“My best guess is we’ll have continued recovery, but it won’t feel terrific.”
~ Ben Bernanke takes a stab at the economy.
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Your Concern About a Big 4 Failure Is Duly Noted
- Caleb Newquist
- November 24, 2010
“I don’t see that is on the horizon at all.”
~ Deloitte Global Chairman John Connolly, responding to UK lawmakers about the risk of a Big 4 failure.
Sarah Palin Didn’t Need Another Reason to Dislike the IRS
- Caleb Newquist
- April 27, 2010
“Who would have thought that the IRS would have a favorability rating a third higher than the tea party movement’s? Or that the IRS would be twice as popular as Palin?”
~ David Cay Johnston, on a recent poll that showed the IRS having a 49% favorable rating versus the former governor’s rating of less than 25% (Nancy Pelosi was 29%).
Wanted: Big Brothers, Big Sisters for Accountants
- Caleb Newquist
- November 3, 2010
One of the main reasons [for dissatisfaction] is a lack of role models. Half of female respondents said there aren’t enough women at the top to look up to in top management, while only a third of men complained that there aren’t enough males. On the topic of mentors, however, both sexes feel there aren’t enough of them. More than two thirds of both genders said they haven’t had or currently do not have a mentor to support their career. [FINS]