This morning we linked to a Reuters story that revealed Ernst & Young doing quite […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
Koss (Man and Company) Settles with SEC for Four Years Worth of Trainwreck Financial Statements
One-man C-suite Michael Koss and the company that bears his name settled with the SEC […]
Layoff Watch ’12: KPMG UK Looking to Avoid Awkward Face-to-Face Exchanges, Sobbing
When informing people that, despite their best efforts, they don't have what it takes to […]
ANR: Ernst & Young Walking Fine Line; Diamond Foods Execs Quit Board; You Say “Error,” The SEC Says, “Change in Estimate” | 03.09.12
Ernst & Young tightropes between audit, advocacy [Reuters]Corporate audit giant Ernst & Young operates a […]
Illinois Congressman Timothy Johnson Forgot That He Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Then Remembered and Says It’s No Big Deal, Doesn’t Apply to Him
After Congressman Timothy Johnson (R-IL) called Grover Norquist's Taxpayer Protection Pledge “disingenuous and irresponsible,” and […]
PCAOB Is Giving You a Second Chance to Tell Them How Much You Love the Idea of Auditor Rotation
Yesterday, Monday Morning Auditor that everyone loves to hate, the PCAOB, announced that they would […]
Here’s Your (Second) CPA Exam Scores Open Thread for the January/February Testing Window
Hot off the NASBA wire: 5,522 AUD, 3,468 BEC, 5,084 FAR and 5,637 REG scores […]
ANR: IASB to Address ‘Disclosure Overload’; Women Widen Jobs Lead in Accounting; PCAOB Reopens Comment Period on Auditor Rotation | 03.08.12
Strong solar storm heading for Earth [Reuters]A strong geomagnetic storm is racing from the Sun […]
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H&R Block Gave Former McGladrey President C.E. Andrews a Lot of Reasons to Stop Coming to Work
The Kansas City Business Journal reports that former McGladrey President (and former Andersen Global Managing […]
As If the FASB Wasn’t Boring Enough, They Will Now Be Debating Semantics
Turns out, everyone is befuddled by the definition of "nonpublic entity": The Financial Accounting Standards […]
Mitt Romney Would Like To See You Try Scoring His Tax Plan. Just Try It.
Fresh off his Super Tuesday meh, Mitt Romney went on CNBC and made a strange […]
Accounting News Roundup: Six Charged in Olympus Scandal; Ex-Nortel Accountant Was Just Following Orders; SEC Wants a Raise | 03.07.12
Romney Appears the Ohio Winner; Santorum Strong [NYT]Mitt Romney appeared to pull off a narrow […]