No, that’s not the combined number of sit-ups and push-ups PwC Chairman Tim Ryan does […]
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Your Naughty Corporate Controller of the Day
When I first started writing for Going Concern as a freelancer in October 2017, I […]
Friday Footnotes: PwC Touts Audit Quality; Big 4 Doing Less Lobbying; EY Australia Goes CEO Shopping | 1.29.21
PwC reports improvement in audit quality [Accounting Today] From last week, but big if true: […]
Layoff Watch ’21: EY On-Site Technology Support Employees Were Also Given a Voluntary Early Retirement Offer
We learned yesterday that EY is transitioning the workplace services portion of its enterprise support […]
The Olds vs. PwC: Federal Judge Seems Fine with Age Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement (UPDATE)
The $11.6 million settlement reached last March between PwC and two accountants who claimed they […]
Layoff Watch ’21: EY Workplace Services Coordinators Apparently Have a Decision to Make
[Updated this evening with additional information.] This was sent to our tipline last night: All […]
Did PwC Actually Pay Off Audit Staff to Do Inventory Counts Out of Desperation?
According to this recent post on Fishbowl, the answer is yes: Hey, if you’re a […]
Don’t Freak Out But NASBA Systems Will Be Down All Weekend
ATTENTION people taking the CPA exam this weekend: you will not be able to print […]
Here’s Another Reminder That Accounting Firms Used to Be Pretty Racist Back In the Day
Those of us who grew up post-civil rights take for granted just how bad things […]
Your Naughty IRS Agent of the Day
His name is Bryan Cho (aka “Yong Hee Cho”) and he was the recipient of […]
EY Poaches Someone From Deloitte and Issues a Press Release, Part I
If there’s one way to describe the hiring practices at Big 4 firms it would […]
Accountants Behaving Badly: DOJ Has Been Busy Busting CPAs For a Variety of Crimes
Plus, a Louisiana tax preparer who pleaded guilty to four counts of tax fraud will […]