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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.
Alaska Becomes the Latest State to Offer an Alternate CPA Pathway, With No Help From the Governor
Good news for all you 150 haters out there: Aspiring CPAs in the great state […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Busy Setting Up Offices in India; Governor Disses a CPA Licensing Bill | 7.28.25
Hey and good morning, afternoon, whatever. Brief programming note: I’ll be in Chicago this weekend […]
Wow Prometric Really Sucks Now
Do you guys remember back in 2023 when someone claiming to be a Prometric insider […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: AI Eats Up Consulting; Deloitte RTO Leads to “Rage” | 7.21.25
Hey. Some news if you want it. The Observer on shrinking headcounts at consulting firms, […]
CPA Firms Are No Longer Full of CPAs
Just weeks after the profession got in a tizzy about private equity-owned firms telling staff […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Form 3 Claims Another Victim; Deloitte Wins HR Awards | 7.14.25
Good morning, people! Got a little news for you. Great just what we need, religious […]
Researchers Determine That Big 4 Audit Partners Not Named Michael or Jennifer Are More Likely to Bend the Rules
Here at Going Concern we love academic research, even the kind that makes your eyes […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: AI Upskilling is Silly, Says EY CTO; AICPA Pleads For a Paper Check Extension | 7.7.25
Happy Monday! I’ve gathered a little news for you to start your week. Hot off […]
Microsoft 365 Users Are Inexplicably Abusing Reply All in 2025, Sitting Through Too Many Meetings
The last time we covered the Microsoft Work Trend Index report was two years ago […]
Layoff Watch ’25: The King’s PwC Shows Some Auditors the Door
Reported by Financial Times, PwC UK is cutting about 175 audit associates from the roster […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Clients Ask For an AI Discount; Big 4 Firms Losing Hundreds of Partners | 6.30.25
Good morning, capital markets servants! I trust everyone had a good weekend and is all […]