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Author: Caleb Newquist
Founding editor, Going Concern.
Stop Worrying So Much About Non-GAAP Measures
A long time ago, in an accounting classroom far, far away, I heard one of […]
PCAOB Unanimously Approves Auditor Disclosure Rule
Update below specifies the timing of the rule’s effect. As promised, the PCAOB is dropping […]
Accounting News Roundup: Stinky Accounting; Another Japanese Scandal; Tax Jobs in Ireland | 12.15.15
Chinese Water Accounting Is Slippery When Wet [WSJ]Beijing Enterprises Water has a nice arrangement with […]
Coming Soon-ish: Greener Auditing
Well, maybe. Eventually. Some time in the future. Over at the Harvard Business Review, there's […]
Don’t Worry Tax People, You Have a Lame Hashtag, Too
Last Thursday, all sorts of auditors who don't know what hashtags are bumrushed social media […]
Fewer Managers, #AuditorProud and Star Wars
It's hard to be productive this time of year. All the HOLIDAY HYPE keeps our […]
Accounting News Roundup: Taxes and Charitable Deductions; Worrying About Extenders; Year-end Career Moves | 12.14.15
The Surprising Relationship Between Taxes and Charitable Giving [WSJ]It's not all that surprising, really. Especially […]
Friday Footnotes: Another Andersen?; What Employees Want; Bald(ing) Accountants | 12.11.15
May the footnotes be with you, capital market servants. Drop us links and tips over […]
Let’s Review: Auditor Pride, Sponsorships, Getting Rid of Managers
Okay, it's time to kill the rest of this Friday by trying to remember what […]
Not Even ISIS Immune to Shortage of Accounting and Finance Talent
I think your career would have to be in very, very bad shape to consider […]
Accounting News Roundup: IASB Chair Not Satisfied; Yahoo’s ‘Perception of Tax Risk’; Bad Auditing | 12.11.15
International Accounting Regulators Not Doing Cartwheels Over SEC’s Idea [MB/WSJ]Yesterday we discussed the SEC's consideration […]