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Even PwC Is Hyping Up GTA VI Now
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Deloitte Guy’s Love Life Has Become a Federal Matter
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Hackers Have Apparently Stolen a Whole Lot of PwC Homework
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PwC Ekes Past EY With $60.2 Billion in Reported Global Revenue
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KPMG Australia Has Made a List of Things It Probably Should Have Done Already
...such as "support whistleblowers" and "punish people who do stuff that will give Australian Financial Review an easy 9 months of negative headlines." So KPMG Australia is still in its…
Friday Footnotes: KPMG Settles With Investors; AICPA Proposes Outside Investor Guidance | 11.6.26
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…
Even PwC Is Hyping Up GTA VI Now
With 14 days to go until the release of the most anticipated game of this decade, PwC has pushed out a bit of thought leadership-slash-economic analysis titled "Vice City, everywhere:…
Turns Out Offshoring Isn’t a Cheap Forever Solution to Talent Problems
Well we knew this would happen eventually. An article published today in Accountants Daily is all about how small firms over in Australia are struggling to hire talent. Now, if…
CBIZ Shareholders Are Cool With the Grant Thornton Merger, the Deal is a Go (UPDATE)
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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Boss Hates Work From Home; KPMG Catches Some Heat For Personnel Plans | 11.2.26
Hey. Put down the fun size candy bar and read some news. In this news briefFar Be It From the SEC to Hinder Technological InnovationGT + CBIZ 4EverKPMG Gets Some…
The Robots Want Your Emails, and the AICPA Has Concerns
Last month a pitch arrived in our editor inbox, the title of which was "Going Concern, meet the startup helping accounting firms turn old Slacks and emails into free money."…
Hackers Have Apparently Stolen a Whole Lot of PwC Homework
Oh no, hackers have swiped oodles of slides! PwC has confirmed that a third-party vendor it uses for employee records has been breached after a "cyber extortion group" said they…
Bill Gates Predicts AI Will Be Taking Clients’ Most Tedious Questions 24/7 Within a Few Years
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The AICPA Wants Tax Pros to Take a Hit From Its New AI Risk CART
Rather than dropping a strongly worded letter on the topic of the IRS's position on AI in tax practice and dropping the topic there to focus on other pressing matters,…
Deloitte Survey: A Lot of People Are Using Clandestine AI at Work
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The Robots Want Your Emails, and the AICPA Has Concerns
Last month a pitch arrived in our editor inbox, the title of which was "Going Concern, meet the startup helping accounting firms turn old Slacks and emails into free money."…
Finance Leaders Are Shopping for a CAS Partner, and They Brought a List
Cash flow, automation, fraud protection. Your firm can deliver all three. Finance leaders would like some help with the accounting. Not a little help, either. BILL asked 354 finance decision-makers…
Expense Management: Because Apparently Clients Will Pay You to Make Expense Reports Suck Less
Spend and expense management is one of the most in-demand CAS services—and one of the most underutilized. There’s still plenty of room to get into the game. Clients are drowning…
For Firms, Growth is Down But Profitability Is Up
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AICPA Pushes Back on IRS Suggesting CPAs Should Charge Less If They’re Using AI
Back in June the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) issued its first solid AI guidance in the form of a bulletin titled Introductory Guidelines for Responsible AI Use in…
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The IRS is using Artificial Intelligence to select tax returns for audit and they are fighting in federal court to keep their algorithm a secret.
A major legal battle just unfolded in federal court over how the IRS targets complex partnerships. Tax Analysts, a nonprofit tax
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
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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
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The IRS Decided to Troll Tax Pros For 10/15
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Finance Leaders Are Shopping for a CAS Partner, and They Brought a List
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Top Remote Accounting Freelancers: February 3, 2024
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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,…
Accounting Tax Manager – Kirsch Kohn & Bridge in Los Angeles, CA
Position: Accounting Tax Manager Employer: Kirsch Kohn & Bridge Location: Los Angeles, CA Job summary: […]
Accounting News Roundup: Whistleblower Intimidation and Things Looking Up for the IRS? | 01.20.17
Whistleblower intimidation If you've ever wondered how to NOT handle a whistleblower complaint, let HomeStreet, […]
Audit Manager – Atchley & Associates in Austin, TX
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Senior Audit Accountant – Santos, Postal & Company, P.C. in Rockville, MD
Position: Senior Audit Accountant Employer: Santos, Postal & Company, P.C. Location: Rockville, MD Job summary: […]
Senior Tax Manager, Real Estate Accounting – Berkowitz Pollack Brant in Miami, FL
Senior Tax Manager, Real Estate Accounting at Berkowitz Pollack Brant in Miami, FL Job Summary: […]
Intern With Uncertain Future Wants to Know If It’s Time to Stay or Go
Need some career advice? Email Rachel at rachel@rethinkninetofive.com and your question may be featured on Going Concern.
Accountingfly Featured Job of the Week: Senior Audit Accountant with Buchbinder Tunick & Co.
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Accounting News Roundup: Happiness at Work and SEC Enforcement | 01.19.17
Happiness at work A recent article in the New York Times discusses what prevents people […]
SEC Fines Company for Failing to Mention That They Paid for CEO’s Lavish Perks (and Some Non-GAAP Stuff, Too)
Normally I'd reserve mis-adventures in non-GAAP accounting for the news roundup, but it's not every […]
Exposure Drafts: Diversity in Accounting Is Like Diversity in the Trump Cabinet
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I'll be in an MSA program in Fall'18 and while I'm looking through my options […]