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Former Ernst & Young Senior Manager Who Wrote an Epic Failure of a Farewell Email Explains His Choices

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 16, 2012

Last week we presented you with the worst farewell email committed to…err, email. At a […]

  • ANR

Accounting News Roundup: Grant Thornton Will Get Dynamic on Winnipeg; SEC Asks FASB to Revisit Derivatives; Meeting Murderers | 05.16.12

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 16, 2012

Greece Teeters as Talks Fail [WSJ]After a week of fruitless negotiations, Greece's political parties couldn't […]

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Is This the Most Embarrassing Thing To Ever Happen to an Accountant at Work?

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 15, 2012

Many of you have suffered social indignity at one time or another while at work. […]

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Grover Norquist Has a Cameo as a Wino in the Next Atlas Shrugged Movie

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 15, 2012

Considering the quality acting in the first Atlas Shrugged film, this scene with GGN will […]

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Congressional Leader Clearly Knows Nothing About Congress’ Capabilities

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 15, 2012

The Hill reports that jolly orange giant John Boehner is speaking at the Peter G. […]

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Tormentors of IRS Fresno Location Have Lost Their Sense of Scatological Humor

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 15, 2012

We managed to get through tax season without any bomb/white powder/crazy man in a plane […]

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Here Are a Couple of the Tweets That Helped Get the Francesca CFO Fired

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 15, 2012

Yesterday morning we linked to a little story about Francesca Holdings Corp. CFO Gene Morphis […]

  • ANR

Accounting News Roundup: Are You Ready for Taxmaggedon?; Accounting Beats Psych; Brown Readies California’s Belt | 05.15.12

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 15, 2012

John Snow: 'Taxmaggedon' Is a Real Threat [WSJ][W]e face that real prospect, as prominent proposals […]

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Comp Watch ’12: At Least One Ernst & Young Partner Is Throwing Numbers Around

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 14, 2012

From a tipster who is on his way out: A partner told me that raises […]

  • News

Why Yes, This Guy Did Pay His Accountant’s £800 Bill in Coins Purely Out of Spite

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 14, 2012

The problem is that you can't really do that. The stunt backfired when Philip Lawrence […]

  • News

(UPDATE) Some People at McGladrey Might Be Having a Case of the Mondays

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 14, 2012

Let's say you work at McGladrey. You arrive at your office on this particular Monday […]

  • ANR

Accounting News Roundup: Thompson Out at Yahoo; Francesca CFO Fired for Social Media Use; Facebook Execs’ Tax Planning | 05.14.12

  • Caleb Newquist
  • May 14, 2012

Thompson Resigns as CEO of Yahoo [WSJ]Scott Thompson, whom Yahoo hired as CEO in January, […]

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