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Audit Firms’ Tone at the Top Sounds Like a Brown Note, Says SEC Chief Accountant
In a statement released today (“Fostering a Healthy ‘Tone at the Top’ at Audit Firms“), […]
Tim Ryan Is Dipping Out of PwC Early, the Leadership Transition Gets Bumped Up to RIGHT NOW
Wall Street Journal has reported that rather than wait until the end of PwC’s fiscal […]
You’ll Never Guess Which Big 4 Firm Is the Only One to Make This Top Companies List
…actually, that headline pretty much gave it away. It’s KPMG and they’ve found themselves in […]
The PCAOB Made Its Own Quality Control Standard and It Took Only 22 Years
The PCAOB announced today that after the more than 20 years since they were forged […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Details on Grant Thornton’s PE Deal; What Is ‘Presented Fairly’ Anyway? | 5.13.24
Hey, people. Monday! Woo. Let’s get this over with. Look out, Big 4. AT&T is […]
Friday Footnotes: KPMG Picks a Woman to Lead; Auditor Roasts Disorganized Client; PwC and EY Team Up on a Failure | 5.10.24
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans […]
EY’s New Shared Service Center in Sofia Isn’t as Plain as a Bulgarian Pin-Up
If you get the reference in the title, you are officially cool. For some reason, […]
Sikich Is the Latest Firm to Take an Outside Capital Injection
Good gosh that’s a firm handshake. Bain Capital’s PR people announced this morning that BC […]
Let’s Brainstorm Shopping Ideas For Underwear Strong Enough to Accommodate This PwC CEO’s Massive Balls
It’s been a little over a year since Australian Financial Review uncovered a scandal when […]
Deloitte’s New Olympics Campaign Inadvertently Reminds Everyone They’re First in Revenue
h/t Consulting.com.au Deloitte Digital, in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has produced a […]
Imagine the Chaos If the PCAOB Starts Naming and Shaming Audit Deficiency Clients
In its desperate quest to appear as though it does something of value to capital […]