Dr. Emelee is a former Big 4 employee in the process of obtaining his own PhD. In this article, first published on Going Concern earlier this fall, he explains what it takes to get onto a PhD program.
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Is There Room for Creativity in an Accounting Job?
You probably think that accounting has no room for creativity. Or that pairing the words “creative” and “accounting” is a nice euphemism for egregious fraud.
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Footnotes: Uh, Rite Aid?; A CPA Saved Apple; China China China | 11.25.13
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Oh, So You Want to Quit Your Job? Tell Me About The Farewell Email You Wrote
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Wake Forest Continues to Dominate the CPA Exam, Press Releases About Said Domination
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Tax Simplification, Male Prostitution, and Mormon Thrift Stores
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They’re Making it Rain Pens at the IIA Conference in Philly
BREAKING from a tipster apparently attending the fall conference of the Institute of Internal Auditors: […]
You Have Five Minutes with EY’s CEO Mark Weinberger…
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Life at Deloitte Just Had the Best Week Ever
As you guys all know, we love mocking the PR-heavy crap that is spewed out […]