everyone at PwC Had to Work on MLK Day As a Noble Gesture to Honor Dr. King
This post was originally published on January 16, 2023. We are off today because we […]
Ex-PwC CEO Outdoes the Tax Scandal With a Dick Pic Scandal
PwC Australia is in the news again for yet another scandal though this time there […]
KPMG Is Elbowing Its Way Into Practicing Law in the US
These are lawyers according to the stock image site we use. It’s pretty funny that […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Venture Capital Eyes Accounting Firms For Profit; Big 4 Firms Tell Staff to Cool It on Travel Expenses | 1.13.25
Yo. Let’s wish a very happy Monday to Blake Oliver whose phone has been going […]
Ohio to the AICPA: Suck It, Losers
The Ohio Society of CPAs announced yesterday that their state is leading the way in […]
Big 4 Firms Fight Against Metrics That Would Reveal the Workloads Behind the Curtain
While the AICPA and large accounting firms have begged urged the SEC not to approve […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Firms Fight Back on Public Metrics; A Rejection or a Blessing? | 1.6.25
Happy snowy Monday and welcome to the first Monday Morning News Brief of 2025! While […]