Punit Renjen will be Deloitte's next global CEO, according to a statement released by the […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
A Few Law Schools Come to Their Senses, Start Offering Accounting Boot Camps
“Lawyers, because they work for and with business people, think that they’re good at business. Lawyers are NOT good business people.”
When Is the Right Time to Start Your Own Accounting Firm?
Every once in awhile we like to discuss the prospect of accounting firm startups. That […]
#TBT: In Case You Hadn’t Heard, PwC Has Been Counting Oscar Ballots for Awhile
Did you know? Harold Brewster was 1st #PwC balloting leader 1935-41 (seated, left) http://t.co/vXVGPTRFPk #Oscars […]
Accounting News Roundup: Auditors Lobbying on Accounting; Blaming Intuit for TurboTax Fraud; Pushing the Limits on ‘Business Casual’ | 02.12.15
Auditor Lobbying on Accounting Standards [Working Knowledge/HBS]Some light academic reading on auditor lobbying. From the […]
Which actor would you most like to hear perform a dramatic reading of accounting rules or the IRC?
Would you want someone like Ian McKellan or Patrick Stewart? Christopher Walken? Oscar Isaac? Or, for […]
Accounting News Roundup: McGladrey Shopping in Dixie; SEC Clawbacks; Ending Property Tax Exemptions | 02.11.15
McGladrey Expands in Alabama [AT]McG will acquire "substantially all of the assets" of Birmingham-based Sellers […]
Accounting News Roundup: More From Deloitte’s New CEO; SEC Gives EY Partner a Second Chance; Better Talking and Listening | 02.10.15
Deloitte's first female CEO: 'Don't stand still' [Fortune]Cathy Engelbert gave her first interview to Fortune […]
Accounting News Roundup: SEC and Big 4 Chinese Affiliates Close to Settlement; Accounting Firms Hiring in Charlotte; ATR Sticks Up for Tom Brady | 02.05.15
SEC, Chinese Affiliates of Accounting Firms Near Settlement [WSJ]The Big 4 would pay $500k each, […]
Accounting News Roundup: Audit Committees Delegate; Colorado’s Pot Taxes a Little Too Successful; Smartphone Predictions Come True | 02.04.15
Staples to Buy Office Depot for $6.3 Billion [DealBook]The two companies tried to merge in […]
Accounting News Roundup: FX Accounting Saves the Day; ‘All the strippers wanted to study accounting’; Dealing with Interruptions at Work | 02.03.15
Russian accounting changes soften the earnings blow at BP [Fortune]In Mother Russia (and anyhwere using […]
After Being Convicted of a $100 Billion Tax Fraud, Skipping Your Sentence to Hit the Links Is the Next Logical Step
If you had recently been convicted of a $100 billion tax fraud and it were […]