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Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
Hey Look, Some Bay Area Big 4 Senior Associates Aren’t Happy With Their Pay
While I was on the road last week, a thread from r/accounting dropped into my […]
Accounting News Roundup: Itemized Deductions; Guns; Valeant’s ‘Not Normal and Recurring’ Expenses | 12.01.16
Itemized deductions Richard Rubin reports in the Wall Street Journal on the role of itemized […]
EY Tax Guide 2017: The Perfect White Elephant Gift
If you work in a small office or are part of a large team that […]
Accounting News Roundup: Bad Accountant Speaks Badly and FedEx’s Non-GAAP Accounting | 11.30.16
Accountants behaving (and speaking) badly Way back in March, we mentioned Jennifer Edelbrock, an accountant […]
Accounting News Roundup: Lying and ‘Individually Tailored’ Accounting Metrics | 11.29.16
Social media You can say a lot of things about Donald Trump's unlikely win in […]
For Once, a Burned Out Auditor Wrote an Honest Answer to a Stupid Question
A large part of any accountant’s job is to write boring answers to boring questions. Most people meet an accountant and think, “Oh, you’re good with numbers,” and while that’s a safe assumption, what really lurks underneath is a masterful chronicler of complex rules in the most banal language possible.
Accounting News Roundup: Abolishing the Corporate Income Tax; EY’s Bitcoin ATM; Older Workers | 11.28.16
Corporate taxes Now that the US and UK are talking big about cutting corporate tax […]
Accounting News Roundup: SEC Names New Chief Accountant; Defining ‘Generally Accepted’ | 11.23.16
Ed. note: Going Concern will be off tomorrow and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. That […]
Accounting News Roundup: PwC Reassures People (Down Under) After Trump’s Election | 11.22.16
PwC Here's a weird report out of Australia about an email sent by PwC's CEO […]
How’s Grant Thornton’s Unlimited Vacation Policy Been Working Out?
Last year, the only second-tier accounting firm not cool enough to go by its inititals, Grant Thornton, announced a new paid-time off policy that would allow its employees to take unlimited vacation. Although GT employees seemed happy with the idea, the move was met by skepticism here and elsewhere.
Accounting News Roundup: Pining for Tax Reform; Facebook Needs a New CAO | 11.21.16
Pining for tax reform Richard Rubin of the Wall Street Journal reports on the starts […]