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Only 20% of Companies Using Creative Accounting to Its Full Potential
Here's a study (via Broc Romanek) that surveyed 400 CFOs on the misrepresentation of earnings. […]
Accounting News Roundup: CFO Pay and Even More Toshiba Directors | 08.18.15
CFOs Outpace Their Bosses in Pay Increases [WSJ]S&P 500 CFOs received a median raise of […]
IRS Was Just Kidding When It Said Cyber Criminals Tried to Access Tax Return Information for 225,000 Households
It was quite a few more than that, actually: The IRS reported in May that […]
The Culture of Guilt
Last week I wrote about guilt in accounting firms. Part of it went like this: […]
CPA Thought He Was Out, Gets Pulled Back In
If you were a CPA who testified in the trial of two NYPD officers dubbed […]
Here’s Your Open Thread for EY Compensation Discussions (2015)
There’s been a steady stream of tips coming in for the last week about EY comp discussions starting today and we understand that people are anxious.
Here’s how one tipster put it:
Accounting News Roundup: Deloitte Digital Has People’s Attention | 08.17.15
Inside Deloitte’s $1.5 billion ad agency [Digiday]We've talked about Deloitte's quest to be the Walmart […]
Requesting a transfer
I accepted an offer with a big 4 in Texas, but I have realized after […]
Friday Footnotes: Ulterior Motives in Excess Parental Leave; Corporate Apologies; A New Book on the Big 4 | 08.14.15
Hasta luego, capital market servants. Drop us links, tips, and comp discussion anxiety (talking to […]
How Would Salary Transparency Go Over at Accounting Firms?
In case you're new round these parts, compensation is a popular topic of conversation.
Accounting News Roundup: Hidden Material Weakness in ICFR; Comely CEOs; Etsy’s Tax Haven | 08.14.15
PCAOB Continues to Sharpen Focus on Internal Controls [CFOJ]Audits of auditors found that "36% of […]