Since February, 29,500 EY employees have gotten the firm to pay their commuting costs, all […]
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.
Word Hits TikTok That Big 4 Firms Are Cheap Bastards, “It’s Modern Day Slavery”
Deloitte Australia is trying to be transparent by releasing salary data but apparently this tactic […]
Turns Out a Place Called “Accountant ‘R’ Us” Was Not a Legitimate Business at Which to Get Your Taxes Done
A man in Connecticut is accused of taking $373,201 in PPP loans to fund a […]
A Word on the Persistent Low Morale of the Audit Profession
We received the following email from a distraught and burnt out Big 4 auditor in […]
Where TF Is the IRS Supposed to Find 87,000 Agents?
While various factions bicker over the Inflation Reduction Act, we have one question: where is […]
How Do You Know When It’s Time to GTFO of Big 4? One Manager’s Opinion
Came across this on r/big4 this morning, let’s remember half of what you see on […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Gets Fined; Big 4: What’s the Scam?; The IRS Straps Up | 8.8.22
Across the pond, PwC has been fined $2.12 million after the firm failed to properly […]
What Would You Like to See Tested on the CPA Exam?
With the completely redesigned CPA exam only 514 days away, there’s been a lot of […]
Let’s Take a Quick Tour of EY’s Metaverse Space (It Doesn’t Suck)
When the first glimpses of KPMG’s metaverse space appeared earlier this summer, my first thought […]
FRC Head Tells Firms to Stop Bitching About Audit Fines and Just Git Gud, Scrubs
FT reports that Financial Reporting Council CEO Sir Jon Thompson has a strong message to […]
Why You Need to Stop Typing ‘Hello’ in Chat Immediately
Hey What’s up Hi Hello Do you hate it when a colleague messages “hello” and […]
Don’t Be Surprised to See Accounting Firms Aggressively Merging in the Next Year or Two
Have you heard? There’s an accountant shortage! This is probably coming as a shock to […]