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Category: Firm Watch
PwC Toeing Thin Line Between Independent Auditor and Client Lobbyist for Tax Reform
Francine McKenna of MarketWatch reported on July 30 that PwC has earned $10.74 million since […]
Older Job Seekers Denied Class-Action Status in Age Discrimination Lawsuit Against PwC
A federal judge in San Francisco rejected class-action status to a group of up to […]
KPMG U.K. Lawyers Up Because Not Breaking the Law is Hard, You Guys
The Financial Times did not hold back in its headline announcing the news on KPMG […]
The ‘Everyday Jeans’ Policy Backlash Has Begun
As the culture wars in the accounting profession continue, it was inevitable that concerns would […]
Lynn Tilton vs. SALY
During my first year, the firm sent me on a solo engagement to audit a bundle of Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) that a client was preparing to sell. I’d never worked on that client or in that industry, and I’d never heard of a CLO before. The manager gave me a crash course on CLOs over lunch and told me, “Just follow what they did last year.”
The PwC Partner Who (Sorta) Looks Like Matt Damon and Other Public Accounting Doppelgangers
If you watched the Oscars last night, you probably saw the awkward exchange between host […]
This One Chart Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Diversity in the Accounting Profession
So, we're working on a somewhat involved piece — which we'll debut later in the […]
McGladrey CEO Embarks on 37th Busy Season, But Who’s Counting?
Fresh from the tip box this week, we discover that McGladrey CEO Joe Adams is […]
Grant Thornton Sees Itself Out of American Realty Capital
"The accountant for eight nontraded real estate investment trusts managed by Nicholas Schorsch's privately held […]
Whistleblower Confirms BP Gripes of McGladrey’s ‘Astronomical’ Fee for Audit of Deepwater Payments
Back in October, we learned that BP was upset with McGladrey over the firm's audit […]
Another Rothstein Kass Refugee Has Fled the Land of KPMG
It's been a bit since we've covered the comings and goings of Rothstein Kass refugees […]