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View AllRevenue Is Down For the First Time in 17 Years But at Least Partners Got a Raise at PwC UK
- Going Concern News Desk
- September 17, 2026
Looks like offshoring and layoffs couldn't save the King's PwC from a revenue slump this year. The firm has just reported revenue of £6.2 billion (approximately $8.28 billion USD), a…
EY Got the Big Pentagon Audit Job
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 11, 2026
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
- Going Concern News Desk
- September 3, 2026
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
- Going Concern News Desk
- September 2, 2026
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
- Going Concern News Desk
- September 1, 2026
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…
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View AllRevenue Is Down For the First Time in 17 Years But at Least Partners Got a Raise at PwC UK
- Going Concern News Desk
- September 17, 2026
Looks like offshoring and layoffs couldn't save the King's PwC from a revenue slump this year. The firm has just reported revenue of £6.2 billion (approximately $8.28 billion USD), a…
Pentagon Says What If We Just Used GAAP
- Going Concern News Desk
- September 15, 2026
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
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 14, 2026
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
- Going Concern News Desk
- September 11, 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…
EY Got the Big Pentagon Audit Job
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 11, 2026
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…
Technology
View AllDeloitte 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,…
Firms (and Some Guy Obsessed With China) Have Weighed in on the PCAOB Turning an Eye to AI
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 12, 2026
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
- Going Concern News Desk
- August 11, 2026
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)
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 30, 2026
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…
Practice Management
View AllExpense 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…
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…
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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 AllExpense 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,…
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,…
GT’s Chipman Will Stick Around Until the End of 2014 To Find a New Yet Equally Dynamic CEO
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 4, 2013
We need to clarify this situation before people start claiming everyone at GT is going […]
Let’s All Buzz About Deloitte’s Fabled Green Carpet At Once
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 4, 2013
Wait, what? Lots of buzz about the fabled green carpet at our opening plenary — […]
Is Deloitte Ripping Off Poor Countries in Africa With This “Tax Strategy”?
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 4, 2013
There is a single guy going off about this Observer piece on Deloitte's Facebook page, […]
Converting a Second Round, In-House Interview to an Offer
- Amber Setter
- November 4, 2013
For those students who made it past the first cut of interviews or will be pounding the internship pavement soon, here is a little advice on how to convert an in-house interview into an offer.
Guess Which Big 4 Firm Allegedly Just Punked Its Rejectees
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 4, 2013
According to the tip box, here are the details: One big 4 company figured it'd […]
Accounting News Roundup: A Few Good Thieving Accountants; SAC Capital to Settle; Kobe To Be Taxed | 11.04.13
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 4, 2013
Acting Ed. note: I don't know about you all but I'm missing Colin right about […]
Footnotes: FSA; Fraud; Failure to Pay | 11.01.13
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 1, 2013
$500 now can be protected from FSA use-it-or-lose-it rule [Don't Mess With Taxes] The headline […]
SEC Union Warns SECers They Should Learn To Shovel Lunch Into Their Faces In a Prompt Manner
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 1, 2013
Of all the SEC's "time management" issues (I need not mention to what I am […]
These Moss Adams Partners Might Be Cooler Than Your Partners
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 1, 2013
Moss Adams' amazing week started with creative hair art and wrapped up thusly: Above, we […]
PwC Takes to Craigslist To Fill a Busy Season Senior Associate Position
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 1, 2013
Running low on new recruits, are we? Here's your intro: PwC Busy Season Senior Associate […]
We Hear Some Q4 CPA Exam Scores Are Trickling Out…
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 1, 2013
This, per Another71: CPA Exam Scores are now releasing per Another71 Forum http://t.co/P3e5q6Ovf5 #cpaexam #cpa […]
