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View AllDeloitte Guy’s Love Life Has Become a Federal Matter
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 30, 2026
Last Friday, 42-year-old Ian Brinksman was picked up by the feds for allegedly passing top secret national defense information to another individual. Though that individual wasn't named by any reports,…
Hackers Have Apparently Stolen a Whole Lot of PwC Homework
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 27, 2026
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…
PwC Ekes Past EY With $60.2 Billion in Reported Global Revenue
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 20, 2026
Wow, Big 4 are really rushing out revenue numbers this year aren't they? First we got Deloitte in late September, EY two weeks later, and now PwC has just dropped…
KPMG Australia Has Made a List of Things It Probably Should Have Done Already
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- October 14, 2026
...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…
EY Didn’t Do Too Bad Last Year
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 13, 2026
Shortly after Deloitte released their 2026 revenue numbers on September 24, EY had some numbers of their own, announcing $57 billion in global revenue last week. Notably, they edged out…
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View AllDeloitte Guy’s Love Life Has Become a Federal Matter
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 30, 2026
Last Friday, 42-year-old Ian Brinksman was picked up by the feds for allegedly passing top secret national defense information to another individual. Though that individual wasn't named by any reports,…
CBIZ Shareholders Are Cool With the Grant Thornton Merger, the Deal is a Go
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- October 29, 2026
While everyone has been distracted by Anthropic's S1, another filing slipped past: a Form 8-K filed by CBIZ on October 27. If you didn't know that Viking ParentCo, Inc. and…
Looks Like Accounting’s Private Equity Feeding Frenzy Is Chilling Out Into a Nibble
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 28, 2026
According to CPA Trendlines' CPA PE Deal Tracker, which we must say is absolutely amazing, private equity firms are no longer gobbling up accounting firms like they were. Deal volume…
Hackers Have Apparently Stolen a Whole Lot of PwC Homework
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 27, 2026
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…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Deloitte In Trouble Again For AI Slop Report; Don’t Embezzle to Tip Livestream Girls | 10.26.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- October 26, 2026
Good morning, capital markets servants. Some news, if you please. In this news briefIt's Good to Be the BossOh Hey, KPMG Got a #1Deloitte Struggles With MathTax Court Isn't InfallibleCitizen…
Technology
View AllHackers Have Apparently Stolen a Whole Lot of PwC Homework
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 27, 2026
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
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 30, 2026
Did you catch Bill Gates' recent chat with Ezra Klein? I didn't, thankfully my washed colleague regularly reads NYT and sent it to me via Slack. Many people are stuck…
The AICPA Wants Tax Pros to Take a Hit From Its New AI Risk CART
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 24, 2026
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
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 16, 2026
As corporations everywhere shove AI down our throats and businesses wrestle with the conflict between rushing to integrate AI to not be left behind and having to pay for it…
Bill Gates Proposes a Tokens and Robots Tax
- Going Concern News Desk
- August 27, 2026
Bill Gates has written a loooong essay on AI covering all sorts of things from potential benefits to immediate concerns. Feel free to read the whole thing if you'd like,…
Practice Management
View AllFinance Leaders Are Shopping for a CAS Partner, and They Brought a List
- Going Concern
- October 15, 2026
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
- Going Concern
- September 15, 2026
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
- Going Concern News Desk
- September 10, 2026
That's the headline from INSIDE Public Accounting based on the results of their 2026 Practice Management Report: The report draws on survey responses from 605 North American accounting firms, spanning…
AICPA Pushes Back on IRS Suggesting CPAs Should Charge Less If They’re Using AI
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 9, 2026
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…
Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | October 16, 2025
- Liz Branch
- October 16, 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…
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Propaganda? Nah it was those pesky salary transparency websites and compensation threads.
There was so much anti accountant/CPA propaganda the last 10 years, no one got it as a major, now we are at an extreme shortage.
A large percentage of CPAS in the USA are 60+. The shortage will likely get worse in the next 5-10 years.
This may be offset a bit with good AI
CBIZ Shareholders Are Cool With the Grant Thornton Merger, the Deal is a Go
Looks Like Accounting’s Private Equity Feeding Frenzy Is Chilling Out Into a Nibble
I'm not sure what it means but I've met my 3rd bartender this year who left accounting to bartend.
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View AllHere Are Tax and Audit Salaries at Top 25, Top 300, and Regional Firms
- Going Concern News Desk
- April 11, 2025
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
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- March 26, 2025
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)
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- March 20, 2025
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
- Going Concern News Desk
- November 7, 2024
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
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 15, 2024
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…
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View AllFinance Leaders Are Shopping for a CAS Partner, and They Brought a List
- Going Concern
- October 15, 2026
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
- Going Concern
- September 15, 2026
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…
Top Remote Accounting Freelancers: February 3, 2024
- Liz Branch
- 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
- GoingConcern
- October 5, 2023
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,…
PBCs Are NBD: A Conversation with Craig Baldwin and Ryan Watson of Sqrl
- Caleb Newquist
- March 31, 2015
Ed. note: This is the second interview in a new series of conversations with accountants […]
Standing Out From the Crowd
- hlfasset
- March 31, 2015
I want to work in Big 4 Audit but my pet peeve is going to […]
Avoiding Tax at Big 4
- burnout
- March 31, 2015
Hey GC, I am currently finishing up my 3rd year of college and am anticipating […]
Accounting News Roundup: Lawsuits Follow SEC Actions on Accounting Fraud; Audit Quality Still a Mystery; Robin Williams’s Estate Planning | 03.31.15
- Caleb Newquist
- March 31, 2015
Class-Action Lawsuits Follow SEC Interest in Accounting Issues [WSJ]The number of SEC accounting-fraud enforcement actions […]
You Need Overtime
- Caleb Newquist
- March 30, 2015
I love a tie. No, not the neck or bow variety — although I can […]
Here Are Your 2014 Elijah Watt Sells Winners
- Caleb Newquist
- March 30, 2015
Fifty-nine1 lucky boys and girls managed to score 95.50 across the board and on the […]
The Evolution of an Auditing Intern
- Andrew Argue
- March 30, 2015
This is not meant to be all-inclusive. But for those of you that don’t know […]
Email: FIFO or LIFO?
- Caleb Newquist
- March 30, 2015
Had a pile of email this morning and no matter how good I think I […]
Going Concern March Madness #BusySeasonProblems: Waking Up Early vs. Guilt Trips Goes into Overtime
- Caleb Newquist
- March 30, 2015
Incredible. But I suppose this was bound to happen in such a hotly contested tournament. […]
Accounting News Roundup: Indiana’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Not Helping CFO’s Talent Hunt; EY Law’s Move in South Korea; Scientology’s Real Estate | 03.30.15
- Caleb Newquist
- March 30, 2015
New Indiana ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Seen Hampering Hiring Ability [CFOJ]The CFO of Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications […]
Andersen Stories
- stuffplus
- March 29, 2015
I was reading some of the posts under this article (http://www.goingconcern.com/post/tbt-makers-mark-billboard-poked-fun-andersens-demise) and it was interesting […]
