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In Some People’s Eyes This is the Accounting Equivalent of Burning the American Flag
We don't have an official headcount for this particular IFRS rally, but it's our understanding […]
Accounting News Roundup: Accountants Have a Difference of Opinion with MPs; Caterpillar’s Bad Goodwill; Illinois Pol Proposes Sneaker Tax | 02.04.13
Accounting group hits back at politicians [FT, Earlier]Michael Izza, chief executive of the Institute of […]
Footnote: Deloitte’s Cozy Pittsburgh Office; Tax Avoidance Morality; Lehman Keeps on Giving | 02.01.13
Deloitte among accounting firms clear the books of extra square footage Deloitte LLP has quietly renewed […]
KPMG Appears to Have the Same Eligibility for Admiration in Massachusetts as the New York Yankees
A tipster came across the following poll from the Boston Business Journal in their LinkedIn feed: […]
Here’s an Unconfirmed Account of a KPMG Auditor That Walked Off the Job and Never Looked Back
From the mailbag: There was an Audit Staff 2 in the Silicon Valley KPMG office […]
Accounting News Roundup: Firms Getting Scrutiny for Servicing Banks; The History of Taxing the Middle Class; BDO Picks Up PwC’s Scraps | 02.01.13
Doubt Is Cast on Firms Hired to Help Banks [DealBook]Federal authorities are scrutinizing private consultants […]
Footnotes: Analyzing Herbalife’s Financials; Wasendorf Gets 50; Territorial Taxation in Play? | 01.31.13
What Do Herbalife's Financials Tell Us? [GOA] FASB Clarifies Scope of Offsetting Disclosures [CW] There's […]
MP Really Disappointed with Big 4’s Life Choices
Margaret Hodge, chairman of the House of Commons public accounts committee, told specialists from PwC, […]
The AICPA’s CGMA Designation Is the Most Popular Management Accounting Designation in the U.S., Says AICPA
Oh look, the AICPA put out a press release that says the Chartered Global Management […]
Our Live CPA Exam Chat Is Now Taking Your Questions About Studying, Prometric Etiquette, and Whatever Else You Got
Our resident CPA oracle, Adrienne Gonzalez is now fielding questions over at the original post […]
Accounting News Roundup: Individual Tax Evasion; Corporate Tax Avoidance; Bad Advice for Avoiding Identity Theft Tax Fraud | 01.31.13
U.S. Is Preparing More Tax-Evasion Cases [WSJ]The U.S. is expanding its crackdown of offshore tax […]