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Author: Caleb Newquist
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Accounting News Roundup: Doty Predicts Agreement with Chinese; PwC’s Centro Settlement; No Crying in Business | 05.09.12
Regulator Predicts U.S. Will Soon Take Part in Chinese Inspections of Auditors [NYT]The chairman of the […]
Accounting Degree Holder Scott Thompson May Not Be in a Rush to Find a New Job
Last week we learned that Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson, who had given the impression that […]
Here Are a Couple of Corporations Whose Taxes (or Lack Thereof) Are Actually Worth Bitching About
Over the weekend, I aired some grievances that I've had with The New York Times and its tax […]
Ernst & Young Demonstrates That Immaterial Differences Can Exist in Surnames
In the range of complex services provided by Big 4 accounting firms, counting votes for […]
Accounting News Roundup: Tyco CFO Feels Entitled; Tax Cheat Trolls; Munch’s Tax Rants | 05.08.12
Yahoo Employees Are 'LIVID' Over Thompson's Resume Scandal [BI]Exhibit A: "This douchebag comes in, brings […]
Unfounded Rumor of the Day: Patrick Kane Parties Like an Auditor?
From the mailbag: Heard that Patrick Kane, notorious party-animal winger for the Chicago Blackhawks, showed up […]
Sometimes Being Fired for an Independence Snafu Isn’t That Hard of a Pill to Swallow
Late on Friday, TransMontaigne Partners, L.P.*, "a terminaling and transportation company," issued a press release announcing […]
Ladies: You Have Jim Turley’s Attention
Although it took a very awkward moment to get it: Even well-intentioned executives tend, often […]
Accounting Firm Merger Hypotheticals: Reznick Group and J.H. Cohn
As readers of this website well know, occasionally we like to report on merger rumors […]
Accounting News Roundup: Buffett’s ‘Sacrifice’; Groupon’s Slump; PwC’s German, Dutch Firms Merging | 05.07.12
Buffett Defends His Tax View [WSJ]The meeting was Berkshire's first since Mr. Buffett made headlines […]
Memo to The New York Times: The Tax Shaming Has Gotten Old
Last weekend, the New York Times ran an exposé on Apple and its "sidestepping" of taxes. […]