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EY Got the Big Pentagon Audit Job
This according to what the Department of War put up yesterday: Ernst & Young LLP, New York, New York, is being awarded a labor-hour contract with a maximum value of…
Chief Operating Officer Punted From the Partnership Post-Audit Scandal Sues KPMG
The former chief operating officer and audit partner who said at a parliamentary hearing last month that she didn't recall stuffing confidential documents in her personal locker is now suing…
Big 4 Climate Activism Has a Pretty Convenient Revenue Stream, Say 16 State AGs in Tedious Letter to Firms
The attorneys general of 16 states have written a long strongly worded letter to Big 4 firms (and CC'd the SEC) warning them that the firms' climate commitments and willingness…
EY Is Rolling Out Nebulous New Rewards
After EY's 2026 compensation and promotions left more than a few EYers feeling shafted, the firm is reaching into its pockets in what it's calling "a bold shift in how…
Deloitte’s DEI Goals Ended Up Slightly More Expensive Than Anticipated
Yesterday the Department of Justice announced a False Claims Act resolution with Deloitte, who have agreed to pay the United States $21.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the…
Pentagon Says What If We Just Used GAAP
As you may have already heard, the Pentagon is desperate eager to score a clean audit opinion for the first time in history. In June, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC US and PwC India BFF Up; Fake CPA With a Tax Startup Arrested on Her Way to a Cruise | 9.14.26
Morning, y'all. A few things happening today... In this news briefSo We're Getting Double Screwed on GPU Prices Is What You MeanPwC US+PwC India BFFs ForeverCitrin Cooperman Has a New…
Friday Footnotes: KPMG Audits Extremely Lucky For One Polymarket User; Ex-PwC CEO’s Dick Pic Finally Settled | 9.11.26
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…
EY Got the Big Pentagon Audit Job
This according to what the Department of War put up yesterday: Ernst & Young LLP, New York, New York, is being awarded a labor-hour contract with a maximum value of…
Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: Hedge Fund Audit Earns Deloitte a Lawsuit; Auditor Rotation Not Popular Idea With Big 4 | 9.8.26
Good morning! I trust you enjoyed your three day weekend if you got one and are not wearing any white button-downs today regardless. Let's get to some news. In this…
Bill Gates Proposes a Tokens and Robots Tax
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,…
Firms (and Some Guy Obsessed With China) Have Weighed in on the PCAOB Turning an Eye to AI
The comment period for PCAOB Release No. 2026-005 Request for Public Comment on PCAOB Standard Setting has closed and when all was said and done, it racked up an unremarkable…
Audit Leaders Currently in the “Throw AI at the Wall and See What Sticks” Phase
Gartner has released some numbers on AI usage they harvested from audit professionals and the headline figure shouldn't surprise anyone: only 7% of those surveyed report they aren't using AI…
EY’s Latest Data Breach Comes With a Fun New Game: Guess the Client (UPDATE)
Ed. note: This article was originally published on July 23, 2026. It was updated on July 30, 2026. Just as EY was moving on from the 2023 MOVEit data breach…
Big 4 Firm With AI Quotas Unironically Explains Why AI Quotas Are Such a Terrible Idea in Latest Survey
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…
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
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
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
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
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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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
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)
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
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
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…
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…
Top Remote Accounting Freelancers: 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
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
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,…
What’s your 401k plan like?
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Here’s a Fake Farewell Email from a Big 4 CEO to a Former Employee That We Desperately Wish Were Real
Dear Loyal Former Employee (or if you must, Formerly Loyal Employee): I apologize for taking […]
RSVP: Five Essentials to Client Service on March 6th
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Accounting News Roundup: Tax Shaming Corporations; Grant Thornton Explains Busy Season; Mount Rushmore, Tax Prof Edition | 02.19.14
Blaming Big Corporations Is Not the Answer [Tax Analysts]David Brunori is sick of the tax […]
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Footnotes: Bonus Depreciation; Five Year Olds vs the IRS; Thin Mints and Ethics | 02.18.14
Expired ‘Bonus Depreciation’ Tax Credit Could Be Cash Flow Drag [CFO Journal] Five Year Old's […]
Difference between 1231 and 1245 property
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Busy Season Survival Tips For People Who Probably Don’t Do That Well at Life Either
CPA Trendlines has a list of "busy season survival tips" that, while useful to some, […]
Does anyone with experience care to review resumes?
Had a thought — I know it might not be the best time to ask […]
The CPA Exam is Broken Into Parts But These Sentences Not So Much
Get it together, This Way to CPA! I'm trying to think of a waythis may […]
Caption This: PwC Reminds You It’s Almost Time for the Academy Awards Again
PwC celebrates its 80th year protecting the integrity of awards markets this year, and while […]
To Retain Millennials, Gently Remind Them They Will Never Do Better Than You
What do abusive boyfriends and firms that don't understand Gen Y have in common? Apparently, […]