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IASB Practically Begging the U.S. to Join Its New Accounting Standards Advisory Forum Now
Back in November the IASB came up with the idea to start a new cool […]
PwC’s Little Stunt with the Best Picture Envelope Could Have Gone Horribly, Horribly Wrong
When Jack Nicholson jaunted on stage last night to present the best picture Oscar, I […]
Accounting News Roundup: PwC: Don’t Change Auditors Just Cuz; Sequestration By State; Legit Marijuana Business’s Tax Rates | 02.25.13
Deloitte Pledges Vigorous Defense in ChinaCast Lawsuit [CC/WSJ]“We do not believe that the plaintiffs have […]
Footnotes: Big 4 Get Defensive; Outmatched Auditors May Buckle to Management; More Offshore Tax Fights Ahead | 02.22.13
Big Four dismiss claims they are failing shareholders [Accountancy Age] All Talk: The SEC's Broken Broker-Dealer, […]
This Auditor Harlem Shake Video Has an Inexplicable Appearance By a Baby in a Pumpkin Shirt
I’m not too hip on the viral dance videos that constantly pop up on the […]
The E&Y Spy Story Is Even Weirder Than We Thought
On Monday we shared the story of Express Scripts suing Ernst & Young and one of […]
Accountant on Probation for Embezzlement Still More Employable Than the Average Non-Accountant (Temporarily)
Generally speaking, accountants are in demand. So much so, perhaps, that prospective employers might overlook […]
Accounting News Roundup: Big 4 ‘Insufficiently Independent’; Non-Big 4 Barely Restrain Themselves; Washington’s Cigarette Tax Evasion Problem | 02.22.13
UK watchdog takes aim at UK accounting deals [Reuters]Britain's listed companies could be forced to […]
Footnotes: PwC Poaches Someone From EY and Issues a Press Release, Part II | 02.21.13
Julianne Inozemcev now plays for the red team. [PwC, Earlier] A Proposal to Get Tax […]
Career Considerations: Accounting Fellaships
Do you think the people that make the rules have all the fun? Are you […]
Calm Down, This CPA Exam Practice Question Isn’t as Dirty as You Think
One CPA candidate has clearly studied to the point that only basic instincts remain: @going_concern […]