David Cay Johnston is no stranger to this website, though this website is possibly guilty […]
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.
Has Microsoft Excel Ruined the World?
This isn't a breaking news story or anything but since our Google Alert for "Microsoft […]
ICYMI: Here’s the Yearly Press Release From Becker Reminding Us They Rule
It happens every year like clockwork (well, not entirely, some years the Becker PR folks are a little too tied up to get the press release out promptly), the Elijah Watt Sells winners are released and then comes the inevitable patting-themselves-on-the-back from our friends at Becker:
The Pioneer Press Has Crowned Its Sexiest Accountant(s)
Back in February, Minnesota's Pioneer Press was on the hunt for the state's sexiest accountant. […]
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This Guy Can’t Hold a Pencil But He Has a Spreadsheet of the 6,000 Chinese Restaurants He Has Eaten At
Oh, and we're telling you about him because he is a lawyer/CPA: He doesn't use […]
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Let’s Play a Game of Accountant/Not an Accountant!
With Caleb running around in DC trying to rub elbows with legit tax dorks today, […]
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Footnotes: Auditor Musical Chairs in the EU; O Canada!; New Benjamins Are Almost Here | 04.24.13
Listen, your right-wing friends are going to freak out about this but actually read the […]
John Veihmeyer Has a Friendly Message To New Associates In the Wake of KPMG’s Insider Trading Scandal
A tipster has sent us this lovely email from the Veihz that basically shows when […]
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This 15 Year Old Who Has Never Made Money Probably Knows More About Money Than Most Adults
From the NY Times "Bucks" blog: “My future’s holding a jobWorking hard all dayThrowing money […]
This Farewell Email Is Auditing ‘Til the Very End
Over the years, we've seen a ton of farewell emails. While they run the gamut […]
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Footnotes: Netflix Up; More On Online Taxes; Anonymous Auditors Should Be Outed | 04.22.13
Netflix is on the move, in a good way. I'm sure we can thank Kevin […]
PwC’s New Report Is a Good Reminder Not to be a Tool on Social Media
Now that the SEC has given public companies the go ahead to tweet material info […]