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Friday Footnotes: Which Firm Puts in the Most Hours?; Clients Pay for the Talent War; Spotting Burnout | 5.20.22
Boring No More: Accountants, Auditors See Themselves as Creative, Curious and Adventurous, Study Shows [PR […]
Guy Blames Failing the CPA Exam on Why His Clients Got Busted for Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion
Hanlon’s razor states “never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” Meaning […]
Smug Smirking Douchebag Leaves Federal Prison Early
Insufferable former Citrin Cooperman client Martin Shkreli is no longer behind bars. From the Wall […]
Friday Footnotes: KPMG’s Idea of a Fun Summer; IRS Eats Their Homework; Downsized GT Downsizes | 5.13.22
Junior KPMG auditor ‘should not lose his home’ for misleading regulator, says tribunal [Financial Times] […]
What a Sh*tty Way to Find Out You’ve Been Laid Off
Getting laid off sucks. It has happened to me twice in the past 23 years. […]
Accountants Didn’t Wind Up In Court As Often In 2021
While there were plenty of accountants who behaved badly in 2021, the accounting profession as […]
Friday Footnotes: Firms on India Hiring Spree; PCAOB Heads Overseas; PwC Lets You See Your Family This Summer | 5.6.22
Mesa grandma, 25-year-old accountant share love of Phoenix Suns [Arizona’s Family] JoAnne Ralph and Ben […]
Friday Footnotes: EY and KPMG This Week’s Big 4 Lawsuits; Eliminate Accounting Majors?; Auditors Fire Messy Municipal | 4.29.22
New Deloitte report: working women face alarmingly high levels of burnout despite shifting work arrangements, […]
Friday Footnotes: 43% Plan to Quit; Earf Day and ESG; Deloitte Director Stole $3m to Flex | 4.22.22
Ed. note: Happy belated 420 Earth Day, everyone! In honor of the one day a […]
State of the Accounting Profession 2022 Via the AICPA Trends Report
As I snarkily mentioned last week, the AICPA has finally released its much-anticipated 2021 Trends […]
Friday Footnotes: Client Hid ‘Damning’ Audit; Predictions for the Profession; Accounting Firm Gets Compromised | 4.15.22
Ed. note: Happy almost Easter to those who celebrate, happy 11th birthday today to my […]