ICYMI: There Was an Excel All-Star Battle on ESPN
3 Excel tasks, 1 winner. All-star Excel esports battle! Excel esports on ESPN show world the pain of format errors [Ars Technica]
This EY Canada Recruitment Video Said ‘Belong’ So Many Times the Word Lost Its Meaning
You ever repeated a word so many times in a row the word becomes alien? Belong. Belong. Belong. Belong. Belong. Belong. Belo…..
Here’s a Piece of Practical Self-Help Advice For Those of You Working This Weekend
Namaste. @masood_boomgaard You are not your job.#fyp #foryourpage #comedу #motivation #selfcare #selflove #tiktok #tiktokusa #mentalhealth #antiwork ♬ original sound – masood_boomgaard Thank you, @masood_boomgaard!
KPMG Norway Has Achieved the Impossible And Created a Mildly Amusing Video (For an Accounting Firm)
KPMG couldn’t audit their way out of a paper bag but some props are due for proving themselves capable of making a mildly entertaining two-minute YouTube video which we’re about to share with you momentarily. The last time we caught KPMG embarrassing themselves on YouTube, it was this unspeakable disaster from KPMG Denmark and things […]
Some Guy Made a Bangin’ Cover of the IRS Hold Music and You Need to Hear It
We’re a year and a half late on sharing this IRS hold music cover song with you, but better late than never eh? Well, unless you’re late making estimated tax payments. Uploaded April 13, 2020, the video has a mere 1,413 views as of posting this. How this didn’t go viral and end up being […]
Just FYI There’s a Video Game About a Turnip Committing Tax Evasion to Add to Your ‘Accounting and Accounting-Adjacent’ Steam Library
The last time we wrote about an accounting-related video game around here was nearly three years ago when some guy made a quickie called Busy Season that involved a dick awfully phallic-looking bean in various harrowing situations. Given that the Venn diagram of people who understand what busy season is like and people who have […]
TIL There’s a ‘Hall of Tortured Souls’ Easter Egg In Excel and That Couldn’t Be More Appropriate For Accountants’ Favorite Tool
Endlessly scrolling my YouTube recommendations the other night in a desperate attempt to scrape up the tiniest shred of dopamine, I came across the video I’m about to share with you all. It’s about the “Hall of Tortured Souls,” an easter egg buried in Microsoft Office 1995. This website has been around for 12 years, […]
Shabooya! PwC Makes the Front Page of Reddit But Not In a Good Way
It’s always funny to me as a person who has spent the majority of my adult life lingering around the periphery of the accounting profession when, in the course of my day outside of work, I randomly come across accounting-related material. It’s especially funny when said material is being reacted to by the population at […]
Happy 10/15, Here’s a Little Something to Help You ‘Space Out’ Just In Case
Welp, you made it. Somehow it’s already October and would you look at that, the 15th no less. For those of you grinding all the way to the finish line, I thought I’d drop this here. You know, just in case. See you on the other side, you got this.
CPA Wants You to Get Down with PPP, Wave Your Hands In the Air Like a Kitten
It was only a matter of time before somebody did a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) parody of Naughty by Nature’s classic early ’90s toe-tapper “O.P.P.” Not that we really needed or wanted one, but here we are. Self-proclaimed “Singing CPA” Steven Zelin felt compelled to do his own PPP version of “O.P.P” and posted it […]
Busy Season Zen: ‘The Bob Ross of Food Reviews’
Today I have a special treat for y’all. With 1.53 million subscribers, Steve1989MREInfo isn’t exactly an underground YouTuber, and I have no doubt some of you are already familiar with this Internet treasure. But for those of you who haven’t yet experienced the joy of a Steve1989 MRE review, get ready to meet your new […]
Busy Season Zen: These Marching Troops
I actually had a dinosaur mukbang planned for today’s Busy Season Zen but then I came across this and, well, considering it’s now March and busy season problems are in full swing, I figured why not. Seems oddly appropriate although I’m not entirely sure why. Volume warning, turn it down or pop in some headphones […]
Busy Season Zen: Time To Pay the Dog Tax
Playing Overwatch recently, I lucked out and managed to solo queue with a decent group of players in Quick Play of all places. I realize this is going to go over your head if you don’t play the game, so for those of you who don’t, let’s say if Quick Play were an accounting firm […]
Busy Season Zen: This Birb Is a Whole Mood
When I spend hours upon hours scrolling through YouTube watching old To Catch a Predator clips looking for something cute in order to bring you the very best for Busy Season Zen, I’m usually looking for something that lasts longer than 60 seconds (insert joke about your ex-boyfriend here). Case in point, the ten hours […]
Busy Season Zen: Meet the Crusher
As has been tradition ’round these parts going back a few years, it’s officially time to break out the Busy Season Zen. If you’re new, Busy Season Zen is a dose of distraction, whether that be cute little ducklings or 10 straight hours of paint drying. You never know what you’re going to get. We […]
Maybe This Busy Season Video Will Get You Fired Up For the ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Premier … Or Maybe Not
Full disclosure: I’ve never watched a single episode of “Game of Thrones.” I realize I’m in the minority here. It’s not that I don’t want to watch it; I’m just too cheap to buy HBO or HBO NOW. My wife and I started paying for Netflix two years ago because we were told all the […]
Busy Season Zen: Eight Straight Hours of Cat Purring
So here we are, the last Busy Season Zen of busy season. You almost made it, just a little bit more to go. If you’ve made it this far, certainly you can crawl your way to the finish line. For this week’s zen, we thought about doing satisfying factory videos or bears playing in someone’s […]
Busy Season Zen: Bath Time With Sweetheart
Birds can be kinda weird, as pets anyway. I mean, yeah I understand it’s just as weird to collect small predators who shit in a box, but birds can be loud, too clever for their own good, and the damn things tend to outlive everyone. Plus their ancestors are dinosaurs and the last thing you […]
This Guy Is Why Accountants on Twitch Totally Needs to Be a Thing
Do any of you have favorite Twitch streamers? Personally I find the idea of watching someone play a video game for hours on end to be even more depressing than playing video games for hours on end yourself (guilty), but hey, who am I to judge how other people spend their time? I once wasted […]
Busy Season Zen: These Baby Frogs
As we crawl toward the end of busy season 2019, it’s important to remember just how unimportant you are in the scheme of things. I mean, out of billions of human beings on the planet you are but one speck, a cog in an invisible machine. Sorry, was that too deep? Let’s get back to […]
Busy Season Zen: Dis Fluff
I really hope y’all are prepared for today’s zen, as it might be the cutest thing you’ll see all week. Well, all day for sure. Hell, you probably haven’t seen anything so cute ever in your life, especially given that you’re wasting so much of it rotting away in a cube farm waiting for the […]
Busy Season Zen: Whatever the Hell Is Happening Here
You know, I debated posting this as a Busy Season Zen as it’s less zen and more… I don’t even know. But I figure at this stage in the game, you could use a break or at least be reminded that there’s a big, weird, wonderful world out there beyond your cubicle. Yeah, let’s go […]
Busy Season Zen: This Car Wrap
Well, it’s Friday so you know what that means, time for another edition of Busy Season Zen. I scoured the Interwebs to bring you a quality video today, one that doesn’t involve baby doggos or kitties or children because sometimes the whole “it’s cute because it’s a baby” thing gets old. It’s a true shame […]
Busy Season Zen: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Remember when you were a kid and you couldn’t wait to grow up so you could eat candy for dinner and stay up as late as you want? And then you actually became an adult and realized you’re so tired from the never-ending rat race that you can’t wait to take a nap and refresh […]
Busy Season Zen: These Hypnotic 3D Animations
Hello and welcome back to another Friday edition of Busy Season Zen. The good news is it’s Friday, the bad news is it’s still busy season. Hopefully you’re taking care of yourself with good nutrition, rest when possible, and a bath or two when the mood strikes. More likely, however, you’re performing your own personal […]
Busy Season Zen: Soap Cutting
I’m not even entirely sure what this ASMR thing is, beyond over-sexualized little kids whispering creepily and people running over Tide Pods. Apparently this is supposed to be satisfying to some people? OK. Back in my day, we just smoked weed and played GTA like normal people to unwind. Kids these days, I swear. Anyhoo… […]
Busy Season Zen: Here’s Ten Straight Hours of Paint Drying
How’s it going? We’re early in the season so I would imagine some of you are still hanging in there. But before you know it, you’re going to be facing vitamin deficiencies and potential nervous breakdowns. Maybe this will help. Need more zen? Here’s all the Busy Season Zen your poor broken heart can handle. […]
Busy Season Zen: Watch This Toddler Make Lasagna
Alright y’all, I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that Busy Season Zen is back. Those of you who have been around since the good ole days will recognize it as a weekly feature that has absolutely nothing to do with accounting and everything to do with giving you a break […]
Here Is Your New Favorite Excel Channel
So even though everyone and literally their mother have off, The Powers That Be insisted we publish a post today for the four of you weirdos reading accounting news on a holiday. Fine. I’ll comply as I don’t want to get fired from this stupid website again but only going so far as to share […]
Dear Slobs and Whores with No Fashion Sense, This KPMG Video is Just For You
Those of you who know me know it’s rare that I’m speechless. I have an opinion on everything from cat food to those little sensors attached to street lights that serve to give priority to approaching emergency vehicles at intersections. And while I have an opinion about the following video I’m about to share with […]
Nigerian Accountant Professes Love For His Wife in a Way Only an Accountant Could
A video has surfaced on Instagram of an unnamed Nigerian accountant telling his wife how much he loves her during his 50th birthday thanksgiving service. But he does so using accounting terms, such as balance sheets, goodwill, and liabilities. And it’s about as hokey as you would expect: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp4h0ZyADH4/?utm_source=ig_embed
Accounting for Stuff With Tim Gearty: Allocation and Revenue Recognition
CPA exam scores were released today, so it only seems appropriate that we conclude our four-part series featuring snazzy dresser and GAAP oracle Tim Gearty. If you’ve been holed up in a fallout shelter for the past few weeks, go catch up on Parts I, II, and III. Double-o Gearty wraps things up with allocation […]
Sponsored: This Southern California Firm Will Put You ON A BOAT
Please enjoy this sponsored content featuring Squar Milner, an Accountingfly Firm Partner. Squar Milner is one of the largest accounting firms in Southern California with offices in San Diego, Los Angeles and Newport Beach. Get to know a little more about Squar Milner by watching this video featuring tax senior associate Greg Lankston. Some of […]
Here Are a Bunch of Horrible Big 4 Anthems for Your Listening Pleasure
When I die, I want my Wiki to say: Hooper had amassed the world’s largest collection of accounting music and literature, which is now kept in the Hooper Memorial Museum of Accounting. Even accountants are too embarrassed to visit it. While my contemporaries are out collecting Pokemon to dull the pain of working in public, […]
Enjoy This Mesmerizing Video of Tim Gearty
This video is several years old, but I hadn't seen it before today and I'll be damned if it isn't glorious and worth sharing with all of you. I'll admit that the talent here really belongs with the editor of the video, but someone was inspired to make it by the words of the ageless […]
Here’s the ‘Janice in Accounting Don’t Give a F*ck’ Video Compilation You’ve Been Waiting For
If you religiously watch Last Week Tonight with John Oliver like I do, then you certainly know Janice from accounting, who does not give a fuck. Not a single one.
Hey, It’s October 15th, Enjoy a Mashup of People Dancing
Yes, October 15th is first runner-up to September 15th in the realm of terrible tax filing deadlines, but it is not short on pain for CPAs who specialize in the dark arts of taxes. If you or your clients are still rounding up K-1s and whatnot, Joe Kristan has a nice round-up of steps to […]
The Monthly Close: Rihanna and 50 Cent Need New Accountants
There's nothing like a hip-hop star's beef with her accountant to heat up July's Monthly Close. God bless you Rihanna, you shamelessly marvelous exhibitionist, you. In addition to Rihanna's accountant, Greg Kyte & Co. cover Diageo's ten feet tall and bulletbroof books, accountants who marry accountants, Chris Christie trying to put his dad's firm out […]
The Monthly Close: Balancing The Death Star’s Books
The month of June provided Greg Kyte and his troupe with plenty of material. For this close, they cover Rand Paul's desire to blow up the tax code, those lame accountant trading cards, the Vatican's first auditor, KPMG's role in the FIFA scandal and Death Star accountants. You can check out the jokes that hit […]
The Monthly Close: PwC Partners Drink the Blood of the Proletariat
Another month, another set of closing jokes. Here's what Greg Kyte & Co. covered for the May close: The 2015 PwC partner class That time Bernie Madoff's CFO stuck a phony ledger in the refrigerator Insecure millionaires Grant Thornton's audit of the Marine Corps A CPA tattoo. More Monthly Close:April '15: The Monthly Close: That […]
A Non-Comprehensive Ranking of Celebrity-Accountant Beefs
1. Rihanna vs. Berdon/Pete GounisPlenty of backstory and huffy comments here, but honestly, all you need to do is watch this NSFW video and know that this is best celebrity-accountant beef to-date: 2. Elton John vs. PwCIn terms of star power and egos, this beef should be #1, but the story itself is pretty meh, […]
The Monthly Close: That Clinton Foundation Accountant Really Blew It
Every comedian on Earth is praying for another Clinton presidency. This month, Greg Kyte and his merry band of joke artisans cover: The IRS's courting of Millennials A disallowed Snickers expense The teacher who had students help her with tax returns The Clinton Foundation tax troubles Iowa's tax credit for prom Check out more […]
Aaron Rodgers Has Heard of Ernst & Young, Just Not Sure Where…
Indulge me while I express my love for the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy! skits that aired between 1996 and 2002. As an undergrad, I remember a battalion of bros crowding around my roommate's desktop — this was in the STONE AGE before everyone schlepped laptops, you see — watching Norm Macdonald as Burt Reynolds and Darrell […]
The Monthly Close: White Collar Crime Should Be a Fun and Scary Surprise
This month, Greg Kyte and his accounting troupe discuss fun topics like Utah's white collar crime registry, a Florida church hosting lingerie parties, a refreshing CPA IPA, the AICPA's marijuana webcastand a tax shelter board game. Check out more Monthly Close videos featuring Utah's finest comedians: February '15: Accountant Pillow Talk Results in Double-billing January '15: […]
The Monthly Close: Accountant Pillow Talk Results in Double-billing
February's Monthly Close is a little late, which isn't unusual this time of year, what with busy season problems, brackets and whatnot. Luckily, we keep squishy deadlines around here. This month Greg Kyte & Co. discuss a Texas guy paying property taxes in ones, IRS technology, Matt Damon doppelgängers, negative billionaires, and accountants banging co-workers. […]
Accountants Share Their Dreams
Last week, we talked about secrets. This week, after a prompt from this BuzzFeed video, we'll talk about dreams. "Accounting is my dream." — As we've noticed, this is especially true during busy season and it's typically some kind of killer spreadsheet that's trying to strangle you.
The Monthly Close: Another Accountant Who Didn’t Get Laid
The books on January are closed and it's time to review the best stories from last month with your favorite Utah chuckleheads. If you need a refresher on the stories from January'smonthly close, here you go: Jilted Girlfriend Has Totally Had It With Cheap Accountant Boyfriend and His Stupid Spreadsheet Stop Using These Played Out […]
#BusySeasonZen: The Train Snowblower
Winter has not been kind. And with Punxsutawney Phil predicting 6 more weeks of chilling terror, we can only hope for the best. The following video is from Romania in 2012 and it shows just how slow progress can be when winter does its worst. The description says that the snowblower actually derailed a couple […]
Busy Season Zen: The Can Opener Bridge
We're going to take a different approach to Busy Season Zen today, as it's getting to that point where cute ducklings and cuddly kittens may not be doing it for you. Perhaps you've seen this video making the rounds, and if so forgive me. Actually no, don't, I don't care. 11foot8 is a site that […]
The Annual Close: The Year in Adverse Accounting Jokes
Just in case you missed an entire year of news (or rather, half a year since we only started this in August of last year), we've condensed the best of The Monthly Close into one short series of clips to make sure you get all your accounting news in one fell swoop. Lois Lerner's emails, […]
Busy Season Zen: Spend Three Hours on This California Beach
There's an adorable video going around of a kitten meeting some ducklings but we just did a duckling video so we'll be skipping that one this week. What we do have is 3 whole hours of ocean. No cute puppies, no sound effects, no comments. Just ocean. Sweet, calming, beautiful ocean. Enjoy.
Busy Season Zen: This Hamster Looks a Lot Like You at Team Lunch
This busy season, you're probably going to be eating a lot of pizza. So much so that by the time busy season is over, you'll probably have a Walter White moment if anyone dares show you one more pizza. Since it's still early in the game, you'll probably find this little hamster eating a little […]
Busy Season Zen: Ducklings Playing in a Small Pool
With tax season officially upon us, you're going to need this now more than ever. Relax, hit play, and enjoy. Repeat as needed.
Busy Season Zen: Be a Happy Little Tree
While we were diligently combing through YouTube today, we realized that YouTube is kind of a sick place. Maybe it's our viewing habits but how difficult can it be to find a cute, soothing video to chase the busy season blues away? Enter Bob Ross. Yes, that Bob Ross. We should have probably saved this […]
Busy Season Zen: The National Zoo’s Baby Panda Playing in DC Snow
Last year, we tried to ease your busy season blues with cute, mind-numbing videos every Wednesday in a feature we called Busy Season Zen. We're getting an early start on it this year even though your agony hasn't quite started because all of us could use a distraction right about now. Feel free to bookmark […]
The Monthly Close: Billing This Dump to the Client
I see Greg is wearing the same blue shirt he wore to AWeb Live, unless he happens to own several of the same exact shirt. Not outside the realm of possibility. Enjoy!
The Monthly Close: Nothing’s Hotter Than Prostitution with Accurate Receipts
Sometimes the month just gets away from you. Luckily, we all worked hard to get this wrapped up so none of us had to work over a holiday weekend. Have a great Thanksgiving.
We’re Giving This Another71 IFRS vs GAAP Rap a 74
Presented without comment because sometimes, you just have no words.
Let’s Watch This Audit Senior Quit His Job in the Most Fabulous Way
If you’re going to go, you might as well go out in style.
The Monthly Close: Grant Thornton Mayonnaise Sandwiches and Other Rejected Mascots
It's time once again for the ritual that is closing the books on Going Concern's prior month. Enjoy!
Let’s Watch PwC’s Dennis Nally Do the Ice Bucket Challenge
In typical accounting firm fashion, PwC chairman Dennis Nally is finally getting around to doing the ice bucket challenge now that almost everyone has forgotten about the ice bucket challenge. He's a busy guy so it's understandable if he's had better things to do over the last several weeks. What's with the awkward hand-wringing? This […]
The Monthly Close: Accounting For the Month in Headlines
Once a month, Greg gets together with his slightly-funnier-than-he-is pals to rip on the month in headlines. This month, the crew chats about the new online dating service matching employers with job seekers, a website for married cheaters that thinks accountants make the best dates, accountants wasting time on the Internet at work, the best […]
The Monthly Close: Accounting with Your Shirt Buttoned Down
Today we're kicking off a new video series. it's called the Monthly Close and it'll feature Greg and some of his comedian chums recapping stories from last month. We hope you enjoy it. If you have feedback or any suggestions for stories that you'd like to see in August's Monthly Close, email us or comment below.
Greg Talks to People About Section 1031 Like-kind Exchanges
Greg Kyte has talked to regular folks about ObamaCare and professional skepticism but maybe you've been thinking, "What I'm really curious about is the lack of knowledge people have around tax planning strategies that largely benefit the wealthy." Well, it's your lucky day, then.
Busy Season Zen: Let’s Wrap This With a Little Dance
With Tax Day come and gone, we're wrapping Busy Season Zen for now. Yeah yeah, not all of you are in tax, and those of you that are still have extensions and amended returns and all that… we get it. If you guys want a weekly video of puppies or kittens or hot lava eating […]
In Case You Need It, Here’s the Dancing Accountant Doing Missy Elliott in a Mall
Oh wait, I just realized that headline may be a tad misleading. I mean dancing to Missy Elliott in a mall, get your mind out of the gutter. Previously: This Dancing Accountant Is Both Mega Troll and Great Dancer
Busy Season Zen: Cute Armadillo Bathtime or 3 Hour Norwegian Train Ride?
Sometimes you need more than just a cute, weird animal. So for this week's edition of Busy Season Zen, we're giving you not one but TWO video escapes. First, the armadillo. You may think it looks like a rat in armor but I think it's adorable. If that wasn't enough for you, maybe you'd like […]
Busy Season Zen: You Need This Fat Cat Exercising
You may have seen this one already as it's been around for a few years but just in case, we're sharing it because some of you are in the home stretch and need something not quite as strong as Xanax but stronger than some regular old cute kittens. Check it out. Warning: sound, and you […]
Busy Season Zen: Let’s Watch This Guy Shoot Easter Candy For No Reason
With Easter nearly upon us (for those of you still grinding away, that's the holiday where you might be able to lug a ham sandwich to the office and some HR airhead will leave a single Cadbury creme egg on your desk), this seems a fitting Busy Season Zen entry for this week. Let's see […]
ICYMI: Portlandia Tries to Make Tax Lawyers Cool
Maybe you don't watch Portlandia, maybe you do, we don't really care. But either way, we think you should be aware this happened:
Greg Talks To People About Professional Skepticism
Undeterred by your criticism over the last video, our own Greg Kyte hit the pavement once more and talked to non-accountants about accounting matters. In the first video, we called these people "stupid" but upon further reflection realized they are actually just completely ignorant of matters that make your world go round such as ASCs, […]
Busy Season Zen: What Happens When a Can of Coke Meets Hot Lava?
Welcome back to Wednesday, which means yet another edition of Busy Season Zen. If you're having a particularly rough day, you can find past Busy Season Zen installments in the archive filled with more cuddly and cute than you can handle. This week, we're changing things up a little bit because why not? Let's see […]
Someone Made a Life in Audit Remix of Lorde’s “Royals”
I can't really say how this compares to the original on which it's based because obviously I don't listen to the likes of Lorde but I do know she is like a young version of Grace of Will & Grace in purple lipstick and that some people are upset her boyfriend is skinny and not […]
Busy Season Zen: Check Out This Pokemon Thingy Getting His Mud On
It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another installment of Busy Season Zen. How's everyone doing? Terrible, you say? Cool, me too. YouTube has been a bit wonky all morning (GET IT TOGETHER, GOOGLE) but we finally coaxed an embed code out of them for your viewing pleasure — if you can't see the video, […]
Busy Season Zen: Get Lost in This Milky Way Time Lapse
Lest you all get too comfortable with baby animals, we're switching things up a bit today. This one is a little long but also a lot soothing; just the thing to carry you away to another place in the midst of your busy day. Enjoy.
Busy Season Zen: An Awkward Moment With a Wild Animal
Welcome back to Busy Season Zen, your weekly break from the madness. If you need a little extra zen in your life, feel free to swing by to say hello to the happy sea otter, playful pandas, clumsy penguins, and/or carrot-crunching bunnies. We've pretty much covered baby animals so we figured we'd do something a […]
Busy Season Zen: These Bunnies are Eating Healthier Than You
Try not to squee audibly, you might frighten your coworkers.
Busy Season Zen: Watch Your Step!
Welcome back to Busy Season Zen, our weekly break from the monotony of your miserable life. I swore after I fell on ice and broke my face a weeks back that I would never indulge in videos of people falling ever again because it most certainly wasn't funny when it happened to me (although I […]
Busy Season Zen: Pandas Playing
Even the most bitter, angry individual can't help but smile at the sight of little pandas having fun on a slide, even if this was potentially done for the entertainment of tourists while the pandas live out a life in captivity. Forget I said that, just watch. Aww. If you have a Busy Season Zen […]
Going Concern Presents…Greg Talks to Stupid People About Accounting
This is a new thing we'll be doing this year. Enjoy.
Some Guy Has Created the Accounting Version of the Infamous Gundy Rant
Because why not? Someone had to do it. Personally I think this could have been better done in front of a backdrop of some accounting firm logo but oh well.
Busy Season Zen: Let Your Cares Float Away With This Sea Otter Pup
I have no idea what took us so long but effective today, we're going to run a weekly Busy Season Zen moment for you to forget about your troubles and gently fade into a moment outside of yourself where there is no work, no annoying guy loudly yapping a few cubes down, no PCAOB inspectors, […]
As CGAs, CAs and CMAs in Canada Join Together Under the CPA, an Awkward Video to Celebrate
If you aren't aware, they're doing a little remixing of credentials up there in Canada, so naturally they did an actual remix to hammer the point home before everything becomes official across the country. Note the Canadian CPA — or Chartered Professional Accountant — is not to be confused with the American CPA. Hopefully it […]
It’s a Perfect Day to Watch a Old Crazy Eddie Christmas Commercial
It *is* innnnnsaaaaaane outside.
According to this Sportscaster, Accountants Are the Only People Who Never Screw Up
Someone needs to introduce this guy to Arthur Andersen, Scott London, and the Cleveland intern with a highly condensed schedule of errands. That said, it's nice to know that average Joes still hold all of you in such high regard, because we all know none of you would EVER celebrate too early. Perhaps the AICPA […]
The Fire Is Really the Most Engaging Part of McGladrey’s Fireside Chat
You can sort of tell this is not going to end well as soon as the camera pans out and you spot Bloomberg Senior Economist Joe Brusuelas' white socks. It all goes downhill from there. In this chaming fireside chat with McGladrey's Joe Adams and McGladrey client Shurtape Technologies CFO Don Pomeroy, Joe reminds us […]
This TaxMasters Video Is of the Devil
This video is a couple years old, but for whatever reason it was just dropped in the tip box today and we are oh-so glad because it's so frightening it's hilarious. Is it the wedding cake adorned with roses and Patrick Coxes? Is it the carousel of voices? Is it the ginormous Patrick Cox head […]
Let’s Watch a Vintage Crazy Eddie ‘Christmas in August’ Commercial
Some ad agency/pump-and-dumper really needs to reboot this approach
This Dancing Accountant Is Both Mega Troll and Great Dancer
According to his Twitter bio, The Dancing Accountant is "an accountant who likes to dance" and he will even take your requests. Before you write this guy off as another unfunny jackass with a Flip cam and too few billable hours, it's not necessarily the dancing that makes this awesome, it's the trolling. The pure, […]
The “In a JIT” Guy As “The Most Interesting Accountant In the World”
Either James Huang really is the most interesting accountant in the world or he just doesn't have enough billable hours but either way, we all win when he makes a video. We first met him in 2011 and we've sort of been obsessed since because let's face it, good accounting videos are hard to come […]
It’s a Perfect Day for the Vintage Crazy Eddie ‘Beat the Heat’ Commercial
I wonder if Sam and Eddie were there for the shoots saying things like, "I think we need a little more crazy. Like full-on lunatic," while figuring out how to steer the auditors away from the empty boxes of inventory. This guy is mesmerizing. Enjoy.
This Filipino CPA Exam Candidate Is Way More Excited About the CPA Exam Than You
Um… I don't even know what to say about this. Hell, I don't even know why I am sharing it with you. I just… I… just watch. And just in case that wasn't enough for you, this guy also wrote an ode to accountancy. Apparently using the same producer.
This New Jersey CPA’s Kitschy Crib Is Amazing
The following video from the New Jersey Society of CPAs features Marty Abo, CPA giving a tour of his hilariously awesome house. This house is great because it is the complete opposite of every CPA house I have ever been inside. It's kitschy. It's unpractical. IT'S FUN. Just watch and try telling me you don't feel […]
Baby Duck Dozes Off in Accounting Class Just Like You Did, Only Cuter
This little yellow guy is Dexter. I don't know why or how he got into an accounting class, but I can't blame him for nodding off, especially if it was Cost Accounting. That class was the worst. The frightening moment at the end when Dexter is disoriented and almost accidentally commits adorable duckling suicide is […]
These Are the Videos That Made Your Busy Season Slightly Less Awful
For some reason, earlier this year we asked you to submit videos of your busy season exploits as part of some fake contest. The idea was haphazardly thrown together and not taken that seriously, but for whatever reason1 the post sat up top for months. Anyhoo, busy season has been over for everyone for at least a week so I guess we'll wrap this thing in old newspaper and put a bow on it, so we can all move on with our lives. Right? Right.
Twilight Remake to Feature Auditors Instead of Vampires
I'm not sure I can keep this up — the words and stuff about accounting. Thankfully, this James Huang guy did another video. It's about that Twilight book I don't know anything about. I did happen to be at the Barnes & Noble a couple of times when the new ones were being released and […]
It’s Gotten to the Point During Busy Season Where People Are Taking Mental Health Breaks in Bathroom Stalls
It's March. Some of you are tired. Some of you are malnurished malnourished. Some of you are thisclose to crawling under your desks and curling into the fetal position until someone comes by to spur you back into action. And for some, only a bathroom stall can provide the stillness and quiet that a frantic mind […]
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 Internet. I didn’t see Gangam Style until it was approaching 900 million views. This is mostly because they are dumb. But now that The Harlem Shake — that isn’t even really the Harlem Shake, mind you — has taken hold, we’ve […]
Enter the Going Concern Busy Season Video Contest For Your Chance at Cash and Fabulous Prizes*
Because it's been way too long since we've had a great video (certain drunk folks excluded), TPTB had the great idea to sponsor a Going Concern video contest. If you've ever wanted fame and fortune – or rather, infamy and possible risk of losing your gainful employment — now is your chance. The requirements are […]
David Cay Johnston Would Just Like to Confirm That Mitt Romney Isn’t Like Richard Nixon, That’s All
And he's so excited to do it, he's throwing digits in Willard's face! Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [via TaxProf]