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View AllKPMG Shoves 10% of Its Audit Partners Out the Door
- Going Concern News Desk
- April 23, 2026
We're sure you've seen this FT headline floating around today: KPMG to axe 10% of US audit partners. And if you, like most denizens of the internet these days, read…
PwC Tells Remote Tax Staff to Get Their Butts Into the Office
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 22, 2026
So much for PwC letting all their people work remotely forever. Remember when that got headlines five years ago? See: PwC Just Announced That You Never Have To Go Back…
KPMG Plans to Hand Routine Testing Off to AI
- Going Concern News Desk
- April 21, 2026
Did you happen to see this WSJ article from the other day? In "In This Critical Part of Audits, the Accountant’s Role Is Shrinking Fast," we're given a look into…
Deloitte to Slash Benefits For Non Client-Facing Staff
- Going Concern News Desk
- April 17, 2026
We specifically added the non-client-facing bit in the headline soz not to scare everyone. It's rough enough out there on the front lines as it is, we don't need to…
Uh Oh, PwC Is Up to Something
- Going Concern News Desk
- April 15, 2026
By "something" we mean "aggressively enshittifying their product." Bet clients and prospective clients will just love that. Financial Times reports that their birdies are pointing to an overhaul in consulting…
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View AllMonday Morning Accounting News Brief: 990s to Get a Facelift; DOJ Gets Busy Busting Fraud | 4.27.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 27, 2026
Hey. Looking like this is gonna be a short news brief, it was a quiet weekend. In accounting, anyway. In this news briefEveryone Loves an Informative 990The Official IRS Shit…
Friday Footnotes: Partners Taking Ls; PwC Eats a Big Ol’ Fine; A Post 4/20 IRS Surprise | 4.24.26
- Going Concern News Desk
- April 24, 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…
KPMG Shoves 10% of Its Audit Partners Out the Door
- Going Concern News Desk
- April 23, 2026
We're sure you've seen this FT headline floating around today: KPMG to axe 10% of US audit partners. And if you, like most denizens of the internet these days, read…
PwC Tells Remote Tax Staff to Get Their Butts Into the Office
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 22, 2026
So much for PwC letting all their people work remotely forever. Remember when that got headlines five years ago? See: PwC Just Announced That You Never Have To Go Back…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: AI Boom Investor Fraud Off to a Strong Start; Do We Even Need Tax Pros? | 4.20.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 20, 2026
4/20 you say? Nice. In this news briefWe Shouldn't Need AccountantsFASB Tackles Gamers' Most-Hated Topic: Data CentersYou Just Gonna Let AI Agents Run Wild Like That?Ilhan Omar's Husband's Accountant Struggles…
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View AllKPMG Plans to Hand Routine Testing Off to AI
- Going Concern News Desk
- April 21, 2026
Did you happen to see this WSJ article from the other day? In "In This Critical Part of Audits, the Accountant’s Role Is Shrinking Fast," we're given a look into…
AI Will Be EY Auditors’ New BFF, According to EY
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 8, 2026
While staff in tax at EY US will soon be spending more time with their flesh-based colleagues due to a return-to-office mandate that requires them in the office for an…
ICYMI: According to This AI CEO You Won’t Have to Go to Work in a Year
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 24, 2026
Commence to fantasizing about what you'll do with all that glorious free time when you lose your job to AI in 12-18 months because that's the confident prediction made by…
Another Early AI Accounting Startup Just Bit the Dust
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 18, 2026
TIL that early AI accounting platform Botkeeper has died. I found out via this CFO Brew article which pointed to a post on Botkeeper's own site. Turns out r/accounting was…
KPMG Brings Cheating Into the AI Age By Using AI to Cheat on AI Exams
- Going Concern News Desk
- February 17, 2026
The image is upside down because Australia. This story sounds like a joke but we assure you it is not. KPMG Australia has expanded KPMG's storied cheating repertoire by being…
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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…
The Possibility Remains the FASB Could Turn Their Simplification Initiative Into a Giant Charlie Foxtrot
- Caleb Newquist
- August 15, 2014
Accounting rules are complex. It is known. The Financial Accounting Standards Board, in an effort […]
Help Me Choose Between EY and Deloitte
- Caleb Newquist
- August 15, 2014
Here's a career conundrum from the mailbag: Hello, I am going into my senior […]
Accounting News Roundup: Suitors of Chiquita Are Second Banana to Inversion; Accounting Trouble at Alibaba; How ISIS Uses Taxes | 08.15.14
- Caleb Newquist
- August 15, 2014
Chiquita Rejects Unsolicited Offer and Will Proceed With Inversion [DealBook]Cutrale Group and the Safra Group […]
Footnotes: PwC Gets Into the Law Business; The Bongs’ Great Idea; Post This | 08.14.14
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 14, 2014
Diversity of services key in changing accounting industry This will definitely end well [WCBJ] Atlanta […]
Twitter’s Latest 10-Q Is a Perfect Example of Why No One Wants New Lease Accounting
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 14, 2014
We all know Twitter — like a lot of "successful" tech companies — isn't exactly […]
Do You Work a Secret Second Shift Job at Home?
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 14, 2014
Are you one of the chosen few picking up extra hours on the side? I'm […]
#TBT: The XYZ Credential Was the CGMA of Its Day
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 14, 2014
I don't know about you but back in 2001, the last thing I cared about […]
Now Would be a Good Time for Closeted Gay Partners to Come Out
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 14, 2014
According to this recent piece over at the Wharton Knowledge blog, it's starting to look […]
Accounting News Roundup: EY’s Role in Gowex Fraud; The SEC’s Plumbers; Accounting for America | 08.14.14
- Caleb Newquist
- August 14, 2014
A Takeover Battle That May Put Tax Inversions to the Test [DealBook]The battle for Chiquita […]
Footnotes: Portland’s Top Accountant Is MIA; Deloitte Feeling Ideal; PCAOB Ready to Name and Shame | 08.13.14
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 13, 2014
City of Portland's top accountant placed on administrative leave Why? Who knows. [Oregonian] Sam Antar […]
Unfounded Rumor of the Day: Porn Floating Around PwC’s Internal Instant Messaging Service
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 13, 2014
Have you ever trash talked in IM at work? Have you ever been paranoid enough […]
