Actually RIP the entire four-part CPA exam. Tomorrow, December 15, 2023, is the last day […]
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.
Editor’s Choice: The Least Worst Stories of 2023
Well it’s about that time, time for us to start shitting out “best of” lists […]
This Is Not a Drill: EY Is Laying Off Partners Now
Mere hours ago, Wall Street Journal reported that EY is laying off “dozens of partners […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Pissed Off Wipfli Employee Got the Office Shut Down; New PwC Flight Rules | 12.11.23
Morning! Please let there be some news happening. An upset Wipfli employee caused the entire […]
Ruh-Oh, Something Bad Happened to CohnReznick’s Network (Allegedly)
Tip time! CohnReznick’s network is apparently contaminated and the firm has warned employees not to […]
Zoomers Have Figured Out Early That Being a Manager Sucks
It seems Gen Z wants nothing to do with the management hamster wheel. Good for […]
Science Has Finally Explained Why Accountants Are Good With Numbers: Because They’re Cynical and Negative
This explains so much. Researchers at the University of Bath have found that excessive optimism […]
Quote of the Day: ‘The Message Conveyed is That Firms Will Work You to Death with Minimal Pay Increases’
Check out this brutal honesty in CPA Journal today: The message conveyed is that firms […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY’s Audit AI May or May Not Be Impressive; Putting New Hires to Work | 12.4.23
Morning! Here’s some news I scraped up, kinda dead out there. Bloomberg talks about Big […]
Tim Ryan Got Hit With a Pie
…for charity. It was an honor to volunteer for a great cause at the Pie […]
The PCAOB Is Stoked Congress Gave Them Permission to Pick On China Now
Oh look, the PCAOB snagged more big fish: $7.9 million in total fines against three […]
PwC Canada’s Sneaky Layoffs: ‘Leadership Lacks Empathy and Transparency’
Earlier this month a tipster pointed us to this November 8 article by Samfiru Tumarkin […]