PwC India Chairman Deepak Kapoor is in Davos and must be engaging in some real […]
Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
Rick Santorum Actually Believes That People Care About His Tax Returns
Ha! President of frozen-over hell, Rick Santorum told everyone that he had to get back […]
Oh Great, Now The Chinese Pass the CMA Exam Better Than We Do
And it's probably just a matter of time before they start winning all the Elijah […]
Accounting News Roundup: PwC Calls Out E&Y for Shadowing; Romney Tweaking Financial Disclosures; Stephen Chipman in Kansas. Yes, Kansas. | 01.27.12
PwC says E&Y tried to poach client bank [FT]In the sober world of auditing, discretion […]
Everybody Relax, Warren Buffett’s Secretary Is Not Making Six Figures
Earlier we discussed how Warren Buffett's secretary and glory hog, Debbie Bosanek, has become a poster […]
Grant Thornton Applauds President Obama’s Support of Start-Ups and Small Business Because, Duh, They Will Make More Money
Oh, Grant Thornton flacks. Could you put out a more ridiculously transparent, vapid, self-serving, bullshit […]
Apparently, Quite a Few People at Ernst & Young Have Been Fired for ‘Flagrant Disregard’ of the Firm’s Expense Policy
On Monday, we had a very serious discussion about business expense abuse. Who’s committing it? […]
Everyone in Warren Buffett’s Office Pays a Higher Tax Rate Than He Does, Says His Secretary Who Is Obviously Stealing All the Glory
The fact that O^3's effective tax rate is probably lower than yours and mine is […]
Accounting News Roundup: Romney’s Taxes Are Front and Center; Bernanke Declines Tax Cut Bait; Comparing Candidates’ 1040s | 01.26.12
Talk of Taxing the Rich More Faces Political Realities [NYT]Democrats promised Wednesday that this time […]
This Boring Interview with Deloitte’s Barry Salzberg Includes an Odd Closeup of His Ginormous Hands
This is Barry's first Davos as the big cheese at Deloitte, so of course he's […]
And Now, Let’s Compare Three Different 15-year Compensation Scenarios
By now, you've probably had a chance to meticulously dissect the two posts that illustrated […]
Analysis: Are Clients Being More Dickish Than Usual or Are Accountants Just a Little Too Sensitive?
It's been quite some time since we checked in with our friends across the pond […]