To Whom It May Going Concern is a roundup of our favorite emails, tweets, and […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
Layoff Watch ’12: Some Dude’s Friend at KPMG
This just in: KPMG just laid off a friend of mine in Rochester, NY. Sources […]
Accounting News Roundup: Biden v. Ryan; Hello, CPA Canada; Blankfein Could Maybe Go For Some Higher Taxes | 10.12.12
Sharp Jabs Dominate Combative Vice-Presidential Debate [WSJ] When the debate turned to the economy, Mr. Biden […]
Footnotes: Blogger Finds Tax Trouble; Venezuela Makes for PITA Accounting; POTUS Candidate Tax Infographic | 10.11.12
Summers says keep payroll tax break [The Hill] Blogger makes enough money to get into […]
Cory Booker Wishes President Obama Could Have Used His Perfect Comeback to Mitt Romney’s ‘New Accountant’ Zinger
"I wanted to scream out, Obama, say, 'keep your accountant, they're allowing you to pay […]
City of Detroit’s Finance Department Makes Case for Most Hysterically Pitiful Internal Control System in Recent Memory
There are plenty of examples of internal control systems that are, shall we say, miserably […]
Let’s Look Back on Doug Shulman’s Career As IRS Commissioner
Yesterday, the IRS announced that commissioner Doug Shulman's last day at work would be November […]
Accounting News Roundup: A Warning on the Expiring Payroll Tax Cut; Real Estate CPAs; A Spike in Tax Credits | 10.11.12
Jobless claims fall to lowest in four and a half years [Reuters]The number of Americans […]
Footnotes: IRS Commish Countdown; Think You Had a Bad Day?: Brits Still Spinning Auditor Rotation | 10.10.12
IRS Chief Douglas Shulman Sets Nov. 9 Departure Date [Bloomberg] Bain Capital Ventures Analyst Is […]
CohnReznick Co-CEOs Gushing Over Firm’s New Hat Like It Was the Best Thing to Come Out of the Merger
Back in the spring, we learned that J.H. Cohn and Reznick Group would be welcoming […]
BDO and Argy, Wiltse & Robinson Are Now in a Relationship
Effective November 1, AWR will succumb to the charms of the BDO after 20 years […]
If You Equate Long Hours with Hard Work Then You Aren’t “Committed” But You May Be a Dumbass
In the blood-thirsty world of public accounting, people will do anything to get ahead. While […]