Deutsche Bank: Show of strength or a fiction? [FT]Josef Ackermann was bullish. Even as the […]
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Footnotes: Oh, That Muddy Waters; Geithner Ready to Take a Tumble; Happy Birthday, Tax Foundation! | 12.05.12
Ospraie Says Block's Olam Accounting Claims 'Exaggerated' [BBW] Deloitte Consulting CEO: Make Yourself Replaceable [WSJ] Geithner: […]
Science Says You Should Have Multiple Large Monitors
Back in October, we learned that PwC auditors had finally whined loud enough to earn […]
Timesheet Wars: Non-Billable Codes Are Orwellian Busywork
Timesheets, billing rates, and chargeable goals still piss me off. I haven't tracked my time […]
PCAOB Member Jay Hanson Can’t Imagine a World with Auditor Rotation
On Monday, PCAOB Chairman James Doty gave a speech where he mentioned, among other things, […]
SEC, China Will Probably Compromise Over Big 4 Chinese Affiliates Someday, Says Guy
The SEC's move against the Big 4's Chinese affiliates on Monday has people all worked […]
Layoffs Watch ’12: KPMG Has Good News and Bad News
With regard to the aforementioned cuts, the good news is that some of you got […]
ANR: Big Accounting Trouble in Big China; Audit Work Papers = State Secrets; Coburn Prefers Higher Rates to Capped Deductions | 12.05.12
SEC Probe Puts China Listings in Doubt [WSJ] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's high-profile attack […]
Footnotes: Ex-Chief Accountant Kroeker Returning to Deloitte; Seidman, Hoogervorst Agree to Disagree; Curt Schilling’s Mess | 12.04.12
James L. Kroeker, Former SEC Chief Accountant, Joins Deloitte Kroeker will serve in a leadership role […]
Wake Forest Less Eager About Patting Itself on the Back for Amazing CPA Exam Pass Rate
They do so with a press release, naturally: Students in the Master of Science in […]
KPMG’s New York Office Is Getting a Little Festive Today
While things in Chicago are still being sorted out, a source at the HoKNYC has been […]
ICYMI: Here Are Some Accounting Execs Talking About How Useless XBRL Is
The mandatory use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language by large public companies began in 2009 […]