EY failed to ask for Wirecard bank statements for 3 years [Financial Times] EY failed […]
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Friday Footnotes: Robots Are Coming; The Gayest Big 4 Firm; How to Fire People | 6.19.20
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When This Accounting Firm Touts Its Work/Life Balance, You Should Listen
During the nearly 11-year history of Going Concern, we’ve been cynical about a lot of […]
How COVID-19 Warped Us Five Years Into the Future—And What That Means for Your Accounting or Finance Career
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Friday Footnotes: Oh Not Again, KPMG; Deloitte Goes Viral With TP; PwC Is ‘Watching’ Staff | 6.12.20
KPMG Gets Reprimand From U.K. Regulator Over Reserves Audits [Bloomberg] The U.K.’s accounting watchdog reprimanded […]
Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Firms Talk Inequality; EY Attacks!; .CPA For Sale | 6.5.20
Executive at top U.S. accounting firm details plan to combat racism, says workers ‘want action’ […]
Exclusive Interview: Spreadsheets Reveal Why They’re Terrible at Tax, Audit, Finance, and Accounting Analytics
We’ve been trying to track down Spreadsheets for a long time. We scoured the Negative […]
Keeping Cash Flowing In Turbulent Times
“Cash flow is top-of-mind for most clients,” reads an April 3, 2020 article in the […]
Friday Footnotes: Deloitte’s Gift to ID Thieves; FU China; EBITACV-19? | 5.29.20
NASBA proposes changes in CPA requirements [Accounting Today] The National Association of State Boards of […]
Friday Footnotes: KPMGers Happily Take Slashed Pay; New CPA Model Still a Go; No Rona Accounting | 5.22.20
AICPA Council supports advancement of new CPA licensure model [Journal of Accountancy] An effort to […]
Friday Footnotes: KPMG’s Open Plan; Accountants’ Latest Worry; Vacation Time? | 5.15.20
KPMG LLP Introduces Dynamic, Risk-Based, Policy And Technical Framework To Help Organizations Safely Reopen Their […]
Friday Footnotes: EY Orders Mandatory Leave; PwC’s New Cootie App; July 15? | 5.8.20
EY orders consultants to take time off as work slows [Financial Times] EY has ordered […]