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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.
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Deloitte Using Scary Words Now; Have Some Self Respect, My Guy | 3.18.24
Hey. Here we are, another Monday. What fresh horrors await us this week? I’ll start. […]
Weekend Discussion: Private Equity is Good, Bad, or Ugly For the Accounting Profession?
The big story this week by a long shot was yesterday’s news that New Mountain […]
Private Equity Is Taking a Majority Stake in Grant Thornton
The selection of “Grant Thornton” images on our stock photo site sucks, this office in […]
Formerly Prestigious Firm Fires 327 People and Three Dozen Partners After Genius Money-Making Scheme Backfires
*Technically the partners are being forced to retire but the headline was already way too […]
Low Salaries Are Wreaking Havoc on Capital Markets
The Bloomberg headline is “There are 340,000 Fewer Accountants, and Companies Are Paying the Price” […]
PwC Celebrates Seven Consecutive Years of Not Screwing Up the Oscars
The 96th annual Academy Awards went off seemingly without a hitch last night but we’re […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Morale Is Suffering After Layoffs; Ignoring Audit Quality? | 3.11.24
Hiya! It’s pretty dead out there today. So feel free to review Friday’s Footnotes for […]
Weekend Discussion: Is Everybody Dumb Now?
Are the kids not alright? That’s the question posed by this recent r/Big4 post. Two […]
Remember When Firms Would Get Only Dudes to Talk About International Women’s Day?
March 8, 2024 (that’s today) is International Women’s Day and as such, I felt an […]
Big 4 Firms Regularly Caught Cheating Worried ChatGPT Will Help Applicants Cheat
Per The Telegraph, Big 4 firms across the pond are now “banning” applicants from using […]
The Race to Replace Tim Ryan at PwC Unexpectedly Turned Into Game of Thrones
FT got a hell of a scoop this week, reporting that three senior partners at […]