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‘CPA’ Is an Increasingly Dirty Word at PE-Owned Firms
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‘CPA’ Is an Increasingly Dirty Word at PE-Owned Firms

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 14, 2025

Blake really isn’t letting this one go and I don’t blame him: Some PE-owned firms […]

Doctors Waste Their Breath Warning Accountants About Private Equity
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Doctors Waste Their Breath Warning Accountants About Private Equity

  • Going Concern News Desk
  • May 9, 2025

Wall Street Journal recently published a story about a pair of ER doctors who have […]

At Least Half of Students Surveyed by CAQ Think Accountants Have Good Work-Life Balance
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At Least Half of Students Surveyed by CAQ Think Accountants Have Good Work-Life Balance

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 1, 2025

This post’s image is a reference to this old pic of a Moss Adams employee […]

A Top Ten Firm is Frustrated Their Gen Z Staff Don’t Know How to Use Phones to Speak to Other Humans
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A Top Ten Firm is Frustrated Their Gen Z Staff Don’t Know How to Use Phones to Speak to Other Humans

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • April 1, 2025

It’s hard to write an article like this without coming off as some kind of […]

Friendly Reminder Not to Work Yourself to Death For This Profession
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Friendly Reminder Not to Work Yourself to Death For This Profession

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • March 26, 2025

Saw this on the bird app yesterday and thought its message would be worth passing […]

Hold Up, Is the IRS Actually Answering the Phone!?
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Hold Up, Is the IRS Actually Answering the Phone!?

  • Going Concern News Desk
  • March 12, 2025

According to New York Times, President Trump’s goal to have the IRS workforce halved is […]

Before You Cuss NASBA Out About CPA Exam Pass Rates Please Consult This Chart
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Before You Cuss NASBA Out About CPA Exam Pass Rates Please Consult This Chart

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • March 11, 2025

Early last month, 2024 CPA exam pass rates started getting quite a bit of attention […]

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RIP Associate Work

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 25, 2025

Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) has released their 2025 Compensation and Benefits for […]

Your Critical Thinking Skills Might Suffer If You Use Gen AI at Work
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Your Critical Thinking Skills Might Suffer If You Use Gen AI at Work

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 13, 2025

Although we haven’t fully decided whether accountants are knowledge workers or manual laborers so long […]

Accountants Are Unlikely to Get Some on the Side, Says This Divorce Attorney
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Accountants Are Unlikely to Get Some on the Side, Says This Divorce Attorney

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 5, 2025

According to Kate Simonds, a divorce lawyer in Arizona, accountants are a safe bet if […]

What Happens to DEI at the Big Firms Now?
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What Happens to DEI at the Big Firms Now?

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • January 24, 2025

In July 2023, a nonprofit group called America First Legal — founded by Trump senior […]

ESOP Accounting Firm CEO Talks Some Shit About PE-Backed Firms
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ESOP Accounting Firm CEO Talks Some Shit About PE-Backed Firms

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • January 23, 2025

Last year the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) put together a […]

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Daily Wire is Pissed Off About a PwC Career Program That Excludes White and Asian Candidates

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 7, 2025

Although this should have been on their radar already because PwC got sued by America First Legal over it two years ago, conservative muckraking site Daily Wire has just now…

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The Only Piece of Advice You Need to Survive Layoffs at Your Firm

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • August 7, 2024

Comment on "How are layoffs decisions really made?" via r/Big4 If it backfires so what, they were going to lay you off anyway. I really hope this advice gets sucked…

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Weekend Discussion: Let’s Talk Counteroffers

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 29, 2024

Earlier this week, a recruiter told me a story about a job seeker who was already employed but looking to jump elsewhere. She interviewed with a firm that really loved…

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