Ex-President of Japan's Olympus Pleads Guilty [AP]Former Olympus Corp. President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa admitted guilt Tuesday […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
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Footnotes: If Our Tax Returns Had a Face, Our Face Would Look Like a Bar Chart and Other Things That Don’t Make Sense | 09.24.12
Putting a Face on America's Tax Returns: A Chartbook [Tax Foundation] Julian Robertson To Give […]
(UPDATE) Who Wants to Be the Next FASB Chair?
~ Update includes quotes from Financial Accounting Foundation spokesperson. FEI (via BNA Bloomberg which requires […]
Are KPMG Chicago’s New Digs a Little Kramped?
Last week, we learned that KPMG was the latest accounting firm to be apple of […]
California Jumps on CPA Mobility Bandwagon
Last Friday, amid all the Mitt Romney is a rich unemployed guy news, California Governor […]
Accounting News Roundup: Romney’s ‘Accounting Wizards’; PwC’s New CFO; IRS Headed for a Rough Patch | 09.24.12
Mitt Romney PwC Letter Is Meaningless, Reid Fires Back [HP]According to the letter from PwC […]
China Agrees to “Look But Don’t Touch” PCAOB Visits
Board member Lewis Ferguson tells of China's teasing ways in a speech that he's giving […]
ANR: More on Senate’s Corporate Tax Chat; GOP to Wave White Flag on Taxes?; Possible Material Weakness at Obama HQ | 09.21.12
Corporate Loopholes in Tax Law Targeted [WSJ]Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. used accounting strategies to […]
Footnotes: Sudden Death of a Young Accountant; Tax Tattletales; Tax Avoidance Q&A on the Hill | 09.20.12
Accountant dies from heart attack during a game of cricket at Lords Philip Standing was only […]
Ways and Means Committee Isn’t Even Trying Anymore
As you know, the so-called* fiscal cliff is looming* over us all. The prospect of […]
Ernst & Young Can’t Save The U.S. Economy All By Itself Now, Can It?
Unemployment in the U.S. is a problem. This is known. Many of you are doing […]
Recruiting Season: There’s No Crying in Accounting
Are you desperate for an internship, full-time position, ANYTHING that won't have you slumming it […]