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Tax Case Shows It’s Better To Give Than To Receive Notification of an IRS Audit
The Bible says God loves a cheerful giver, and the U.S. Tax Code says a […]
ANR: Ending Corporate Tax Deferral; Mark Jan. 30 on Your Calendars; Tax Policy Doesn’t Excuse Lousy Tipping | 01.09.13
CBO: Ending Corporate Tax Deferral Could Raise $100 Billion [WSJ, CBO Study]A new Congressional Budget […]
Footnotes: Schroders Dumps PwC for KPMG; The Accounting Worry List for 2013; Another Ban the IRS Bill | 01.08.13
Schroders ditches PwC as auditor Schroders is jettisoning PwC as its auditor after more than half […]
Great News: Accountants Are Less Likely To Be Psychopaths
This article has been making the rounds so it's only fitting to share it here. […]
The SEC Investigation into Ernst & Young’s Lobbying Activities Isn’t Going to Amount to Much
Late yesterday, Sarah Lynch and Dena Aubin at Reuters reported that the SEC was poking […]
Auditors Not Being Credited with “Better Letter Than Never” in Discovery of Pennsylvania School District’s $15 Million Error
In yesterday's Footnotes, we mentioned that the Reading, Pennsylvania School District sorta overstated the amount […]
Accounting News Roundup: Deloitte Wants Delay in Case of SEC’s Request for Workpapers; AIG’s Thank You; An Annoying Tax? | 01.08.13
Deloitte opposes SEC move to restart China audit paper case [Reuters]Accounting giant Deloitte has asked […]
Footnotes: SEC Investigating Ernst & Young for Audit Client Lobbying and Other Predictable Things | 01.07.13
SEC probes Ernst & Young over audit client lobbying The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating […]
Ernst & Young Study Finds That Fraudsters Aren’t So Creative with Code Words Over Email
If you and some cohorts are fed up with walking the straight and narrow, be […]
Ex-KPMG Chief to Auditors: You Are All Flirting With Irrelevance
According to a Financial Times article posted today, KPMG UK's former head John Griffith-Jones — […]
Will the Foreclosure Settlement Result in Collateral Damage at the Big 4?
Earlier today, a settlement was reached between federal regulators, led by the Office of the […]