Former KPMG Partner Scott London: I Got About $70,000 in Kickbacks [CNBC]"I know I betrayed […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
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Footnotes: NYSCPAs Not Cool with New Audit Report Proposal; No Naming and Shaming; A Bronx Tax Bomber | 06.17.13
New York CPAs Object to Auditor Reporting Proposal [AT] Re-Writing the Auditor's Report — The Financial […]
PwC Not Sticking Around to See If Stein Mart Can Fix the Rest of Its Lousy Internal Controls
Here's the opening paragraph from a press release released by Stein Mart today: Stein Mart, […]
For the Judges Scoring at Home, Miss USA Is an Accountant But Not a CPA
As we mentioned this morning, Erin Brady, an accountant from Connecticut, was crowned Miss USA […]
Check Out Our Chat with Avalara, the Sales Tax Experts, About Digital Products Taxability
The following post is sponsored content by Shane Ratigan, Content Compliance Manager at Avalara. Check […]
Here’s Your Open Thread for PwC Compensation Discussions (2013)
Historically, the PwC thread has been the first to hit the pages of GC and this year is no different. There was rumbling in our new feature, Open Items, on Friday that the webcast was nothing to write home about and then, very early this morning, we got word of discussions starting out west:
ANR: IRS Scandal Needs Some Sunshine; FTSE 100 Disclosing More Audit Tenure Info; Miss USA’s First Order of Business: Quit Her Accounting Job | 06.17.13
Camp Signals Support for 15% Foreign Patent Income Rate [Bloomberg]For companies with a lot of […]
Footnotes: More on PwC MF Global Partner; REITrage; Tax Reform Summer Tour 2013 | 06.14.13
Francine McKenna wrote a follow-up post on PwC MF Global partner. [re:TheAuditors] Defining Real Estate […]
Welcome to Open Items, Let’s Discuss Anything You Want
Okay, it's Friday afternoon and lots of you have checked out for the week. Hopefully […]
Accounting News Roundup: KPMG’s Ties at RBS; McGladrey Settles Florida Fraud Lawsuit; Tax Reform Needs a Big Break | 06.14.13
Fears raised over close ties between RBS and top accountant KPMG [TI]Concerns rose last night […]
Footnotes: Hot Assets; A New E&Y OMP in Motown; CIA as Off-books Tax Collector | 06.13.13
Former PwC Partner Falls Victim To 'Hot Asset' Rules In Tax Court [Forbes] FASB Indefinitely […]
NASBA Stands Behind FASB’s Private GAAP, Can’t Believe the AICPA’s Chutzpah
On Tuesday we discussed the AICPA's effort to offer a new OCBOA for small businesses, […]