[A] report issued by the Pew Charitable Trusts – an independent nonprofit organization and the […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
Accounting News Roundup: ‘Stupid is as stupid does’; Takin’ It Easy with New Revenue Recognition; PCOAB’s Hanson Looking for Perfect Auditors | 05.03.13
U.S. Economy Adds 165,000 to Payrolls [WSJ]U.S. job growth picked up in April and the […]
Footnotes: What if Herbalife Can’t Find a New Auditor?; About That IRS Budget; Old Guy Joins Twitter | 05.02.13
IRS Grabs Man's Tax Refund to Recoup Social Security's Alleged $895 Overpayment to Mother 42 […]
AICPA Attempts to Tie Expired Payroll Tax Cut to Normal American Behavior
Are you irritable? Sleeping less? Impatient with your friends? Putting on weight? Thinking about divorce? […]
It’ll Be Nothing Short of a Miracle for Meaningful Lease Accounting Reform to Become Reality
Since FASB Statement No. 13 was issued in the mid-70s, businesses have managed to develop a […]
Comp Watch ’13: Considering a Mark of the Big 4 Beast
I suppose if public accounting firms were looking to brand their employees, offering them a […]
ANR: IRS Digging Up Viacom Chairman’s Past; Bob Evans’ Accounting Error; Paul Ryan Likes the ‘Concept’ of an Online Sales Tax | 05.02.13
Billionaire Redstone Challenges IRS on Tax for 1972 Gift [Bloomberg]The IRS told [Viacom Chairman Sumner] […]
Big 4 Boomerang: The One Who Left Too Soon
Just as there are many people who are thinking about getting out of public accounting, there […]
Minnesota Accountant Has Three Years to Think About Life Choices After His Embezzlement Put Father-in-Law Out of a Job
Ronald Schaeffer of Fairbault, Minnesota was the one-man accounting department of Environmental Tillage Systems Inc. He […]
Layoffs Watch ’13: Rothstein Kass
It's that time of year when public accounting firms start showing the underperformers the door […]
ANR: Scott London Was the Wrench in Herbalife’s Buyback Plans; Brits Want More Answers on Google’s Taxes; Trusts Will Take a Hit from Net Investment Tax | 05.01.13
Herbalife says KPMG's resignation hindered stock buybacks [LAT]Herbalife Ltd. said it had to scale back […]
Footnotes: Herbalife Hasn’t Had Much to Choose From; PCAOB Looking for ‘Extraordinary Cooperation’; Work/Life Tears | 04.30.13
Herbalife Auditor Hunt Hampered by Small Pool, Big Needs [CFOJ (Subscription)] When Tax Reform Means Soaking […]