The SEC announced today that Chief Accountant Paul Beswick is out, with his sights set […]
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.
The IRS Has Given Up Its Fight to Regulate Tax Preparers
The IRS decided against continuing a court battle on whether it has the legal authority […]
Let’s Talk About the Accounting Firms Talking About Flextime
You will recall an article Colin linked to in ANR yesterday that boasts of KPMG's […]
Footnotes: Your Degree, Your Debt; Give Us a Break on Tax Breaks; Define “Anything” | 05.14.14
College grads in deeper debt than nongrads Breaking: student loans will bring you down [CNNMoney] […]
Kansas Represenative Wanted House Committee Meetings to Count as CPE to Keep Her Now Expired CPA License
This is a bit of a strange story. Let's start with the basics. Lynn Jenkins […]
This One Chart Tells You Everything You Need to Know About a Rothstein Kass Acquisition
From the first moment the Rothstein Kass KPMG rumors started circling the bowl, it was […]
Qualcomm Managers Accused of Insider Trading by SEC Didn’t Even Try to Hide It
When you think insider trading, you think throwaway pre-paid phones, scribbles on napkins, and clandestine […]
The Trial Date for PwC’s California Hour and Wage Lawsuit Has Changed (Again)
We're sure you have been anxiously awaiting news on Campbell v PricewaterhouseCoopers and boy are […]
Footnotes: Pentagon Balks at an Audit; Re-policing Fannie and Freddie; Dodging the Tax Man | 05.13.14
Housing regulator signals shift in policy on Fannie, Freddie [WaPo] What's up with net neutrality? […]
AICPA Tackling the Important Issue of Male CPAs Wanting It All
This was incredibly refreshing to see on the AICPA's CPA Insider blog. It begins: “I […]
FLASH: Accountants Are the Most Low-Key, High Wage Workers in America
I wish they would have published this stupid article at the peak of busy season. […]
Would New York Ever Require a Master’s Degree to Become a CPA?
What’s this, now? Two CPA exam questions in one week? Must be our lucky day! […]