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ANR: Accountant Skills Are Lacking; Maryland Could Owe Millions After SCOTUS Decision; ‘A profession that embraces change’ | 05.19.15
The Plain-Vanilla Accountant Goes Out of Style [WSJ] That is, many accountants lack the skills that employers […]
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So Who’s the GAASMAN?
As a young, stupid person, I thought vanity license plates were cool. This delusion caused […]
AICPA Wants CGMA Love From the C-Suite
I guess now that they're done handing out CGMAs to any CPA with a pulse, […]
Accounting News Roundup: BDO Settles Allen Stanford Litigation; Stop Feeling Guilty About Quitting Your Job; Who Wants to Pay for an Audit? | 05.18.15
Accounting firm settles Allen Stanford litigation for $40 million [HC/SAEN]BDO said, "the settlement made the […]
Friday Footnotes: Toshiba Expands Probe; More on Hertz; New Deputy Chief Accountant | 05.15.15
Have a good weekend, capital market servants. Send us tips using the button at the […]
BDO Excited to Join Billion-Dollar Firm Club
Hungry Hungry Hippo BDO is still gobbling up accounting firms. Its latest morsel is St. […]
Hertz’s Accounting Errors Get Worse, Could Get Worser
Crappy car rental company Hertz's accounting problems are worse than they thought. The total errors […]
#FBF: The Time Bernie Madoff’s CFO Fooled a KPMG Auditor With a Refrigerated Trade Ledger
The Madoff scandal crept back into the news recently, as Frank DiPascali, a key figure […]
Accounting News Roundup: Six-Point Plans for Audit Quality; Phony Takeover Bids; Insider Trading and Golf | 05.15.15
AICPA proposes six-point plan to improve audit performance [AT]Audit quality has been an issue for […]
Who Puts “USGAAP” on Their License Plate?
It's nice to see a little national accounting pride, I guess: A few suspects: Christopher […]
Bob Moritz Ready to Rock the Mic
Looking forward to engaging with my #PwC colleagues in Philly today at our Town Hall […]