China has been a thorny issue with the SEC and the PCAOB over the last […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
(UPDATE) Canadian Officials Not Impressed with Ernst & Young’s Audits of Sino-Forest
Up until this point, Ernst & Young has seemed perfectly content to see how this Sino-Forest […]
Accounting News Roundup: Creeping Towards the Cliff; Deloitte Still Wins; Lindsay Lohan Could Use a Hand Here | 12.03.12
No 'fiscal cliff' deal without higher rates, Geithner says [CNN]The Obama administration will entertain any […]
Footnotes: So Far White House, Congress Meet Expectations; Worst. Deal. Ever.; Kris Kringle’s Books | 11.30.12
Boehner: Fiscal Talks at Stalemate [WSJ] Accounting Update November 2012 Greg Kyte catches everyone up on […]
COSO Willing to Accommodate Anyone Who Hasn’t Been Able to Get the Hang of Things the Past Two Decades
Auditors and companies looking to adhere to a proposed internal control framework for financial reporting […]
Deloitte Intern Candidate Just Smoked the Competition’s Thoughtful Thank You Emails
Kiss that Green Dot Internship good-bye, you inconsiderate beasts. Love it…I just received a handwritten […]
Stop with All the Sensible Tax and Financial Planning Advice for Mega-Jackpot Lottery Winners, You Idiots
With every ginormous lottery jackpot comes the inevitable stream of articles discussing the tax implications […]
Accounting News Roundup: PCAOB Chair Doesn’t Like What He Sees; Who’s the Next HP?; Limiting State and Local Tax Deduction | 11.30.12
PCAOB Chair Doty Warns Against Auditing Shortcuts [AT]“In the United States, large audit firms’ revenues […]
Footnotes: Opening Cliff Bid Rejected; The Charity Lobby; A SECFTC Sandwich? | 11.29.12
GOP Rejects Cliff Offer From Obama [WSJ] To Save H.P., Break It in Two [DealBook] […]
Things Looking Up for Two Ex-Ernst & Young Tax Evasion Specialists; Two Others, Not So Much
For former Ernst & Young lawyers Richard Shapiro and Martin Nissenbaum, things couldn't get much […]
KPMG Says Meg Whitman Doesn’t Know What She’s Talking About
Earlier today we learned that the rest of the Big 4 joined in PwC's November […]
PwC Decides It Likes This Dennis Nally Fella
PwC International chairman Dennis Nally will remain in that position for another three years since […]