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Firms (and Some Guy Obsessed With China) Have Weighed in on the PCAOB Turning an Eye to AI
The comment period for PCAOB Release No. 2026-005 Request for Public Comment on PCAOB Standard Setting has closed and when all was said and done, it racked up an unremarkable…
PwC CEO Said He’s Cool With It If His Kids Want to Go Into Consulting
Paul Griggs continues giving Business Insider his $0.02 with another article in a series of articles featuring the 30-year PwC veteran's wisdom: The career advice PwC's US CEO says he…
Jason Girzadas and Lara Abrash Both Score a Second Term at Deloitte US
Partners and principals at Deloitte US must think CEO Jason Girzadas and chair Lara Abrash are doing at least a satisfactory if not good job because both of them have…
Layoff Watch ’26: KPMG Australia May or May Not Be Letting 1,000 People Go
The ever-reliable Australian Financial Review said yesterday that, per their sources, KPMG is planning to let "dozens" of partners and 1,000 staff go in September as the firm tries to…
EY’s Latest Data Breach Comes With a Fun New Game: Guess the Client (UPDATE)
Ed. note: This article was originally published on July 23, 2026. It was updated on July 30, 2026. Just as EY was moving on from the 2023 MOVEit data breach…
The IRS’s Drug-Free Workforce Plan Tested Positive For Low Effort
While most people who care about this kind of stuff were focused on Treasury announcing that FinCEN would permanently remove the requirement for US companies to report beneficial ownership information…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: NYT Puts Big 4 Tax Strategy Out There; You Mean to Say KPMG Fudged the Truth!? | 8.10.26
Good morning, party people. Found a little bit of news for you so you have something to talk about if anyone you don't like corners you in the break room…
Friday Footnotes: Archaeologists Dig Up 1,600-Year-Old Tax Fraud; Forget Ja Rule, Let’s Ask KPMG Interns What They Think | 8.7.26
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you're here, subscribe to our newsletter to…
Jason Girzadas and Lara Abrash Both Score a Second Term at Deloitte US
Partners and principals at Deloitte US must think CEO Jason Girzadas and chair Lara Abrash are doing at least a satisfactory if not good job because both of them have…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Chief Purpose Officer Dips Out of KPMG Dumpster Fire; EY Teases a New Quantum Computer | 8.3.26
Good morning, capital markets servants. All nice and refreshed from your weekend, I hope. There's a little bit of news happening, let's get to it and get ourselves informed on…
Firms (and Some Guy Obsessed With China) Have Weighed in on the PCAOB Turning an Eye to AI
The comment period for PCAOB Release No. 2026-005 Request for Public Comment on PCAOB Standard Setting has closed and when all was said and done, it racked up an unremarkable…
Audit Leaders Currently in the “Throw AI at the Wall and See What Sticks” Phase
Gartner has released some numbers on AI usage they harvested from audit professionals and the headline figure shouldn't surprise anyone: only 7% of those surveyed report they aren't using AI…
EY’s Latest Data Breach Comes With a Fun New Game: Guess the Client (UPDATE)
Ed. note: This article was originally published on July 23, 2026. It was updated on July 30, 2026. Just as EY was moving on from the 2023 MOVEit data breach…
Big 4 Firm With AI Quotas Unironically Explains Why AI Quotas Are Such a Terrible Idea in Latest Survey
KPMG has released its AI Quarterly Pulse Survey for Q2 2026 and we're gonna have to be real with you, it's all over the place. Not the survey itself, just…
Beware This Hot New Scam: LinkedIn Job Hunt Takes a Sharp Detour Into Attempted Bank Emptying
Saw this post on r/accounting and while I know some of you feel a certain type of way about using Reddit for "content" it felt important to pass along to…
Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | October 16, 2025
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Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | October 2, 2025
Struggling to Find Remote Accounting or Tax Talent? We’ve Got You Covered.If your firm or internal team is having a tough time sourcing qualified remote tax and accounting professionals, you're…
Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | September 25, 2025
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Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | September 18, 2025
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Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | September 4, 2025
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In a batch of comment letters submitted to the PCAOB, Big 4 firms generally support the creation of an AI task force but caution against rushing to create AI standards and instead encourage more staff guidance and application of existing standards to AI.
Today, @FinCENnews issued a final rule that permanently removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information. FinCEN today also announced that it will delete previously reported information by U.S. persons from the beneficial
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Here Are Tax and Audit Salaries at Top 25, Top 300, and Regional Firms
Recruiting firm Brewer Morris has released its 2025 US CPA salary guide and should you want to read the whole thing you can request it from them here. Perhaps you,…
Friendly Reminder Not to Work Yourself to Death For This Profession
Saw this on the bird app yesterday and thought its message would be worth passing along what with 20 days remaining until April 15 and nerves as strained as ever…
Accounting Firm Abruptly Nopes Out of Tax Season Early (UPDATE)
Ed. note: An earlier version of this article's headline stated the sheriff is investigating. The Alexander County Sheriff's Office informed us they are not investigating, only fielding calls from the…
This Deloitte Office Has Eliminated Trash Cans at Desks to Make Staff Get Up Off Their Asses
Boston Business Journal wrote an article about Deloitte's new office in Boston and for some reason they chose to lead with this: You won’t find trash cans at the desks…
The IRS Decided to Troll Tax Pros For 10/15
We realize the decision to run maintenance on IRS systems likely isn't made by anyone who understands deadlines but surely someone who does could inform the IT department of these…
Top Remote Accounting Freelancers: February 3, 2024
Looking to staff up for a season or hire a freelancer for a project? Accountingfly is ready to partner with you! Gain full access to a pool of highly skilled…
10 Essential Project Management Principles for Accounting Firms
Every accounting firm struggles with project management, with smaller practices that are rapidly expanding taking the brunt of the damage. As your firm adds new clients, takes on more work,…
6 Ways Email is Secretly Destroying Your Accounting Firm
Email: The word itself sounds innocent, doesn't it? Kind of like "snail mail," but faster, sleeker, and without the slimy trail. But don't be fooled—email is secretly a sinister beast,…
Don’t Grow Your Accounting Firm Out of Business! Break Up With These Unscalable Practices Now
Business growth is always a high priority for accounting firms, especially small-to-midsize practices. Take care, though, because growth can be a double-edged sword. If your firm expands too quickly or…
Bonus Watch ’11: PwC Auditors Are Going to Ask Again, Nicely This Time
According to our inquisitor, there was supposed to be word of a little holiday cheer […]
Who Wants to Open Up a Prometric Testing Center?
Yeah buddy, I found my next money-making project. I have > 800 sq. ft in […]
Accounting News Roundup: Gingrich Tells GOP to Give Up Payroll Tax Fight; The Adderall Question; Indifference Discovered in Intermediate Accounting | 12.22.11
Taxes Questioned, Accountant Quits on Heiress’s Estate [AP]An accountant facing questions about his handling of […]
It Appears That Both John Boehner and President Obama Are Prepared to Ruin Christmas for the Payroll Tax Cut
Speaker of the House John Boehner and President Obama spoke on the phone earlier today and […]
Here Are a Bunch of Opportunities for Accounting Students to Get Free Money
Alright so it isn't hundreds of thousands of dollars but if you're trying to scrape […]
(UPDATE) This PwC Senior Associate Is One of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Finance and You Are Not
His name is Zack Capozzi, he went to Notre Dame (John Veihmeyer wanted this kid […]
Wanted: CPA Who Isn’t Hung Up on Things Like Money or “Meticulous Records” to Perform Financial Statement Audit
From the wild and wonderful world of Craigslist comes a small Las Vegas business who […]
As it Stands Right Now, Deloitte Was the Worst Big 4 Audit Firm in 2010
Yesterday, the regulatory love child of Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley, the PCAOB, issued its […]
One Ernst & Young CEO Candidate Not Shy About Asking for Help with the Application Process
I hear from a trustworthy source that exiting Ernst & Young CEO Jim Turley was […]
Accounting News Roundup: Raids on Olympus; Deloitte’s PCAOB Inspection Report; The ATR Nice and Naughty List | 12.21.11
Republicans in House Reject Deal Extending Payroll Tax Cut [NYT]By turning down a bill that was […]
Any Accountants Looking for a Holiday Volunteering Opportunity Should Contact Occupy Wall Street Immediately
You may have noticed that the media coverage of Occupy Wall Street has died down […]