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- Activist Investor Tells CBIZ They Need More Acquisitions in Their Life
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View AllBig 4 Firm With AI Quotas Unironically Explains Why AI Quotas Are Such a Terrible Idea in Latest Survey
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 9, 2026
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…
EY Consultant Discovers One Weird Trick to Never Work in Banking Again, Or Big 4 For That Matter
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 1, 2026
Have you ever been tempted to poke around a bit too hard in material that you've been given access to as part of your fancy Big 4 job? Allegedly, 21-year-old…
KPMG May Have Gotten Big 4 Into Big, Big Trouble in Australia
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 30, 2026
Just as everyone was starting to chill out a little about the PwC tax scandal in Australia, Deloitte up and scammed the government with an AI report and then KPMG…
In New AI Guidelines, IRS Politely Suggests You Not Make Up Sources Like Deloitte Did
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 25, 2026
The IRS sent out a bulletin yesterday and we're going to write about it because for once it's not about tedious tax stuff that our audience doesn't have the patience…
The Big 4 Model Might Be Cooked
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- June 23, 2026
For nearly 17 years now, this website you're reading has been meticulously documenting the accounting profession, Big 4 in particular and often through the lens of younger staff coming through…
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View AllMonday Morning Accounting News Brief: KPMG Lets the PCAOB Know They’re in Some Trouble; Accenture Experiences an “Isolated Matter” | 7.13.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- July 13, 2026
Good morning, capital markets servants. Did anyone else get their Unown platinum medal over the weekend? Exciting stuff (for nerds)! But we're here to talk about accounting news, not Pokemon.…
Friday Footnotes: PwC Lays Off in Audit, KPMG Makes Back Office Cuts; AI Company Wants Guidance From the PCAOB | 7.10.26
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 10, 2026
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…
Activist Investor Tells CBIZ They Need More Acquisitions in Their Life
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 8, 2026
The last we checked in on happenings at CBIZ, we reported some info provided via the tipline that the firm had ended its employee stock purchase program which allowed employees…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Cool It on the Scandals, Students Are Watching; Quarterly Reporting Proposal Overwhelmingly Opposed | 7.6.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- July 6, 2026
Happy post-Independence Day! Hope everyone had a good holiday and still has all their fingers today. Getting back to business, a few things happened while you were sweating your nuts…
The SEC’s Quarterly Reporting Proposal Is Catnip for Comment Letter Writers, Investors Not So Much
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 2, 2026
As you may have heard (or may have seen via our three previous stories about a big proposed change to quarterly reporting that started with a Trump shower thought and…
Technology
View AllBig 4 Firm With AI Quotas Unironically Explains Why AI Quotas Are Such a Terrible Idea in Latest Survey
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 9, 2026
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
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- July 7, 2026
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…
In New AI Guidelines, IRS Politely Suggests You Not Make Up Sources Like Deloitte Did
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 25, 2026
The IRS sent out a bulletin yesterday and we're going to write about it because for once it's not about tedious tax stuff that our audience doesn't have the patience…
Deloitte Made the Creepy Digital Librarian From The Time Machine But For Golf
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- June 18, 2026
Have you seen the 2002 movie The Time Machine? If you haven't then the reference in the headline isn't going to make a lick of sense. Lucky for you YouTube…
KPMG Redefines Excellence in the Age of AI By Using AI to Pump Out Dubious Citations in This Now-Removed Report
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 16, 2026
GPTZero, the folks who brought you this glorious takedown of an EY Canada report stuffed with completely made up sources, are back at it again and this time they've caught…
Practice Management
View AllTop 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…
Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | October 2, 2025
- Liz Branch
- 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
- Liz Branch
- September 25, 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 18, 2025
- Liz Branch
- September 18, 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 4, 2025
- Liz Branch
- September 4, 2025
Struggling to Find Remote Accounting 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 not…
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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 AllTop 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,…
6 Ways Email is Secretly Destroying Your Accounting Firm
- GoingConcern
- September 21, 2023
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
- GoingConcern
- September 7, 2023
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…
Grant Thornton’s Philadelphia Office Gives a Purple Rose to Former Bachelorette Contestant
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 26, 2014
Where do you go in life after you've been eliminated from The Bachelorette? To Grant […]
Accounting News Roundup: Microsoft Coughs Up Change for Chinese Tax Evasion; An Accounting Pot Practice?; BDO Gunning for McGladrey | 11.26.14
- Caleb Newquist
- November 26, 2014
We're calling it a half-day here and suggest to anyone who's actually working today to […]
So You Failed the CPA Exam Before the Holidays, Now What?
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 25, 2014
While countless CPA exam candidates are likely still shaking off their celebration hangovers from yesterday, […]
Duh of the Day: Consulting Work by Audit Firms Could Possibly Impair Audit Integrity
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 25, 2014
The rise of non-audit services offered by accounting firms could threaten the quality and integrity […]
Let’s Discuss: Why Is Everyone in Public Accounting Obsessed with Sports?
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 25, 2014
It’s a thing.
Accounting News Roundup: KPMG’s News Head of VC Tax; Twitter CFO’s Misfire; Casey’s BooBoo | 11.25.14
- Caleb Newquist
- November 25, 2014
KPMG names Chadwick national tax leader for venture capital [Reuters]Chadwick. Francois Chadwick. "Chadwick has more […]
How long to switch Big 4 firms?
- TA2555
- November 25, 2014
What's the least amount of time you've seen someone switch from one Big 4 firm […]
The AICPA’s New Diversity Tool Is Guaranteed to Make the Profession Almost As Diverse as South Dakota
- Greg Kyte
- November 24, 2014
Diversity sucks in the accounting profession. I think it sucks, and I live in Utah. […]
Here’s Your Open Thread for the Second CPA Exam Score Release of Q4 2014
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 24, 2014
Last week, we entertained ourselves watching the NASBA countdown clock tick away the minutes ahead […]
Why Public Accounting Is Really Just One Long Kegger
- Leona May
- November 24, 2014
Cruising through Meijer the other day, I took a short cut through the toy aisle […]
Accounting News Roundup: Holy Accounting; Unhappy Managers; Marriage and Stalled Careers | 11.24.14
- Caleb Newquist
- November 24, 2014
Pope Francis on the role of accountants in society [CGMA]ICYMI, Frank expects a lot from you: […]
