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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.
PwC UK is Being Very Picky About Who They Hire (Yes, Even in This Market)
PwC has whipped out their prestige and is wagging it around in everyone’s faces. eFinancialCareers […]
Davis and Whitley Get Shafted in Latest Accounting Firm Merger
There’s a new megafirm on the block and it’s called Elliott Penn LLP. Not quite […]
Hybrid Work Only Makes It More Obvious How Much Going to the Office Sucks
While there are small pockets of American white collar workers who would welcome a respite […]
Do Accounting Firms Care if You’re On Drugs? Part III
12 years ago my former colleague Caleb Newquist published a post titled “Do Accounting Firms […]
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[UPDATED] KPMG Will Pay Audit New Hires to Study for the CPA Exam
Ed. note: update at the bottom, our hopes have been dashed. Second update includes a […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Where Are the Ethics?; The SEC is Watching | 6.13.22
Financial Times boldly suggests that because of constant financial scandals accounting programs need to do […]
Deloitte Sued by Former Manager After the Partner She Was Banging Turned Weird and Stalkery (Allegedly)
Guys (and gals) I don’t know how many times we have to say this but […]
SEC Slaps CohnReznick and Three Partners with Improper Professional Conduct
This press release from the SEC is wayyyy too boring to be rewritten in an […]
Deloitte Will Be the Next Big 4 Firm to Split Audit and Consulting, Says WSJ; Deloitte Denies
The rumor mill got fired up a mere 14 days ago when the Wall Street […]
PwC Will Not Let Economic Chaos Foil Its Aggressive Hiring Plans
That’s per PwC US chair Tim Ryan who told Insider the firm has its all-seeing […]
Finding/Retaining Staff and Challenges Working With the IRS Are Top PITAs for CPA Firms, Says AICPA Survey
Small firms think ‘challenges when working with the IRS’ is a bigger PITA than trying […]