Back in October, we learned that PwC auditors had finally whined loud enough to earn […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
PCAOB Member Jay Hanson Can’t Imagine a World with Auditor Rotation
On Monday, PCAOB Chairman James Doty gave a speech where he mentioned, among other things, […]
SEC, China Will Probably Compromise Over Big 4 Chinese Affiliates Someday, Says Guy
The SEC's move against the Big 4's Chinese affiliates on Monday has people all worked […]
Layoffs Watch ’12: KPMG Has Good News and Bad News
With regard to the aforementioned cuts, the good news is that some of you got […]
ANR: Big Accounting Trouble in Big China; Audit Work Papers = State Secrets; Coburn Prefers Higher Rates to Capped Deductions | 12.05.12
SEC Probe Puts China Listings in Doubt [WSJ] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's high-profile attack […]
Footnotes: Ex-Chief Accountant Kroeker Returning to Deloitte; Seidman, Hoogervorst Agree to Disagree; Curt Schilling’s Mess | 12.04.12
James L. Kroeker, Former SEC Chief Accountant, Joins Deloitte Kroeker will serve in a leadership role […]
KPMG’s New York Office Is Getting a Little Festive Today
While things in Chicago are still being sorted out, a source at the HoKNYC has been […]
ICYMI: Here Are Some Accounting Execs Talking About How Useless XBRL Is
The mandatory use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language by large public companies began in 2009 […]
KPMG Chicago Still Suffering with Kramped Konditions
The new space at the AON Center had cause some previously rumored krankiness and unfortunately that has […]
ANR: Ernst & Young Settles Over Sino-Forest; BDO/PKF Merger Update; Mortgage Interest Deduction By State | 12.04.12
Ernst & Young to Pay $117.6 Million to Settle Sino-Forest [Bloomberg]The largest settlement with an […]
Footnotes: Oracle’s Quickie; Mitt Romney: Back in the Game; Small Business Blues | 12.03.12
White House rejects GOP fiscal cliff counteroffer [AP] Larry Ellison, Oracle Investors Latest To Skirt […]
Auditors Will Be Happy to Know That Term Limits Are Still on the Table
In a keynote speech at the AICPA's National Conference on SEC and PCAOB developments, Chairman […]