Big 4 Archives

EY Tax Guide 2017: The Perfect White Elephant Gift

Caleb Newquist
November 30, 2016

If you work in a small office or are part of a large team that […]

KPMG

Elizabeth Warren Has Questions for KPMG Re: Wells Fargo

Caleb Newquist
October 27, 2016

Last month we wondered aloud if KPMG would get dragged into this Wells Fargo kerfuffle. It took awhile, but it appears that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has some fire leftover from her roasting of former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf for the bank's auditor, KPMG:

Are Big 4 Firms Getting Stingy?

Caleb Newquist
October 25, 2016

The benefits to working for a Big 4 firm can be embarrassing sometimes. It’s just not things like weeks of PTO that you’ll never use or pet insurance, but also the day-to-day perks that come along with carrying the water for a behemoth professional services firm.

It’s Really Too Bad That Ernst & Young Isn’t Struggling to Account for Trump

Caleb Newquist
October 21, 2016

It's Friday afternoon, half the internet is broken (including Disqus!) and it's a presidential election […]

Deloitte

Layoffs Watch: Deloitte Business Tax Services

Caleb Newquist
October 18, 2016

Here's some not-so-fun news that popped up on Reddit earlier with regard to Deloitte telling […]

EY Thought the Weatherford Audit Could Turn Out Badly; It Turned Out Badly

Caleb Newquist
October 18, 2016

I'm not sure if there's a pattern or not, but it sure seems like the […]

Here’s Your Open Thread for KPMG Compensation Discussions (2016)

Caleb Newquist
September 28, 2016

Now that it’s fall, many public accounting professionals have been rewarded for all the hard work they put in last year. Some people are happy, some people are sad and everyone is still thinking, “I don’t get paid enough for this shit.”