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Two Private Equity Firms Are Fighting It Out For International Grant Thornton Dominance
TLDR Grant Thornton UK’s private equity firm grabbed Grant Thornton Germany, Grant Thornton Germany’s CEO […]
Here’s Something New: A Five-Way Merger of Firms
Announced today, “a transformative merger” has taken place between five accounting firms that will turn […]
Friday Footnotes: Solving the Talent Shortage Ten Offshore Hires at a Time; PwCers Using Caregiver Benefits | 9.5.25
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans […]
EY Plants a New GDS Flag in Mexico City
Didn’t notice this story getting a lot of traction, though to be fair it was […]
Friday Footnotes: TIGTA Big Brothering IRS Office Attendance; Whoopie Cushion Fraud | 8.29.25
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans […]
Breaking: BDO is Canceling the Holiday Party, Happy Hours, and Some Travel
According to multiple tipsters, BDO USA is majorly tightening the purse strings ahead of its […]
Firms Are Raising Their Fees and Killing the Billable Hour For Good in 2026
Time to refresh this image we used last time we wrote about Ignition’s US Accounting […]
The IRS Realized Getting Rid of a Third of IT Staff Maybe Wasn’t a Good Idea
Government Executive has received scoop that the IRS is reversing its aggressive plan to bring […]
Friday Footnotes: Sorry Clients, Most Firms Are Raising Fees; The Ghost Preparer | 8.22.25
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans […]
Musician Sues His Old Accounting Firm After They Allegedly Fired Him For His Views on the Israel-Gaza Conflict
67-year-old Brit musician Paul Weller is suing the accounting firm he was a client of […]
PwC India Plans to Nearly Double Its Headcount Over the Next Five Years
A link to this story was mentioned in last Friday’s Footnotes. First spotted in International […]