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View AllLayoff Watch ’26: Deloitte Auditors Got Bad News This Week
- Going Concern News Desk
- May 20, 2026
We only just now saw this as we hadn't gotten any tips about it and happened to see it on Reddit. Contrary to popular belief, we don't spend all day…
Someone at Deloitte’s Atlanta Office Doesn’t Rerack the Gym Equipment
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 20, 2026
So I saw this tweet last night as it was making the rounds. If you're still on Xitter you may have seen it too: If you're a long-time GC reader…
Evergrande Liquidators Want to Take an Extra Grande Bite Out of PwC’s Whole Pocket
- Going Concern News Desk
- May 19, 2026
It's already cost PwC China as much as two-thirds of their revenue due to regulatory punishments and reputational fallout, and now the collapse of long-time audit client Evergrande in 2021…
EY Gets Busted and Yeets Cybersecurity Report Littered With AI Hallucinations
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 15, 2026
Yesterday we received a news release from a communications firm working for a group called GPTZero. Now you should know that we receive probably a hundred or more news releases…
Layoff Watch ’26: KPMG Cuts 4% From Consulting
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 30, 2026
We've got another RIF at KPMG, a consulting cull that went down yesterday (that's Wednesday the 29th for those of you reading this a week from now). Let's start with…
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View AllFriday Footnotes: Supposedly AI Isn’t Killing Offshore Hiring Yet; KPMG Cozies Up to Claude | 5.22.26
- Going Concern News Desk
- May 22, 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…
CBIZ Ends Its Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Going Concern News Desk
- May 21, 2026
We received this on the tipline a few days ago, not much info but it's still a pretty decent happening so let's roll with it: CBIZ suspends employee stock purchase…
Layoff Watch ’26: Deloitte Auditors Got Bad News This Week
- Going Concern News Desk
- May 20, 2026
We only just now saw this as we hadn't gotten any tips about it and happened to see it on Reddit. Contrary to popular belief, we don't spend all day…
Evergrande Liquidators Want to Take an Extra Grande Bite Out of PwC’s Whole Pocket
- Going Concern News Desk
- May 19, 2026
It's already cost PwC China as much as two-thirds of their revenue due to regulatory punishments and reputational fallout, and now the collapse of long-time audit client Evergrande in 2021…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: How About That Entry Level Job Market!; The Failed Client That Could Cost PwC $8 Billion | 5.18.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 18, 2026
Hey, you. Got a little news to get you started on this quiet Monday. In this news briefEY Settles a Matter That's Been Dragging OutThe Failed Client That Could Cost…
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View AllStarbucks Kills Off Its Automated Counting AI Tool After Just 9 Months Because It Sucked at Counting Beans
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 22, 2026
While people outside of the accounting profession continue to smugly insist that accountants will be out of work in 12 months 18 months two years five years any day now…
EY Gets Busted and Yeets Cybersecurity Report Littered With AI Hallucinations
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 15, 2026
Yesterday we received a news release from a communications firm working for a group called GPTZero. Now you should know that we receive probably a hundred or more news releases…
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…
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…
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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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Starbucks Kills Off Its Automated Counting AI Tool After Just 9 Months Because It Sucked at Counting
AI not yet as capable as first year audit associates
Exclusive: Starbucks terminated an AI program workers used for automating certain inventory counts this week, nine months after deploying it across its North American stores. More here - https://reut.rs/4uUyZQg
CBIZ Ends Its Employee Stock Purchase Program
For tax friends following Kwong case on Covid refunds, here is the latest from IRS. A limited concession on the 2020 deadlines but the big questions about 2020-23 remain.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-aod/aod-2026-01.pdf
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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…
Accounting News Roundup: PCAOB’s Unanswerable Question; Your Revenue Recognition Cheat Sheet; No Selfies for KPMG CEO | 05.29.14
- Caleb Newquist
- May 29, 2014
U.S. Economy Shrank for First Time Since 2011 [Bloomberg]People who follow these things suggest there's […]
Footnotes: Snapc$^t; The Crown Jewel of Global Standards; Jailhouse Accountants | 05.28.14
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 28, 2014
Snapchat CEO reveals in the douchiest way possible why you shouldn't use Snapchat [Valleywag] Did […]
Rogue Accounting Firm Inclusionist Suggests You Should Forget Fitting In and Just Be You
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 28, 2014
As evidenced by the identical mint shirts and sensible shoes, Big 4 life is not really the place for free-thinking individualists. Sure, you could try letting your hair fall into glorious, unshampooed disrepair and burn nag champa at your desk but unless you’re the direct blood relation of someone important at the firm, you can start planning how your free-thinking ass is going to make those unemployment checks last if you dare break away from the pack.
Grant Thornton Was Into Sarbanes-Oxley Before It Was Cool
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 28, 2014
When you think of hipsters, Ed Nusbaum probably isn't the first guy who comes to […]
IRS Throws Hissy Fit About Not Being Able to Regulate Preparers, Gives Up On Everything
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 28, 2014
The IRS has decided that, as a result of the recent decision preventing it from […]
At what point is it your responsibility to report violations of professional standards?
- theyseemeauditin
- May 28, 2014
Long story short, I'm a "two and out" former big 4 auditor who took a […]
Accounting News Roundup: Grant Thornton Revival; Bad Bank Audits; Get Down! | 05.28.14
- Caleb Newquist
- May 28, 2014
Regulators Set New Rules for Companies’ Revenue Accounting [DealBook]Accounting for revenue — one thing that […]
Footnotes: Gimme a Raise; Tim Geithner Can’t Account; TMI SEC | 05.27.14
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 27, 2014
The country's top-paid CEOs will get a 400% pay raise this year, while you and […]
Deloitte Reveals the Secrets Behind the Life at Deloitte Twitter Account
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 27, 2014
How many times have we wistfully wondered "there is no way this can be a […]
Grover Norquist Hopes Godzilla Can Teach Us About Living in Constant Fear
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 27, 2014
You will recall a recent Open Item that asked what if accountants could be replaced […]
Moss Adams Gunning Hard to Win Creepiest Doll in a Suit Award
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 27, 2014
Can someone please explain what's going on with this oddly-shaped voodoo doll that is Adam […]
