Ex-auditor to give qualified approval to statement: report [Reuters]Olympus' former auditor KPMG AZSA LLC will […]
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A Severe Breakout of Reply All Emails Gets One Frustrated PwC Employee to Admit That the Firm Is “Just a Bunch of Idiots”
When an accounting firm hires someone new, there are assumptions that they make about that […]
Accounting News Roundup: MF Global Execs Still Clueless; The Gingrich Tax Plan; Let’s Play Chief Accountant for a Day | 12.13.11
Ed note: Good morning capital market servants. I have some business affairs to attend to […]
Maybe It’s Just a Giant Coincidence That the Four Companies at the Center of the Olympus Scandal All Share the Same Small Auditor
The Journal reports that four companies that were integral in hiding all the losses at […]
Hiring Watch ’12: KPMG Is Looking for a Few Good Temporary Auditors
Busy season is right around the corner and for many auditors, that means hating your […]
Here’s Something Stupid That an Alabama Man Said to an IRS Employee
Thomas Sitzler really wanted the IRS Contact Rep to remember what he had to say, […]
Accounting News Roundup: Olympus Going Down to the Wire; KPMG’s Big Year; Lady Gaga Copes with Taxes | 12.12.11
Olympus Reiterates Plan to Meet Results Deadline [WSJ][W]ith just two days to go before the deadline […]
International CPA Exam Scores Are Now Available for the October/November Testing Window
Isn't it nice know that someone, just like YOU, outside the U.S. has also been […]
Is Deciding Between Forensic Advisory Work and Auditing Really That Difficult?
Our inquisitor has options. Don't you hate that? If you're stumped on career multiple choice […]
PwC Poaches a (Former) KPMG Partner and Issues a Press Release, Part VII
As we've discussed, PwC has been on a bit of a hiring spree for partners […]
Accounting News Roundup | 12.09.11
Treaty to Save Euro Takes Shape, but Britain Sits Out [NYT] European leaders, meeting until the […]
At Least One McGladrey Employee Is Skeptical of the Motives Behind the Firm Giving Everyone iPads
This just in from a tipster (confirming a Tweet that was pointed out to us) […]