If you take the time to poke through the profiles of the accounting firms on […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
KPMG Doesn’t Need You, FORTUNE; It Has Plenty of Other Employer Rankings That Say It’s Still a Great Place To Work
Oh Christ, the FORTUNE1 100 Best Companies to Work For came out today, which means marketing and PR teams all across Corporate America are on high alert. Who went up? Who went down? Who’s new on the list? Who’s off the list? Who gives a shit? That’s my take. If you’re not Google, then you suck. I want an employer who has a cafeteria that serves the most obscure cuisine on the planet (e.g. BBQ Tasmanian devil short ribs with poached platypus eggs) and I want it for FREE. If you can’t make that happen, then I might as well be working for the Taliban as the Womens Initiative coordinator.
It Looks Like Clifton Gunderson Knew About Rita Crundwell’s Secret Bank Account
Everyone remember Rita Crundwell? She's the horse lady that gave Dixon, Illinois a long face […]
Accounting News Roundup: KPMG Sued Over TierOne Audit; Accountants Kill Cars; Better Call Saul a Better Tax Lawyer | 01.17.13
Ex-TierOne shareholders file suit against KPMG auditors [LJS]The Rosen Law Firm of New York filed […]
Footnotes: Deloitte Going to Myanmar; JPMorgan CFOs Eat Crow; Live Beer Tax Free or Die | 01.16.13
Wall Street Journal Deeply Concerned About the Fate of Rich Single Moms [Slate] Amazon fights […]
Deloitte Is Still Defending Its Independent Foreclosure Review Work
Remember last week when the New York Times published a report that quoted one Deloitte […]
Going Concern’s Guide to a Healthy Busy Season: Because No One Should Die at Work
We get tons of reader questions and while we can’t answer all of them, we […]
ANR: Deloitte Gets Choosy in China; New Plates for the President; Accounting Firms “Prone to Stupidity” | 01.16.13
Deloitte Tightens Client Screening After China Scandals [WSJ]A spate of recent accounting scandals in China […]
Footnotes: Billable Boinking; Nebraska Sans Income Tax?; Don’t Count on Compromise | 01.15.13
Pro tip: If you're going to give a client extra-special services, don't bill them for […]
FASB Still Applying Duct Tape to Repurchase Accounting
Apparently Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-03 didn't quite hold things together as well as people […]
Developing: Ernst & Young Auditor’s Life Is About to Become a Living Hell
Much like the flu, it's far too early to say how bad this busy season […]
ANR: House Panel Probes PCAOB; When a Tax Increase Isn’t a Tax Increase; FAS 131 More or Less Does What It’s Supposed to Do | 01.15.13
U.S. House panel probes audit watchdog's economic analyses [Reuters]A U.S. House panel is probing whether […]