SEC Probes Companies’ Treatment of Whistleblowers [WSJ]The Commission is hearing all kinds of stories about […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
Supreme Court Unhooks Fisherman From Conviction Under SOX Anti-Shredding Provision
A commercial fisherman who was snagged with a federal crime under 18 U. S. C. […]
Man Who Lived Out Fantasy of Screwing Over a Major Airline Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Paul Anderson, a former Delta Airlines employee, defrauded Northwest and Delta Airlines out of $36 […]
Busy Season Zen: Classical Car Crushing
A couple of years ago, Car and Driver ran a 5-episode series on its YouTube […]
Hertz Can’t Promise That Its Accounting Troubles Won’t Get Worse
UPDATE: I relied on that figure provided by The Journal that incorrectly stated that the cost of […]
#BusySeasonProblems: Lack of Exercise, Funny Looks and Nodding Off to Jay-Z
Let's wrap up Tuesday by checking in on the plight of accountants across the Twitterverse: […]
Janet Yellen: Auditing the Fed Is NBD
FYI, Rand. Sen. Sherrod Brown just asked Ms. Yellen about the “Audit the Fed” proposal. […]
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Accountants vs. Lawyers: A Pointless Debate
A lawyer and an accountant walk into a bar. Everyone else in the bar doesn’t care.
Accounting News Roundup: Next Deloitte CEO Still Taking Questions; Conflicts at the SEC; Lawyers vs. Accountants | 02.24.15
Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert, On The Business Of Professional Services [Forbes]Chatty Cathy continues making the […]
Accounting News Roundup: Wanting to Know More About Next Deloitte CEO’s Past; LuxLeaks Whistleblower’s Motives; Keeping Life Sane When Work Is Not | 02.23.15
Deloitte US First Female CEO: We Wish We Really Knew You [Francine McKenna/Medium]Cathy Engelbert has […]
Friday Footnotes: A Bombable Accountant; Dragging Out Revenue Recognition; Ex-ARCP CAO Drops Whistleblower Lawsuit | 02.20.15
Colorado man says he wanted to bomb accountant, not NAACP headquarters [LAT] Apple Wants to […]
Struggles in Landing a Tax Job
Here's another one from the mailbag: I am a JD who recently returned to complete […]