A couple months ago I guessed that Baker Tilly was working on a big merger […]
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 in the Bullying Hell is Happening at KPMG Australia?
Last August, Australian Financial Review reported that eleven people had been “exited” (tossed, kicked out, told […]
Lying on Your Résumé Paid Off For This Laid-Off Accountant
Insider has published a first-hand account from a 37-year-old who lost their job at the […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Bullying at KPMG; Germany Bans EY; It’s All the Firms’ Fault! | 4.3.23
Hey and happy Monday. Let’s get the big news out of the way and work […]
Local Man Offers Terrible Advice to Desperate New Mexico Taxpayers
Today is March 31, meaning there are 18 days left to file (198 days if […]
Want to Do Your Part to Help the Accountant Shortage? Here’s What You Can Do Right Now
As accounting firms dig deep into their pockets to raise starting salaries and the profession’s […]
ChatGPT Talks About AI Taking Accountants’ Jobs From the Perspective of an Accountant Losing Their Job to AI
Ed. note: I asked ChatGPT to write about automation in accounting from the perspective of […]
KPMG Is Putting ChatGPT to Work, It Probably Won’t Be Stealing Your Job For Now
KPMG Australia has joined PwC in deploying AI to get some work done, finally giving […]
Busy Season Problems: You Deducted What?, Dumbest Conference Idea Ever, Clients Taking Ls
It occurred to me the other day as I was setting up my bullet journal […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Consulting Salaries; Accounting For Dummies; PwC Boomerangs | 3.27.23
They just had to use this picture, didn’t they? Alright, here are some other headlines […]
Now’s Your Chance to Tell NASBA How You Really Feel (About Extending the CPA Exam Window)
The following message is for current and aspiring CPAs: it isn’t often that anyone asks […]
The Accountant Shortage is So Bad Anime Waifu Girlfriends Are Taking Up Tax Prep Now
TW: TurboTax bashing Before you get all bent out of shape over an anime dating […]