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Comp Watch ’13: At Least One Grant Thornton Dynamo Is Optimistic
On Monday, compensation kvetching season officially kicked off with PwC. Papa Whisk(e)y Charlie generally sets the […]
Accounting News Roundup: SEC Wants Admissions; An Inisider Trading Consequences Refresher; More on NASBA vs. AICPA | 06.19.13v
SEC Seeks Admissions of Fault [WSJ]The Securities and Exchange Commission intends to make companies and […]
Footnotes: Upside for Phil Mickelson: Less Taxes; Grant Thornton’s Canadian Pick-up; Average Corporate Tax Rates By Industry | 06.18.13
The bright side for Phil Mickelson blowing the U.S. Open again is that he pays […]
The Olds Don’t Get the Internet and All Tax Collectors Are Evil, Say Younger, More Paranoid Republicans That Oppose Online Sales Tax
The Marketplace Fairness Act is back in the news again, as The Hill reports that […]
New York Puts Deloitte in Time-out Over Standard Chartered
Remember last summer when Deloitte got itself wrapped up in a big international money laundering scandal? […]
Let’s Ponder Scott London’s Potential Future in the Service Industry
Late yesterday, Scott London appeared in court to be arraigned on charges of securities fraud […]
Accounting News Roundup: London’s Kickbacks Totaled $70k; Citi Has Tax Credits to Burn; Bingo Fraud Bounces Finra Official | 06.18.13
Former KPMG Partner Scott London: I Got About $70,000 in Kickbacks [CNBC]"I know I betrayed […]
Footnotes: NYSCPAs Not Cool with New Audit Report Proposal; No Naming and Shaming; A Bronx Tax Bomber | 06.17.13
New York CPAs Object to Auditor Reporting Proposal [AT] Re-Writing the Auditor's Report — The Financial […]
PwC Not Sticking Around to See If Stein Mart Can Fix the Rest of Its Lousy Internal Controls
Here's the opening paragraph from a press release released by Stein Mart today: Stein Mart, […]
For the Judges Scoring at Home, Miss USA Is an Accountant But Not a CPA
As we mentioned this morning, Erin Brady, an accountant from Connecticut, was crowned Miss USA […]
Excel Art is a Thing, Apparently
I'm sure many of you consider yourselves more than mere spreadsheet jockeys, rather true spreadsheet […]