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Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
The Aftermath of the Ex-PwC Employee Who Got Fired After a Dispute with Comcast Is About What You’d Expect
Last October we learned that a PwC fired an employee named Canal O'Rourke for violating the […]
Going Concern March Madness: #BusySeasonProblems
Yes, it's once again time for your favorite giant waste of billable hours in the […]
Accounting News Roundup: Contingent Bonuses and Motivation; Apologizing for Embarrassing Emails; PowerPoint Karaoke | 03.19.15
Top Wall Street Lawyer Slams Regulatory Environment [WSJ]If you enjoy stuff like this: Rodgin Cohen […]
Time to Look for a New Job (Even If You’re Not Looking)
It's mid-March and, aside from brackets, the thing on many accountants' minds is finding a […]
Busy Season Zen: The Swish Montage
March Madness begins this week, so it seems appropriate that today's BSZ have a basketball […]
Accounting News Roundup: PwC Nabs HSBC Audit; AICPA Offers Suggestions; Accounting Firm Sued…for Libel? | 03.18.15
HSBC confirms PwC will take over as auditor from March 31 [Reuters]May God have mercy […]
Triple Entry Accounting: Harebrained or Genius?
I've never been to SXSW, but I imagine that all the smart people talking about […]
Deloitte Is Trying to Reinvent Performance Evaluation
Performance evaluations have been awful for a long time. Forced ranking, the method that many […]
#BusySeasonProblems: Three Square-ish Meals; 15-hour Days; St. Patrick’s Day FOMO
Several major deadlines have passed, yet the plight of accountants rages on. If you have […]
Accounting News Roundup: New Lease Accounting and Debt Covenants; Kill the Recurring Meeting; Counting the Irish | 03.17.15
IASB Downplays Lease Accounting Rules Impact on Debt Covenants [CFOJ]And a guy from Grant Thornton […]
Oh Boy, Deloitte’s New Audit Chief Promises ‘Innovation’
Joe Ucuzoglu (Uch-uh-zog-loo?) will replace Cathy Engelbert as CEO of Deloitte & Touche, the firm's audit […]