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View AllEven PwC Is Hyping Up GTA VI Now
- Going Concern News Desk
- November 5, 2026
With 14 days to go until the release of the most anticipated game of this decade, PwC has pushed out a bit of thought leadership-slash-economic analysis titled "Vice City, everywhere:…
Deloitte Guy’s Love Life Has Become a Federal Matter
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 30, 2026
Last Friday, 42-year-old Ian Brinksman was picked up by the feds for allegedly passing top secret national defense information to another individual. Though that individual wasn't named by any reports,…
Hackers Have Apparently Stolen a Whole Lot of PwC Homework
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 27, 2026
Oh no, hackers have swiped oodles of slides! PwC has confirmed that a third-party vendor it uses for employee records has been breached after a "cyber extortion group" said they…
PwC Ekes Past EY With $60.2 Billion in Reported Global Revenue
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 20, 2026
Wow, Big 4 are really rushing out revenue numbers this year aren't they? First we got Deloitte in late September, EY two weeks later, and now PwC has just dropped…
KPMG Australia Has Made a List of Things It Probably Should Have Done Already
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- October 14, 2026
...such as "support whistleblowers" and "punish people who do stuff that will give Australian Financial Review an easy 9 months of negative headlines." So KPMG Australia is still in its…
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View AllMonday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC to Teach Thinking; Support Your Local Whistleblower | 11.9.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 9, 2026
Hey. Got some news for you so you have something that isn't politics to talk about at the water cooler. In this news briefPwC Will Certify ThinkersThat's a Big Number"People…
Friday Footnotes: KPMG Settles With Investors; AICPA Proposes Outside Investor Guidance | 11.6.26
- Going Concern News Desk
- November 6, 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…
Even PwC Is Hyping Up GTA VI Now
- Going Concern News Desk
- November 5, 2026
With 14 days to go until the release of the most anticipated game of this decade, PwC has pushed out a bit of thought leadership-slash-economic analysis titled "Vice City, everywhere:…
Turns Out Offshoring Isn’t a Cheap Forever Solution to Talent Problems
- Going Concern News Desk
- November 3, 2026
Well we knew this would happen eventually. An article published today in Accountants Daily is all about how small firms over in Australia are struggling to hire talent. Now, if…
CBIZ Shareholders Are Cool With the Grant Thornton Merger, the Deal is a Go (UPDATE)
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 3, 2026
Ed. note: This article was originally published on October 29, 2026. On November 2, 2026, both CBIZ and Grant Thornton announced the transaction had completed. We didn't think this deserved…
Technology
View AllJust in Case You Were Unsure, IRS Official Clarifies AI Is Not a Person Under Circular 230
- Going Concern News Desk
- November 10, 2026
The Journal of Accountancy has published an interesting article about comments made by the director of the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility at the AICPA National Tax Conference yesterday, an…
The Robots Want Your Emails, and the AICPA Has Concerns
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 4, 2026
Last month a pitch arrived in our editor inbox, the title of which was "Going Concern, meet the startup helping accounting firms turn old Slacks and emails into free money."…
Hackers Have Apparently Stolen a Whole Lot of PwC Homework
- Going Concern News Desk
- October 27, 2026
Oh no, hackers have swiped oodles of slides! PwC has confirmed that a third-party vendor it uses for employee records has been breached after a "cyber extortion group" said they…
Bill Gates Predicts AI Will Be Taking Clients’ Most Tedious Questions 24/7 Within a Few Years
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 30, 2026
Did you catch Bill Gates' recent chat with Ezra Klein? I didn't, thankfully my washed colleague regularly reads NYT and sent it to me via Slack. Many people are stuck…
The AICPA Wants Tax Pros to Take a Hit From Its New AI Risk CART
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 24, 2026
Rather than dropping a strongly worded letter on the topic of the IRS's position on AI in tax practice and dropping the topic there to focus on other pressing matters,…
Practice Management
View AllJust in Case You Were Unsure, IRS Official Clarifies AI Is Not a Person Under Circular 230
- Going Concern News Desk
- November 10, 2026
The Journal of Accountancy has published an interesting article about comments made by the director of the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility at the AICPA National Tax Conference yesterday, an…
The Robots Want Your Emails, and the AICPA Has Concerns
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- November 4, 2026
Last month a pitch arrived in our editor inbox, the title of which was "Going Concern, meet the startup helping accounting firms turn old Slacks and emails into free money."…
Finance Leaders Are Shopping for a CAS Partner, and They Brought a List
- Going Concern
- October 15, 2026
Cash flow, automation, fraud protection. Your firm can deliver all three. Finance leaders would like some help with the accounting. Not a little help, either. BILL asked 354 finance decision-makers…
Expense 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…
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White-collar jobs bounced back in October.
Professional and business services, which includes law, consulting and scientific research, added 70,000 jobs last month, per the October jobs report. That’s well above the sector’s average of 15,000 a month over the past year.
Via @Reuters: Investors settle with KPMG over Silicon Valley Bank collapse
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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 AllFinance Leaders Are Shopping for a CAS Partner, and They Brought a List
- Going Concern
- October 15, 2026
Cash flow, automation, fraud protection. Your firm can deliver all three. Finance leaders would like some help with the accounting. Not a little help, either. BILL asked 354 finance decision-makers…
Expense 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,…
Accounting Career Conundrums: Should I Quit My Big 4 Job After Only a Year?
- Amber Setter
- September 5, 2013
In this week’s episode of Accounting Career Conundrums, a reader ponders leaving her job at a large firm with less than a year of experience.
CPAs and Entrepreneurship: Do You Have What It Takes?
- Caleb Newquist
- September 5, 2013
Back in July, we had a discussion about hanging out a shingle in public accounting. […]
Accounting News Roundup: Insulting New York’s Wealthy; State Taxes and Migration; No Love for OCI | 09.05.13
- Caleb Newquist
- September 5, 2013
IRS Rule Leads Restaurants to Rethink Automatic Tips [WSJ]An updated tax rule is causing restaurants to […]
Footnotes: Are You Paying Tax You Don’t Owe?; The CGMA Blitz!; JPM Gets Probed | 09.04.13
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 4, 2013
Are Some Americans Paying Federal Income Tax They Don’t Owe? [TaxVox] Opposition Mounts to Lease […]
Deloitte Study: Lots of Straight White Guys Trying Not To Be Such Straight White Guys at Work
- Caleb Newquist
- September 4, 2013
Diversity, as you all know, is critical to the success of any major company's efforts […]
Kids Don’t Say They Want to Grow Up to Be CPAs Because Kids are Dumb
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 4, 2013
This Way to CPA has stooped to a new low, insulting children. Sure the little […]
Accounting News Roundup: Brits Going After Olympus; FASB Panel Pushes Back on Lease Proposal; Dress (like the Boss) for Success | 09.04.13
- Caleb Newquist
- September 4, 2013
British fraud agency to prosecute Olympus over accounting scandal [Reuters]Britain's fraud agency will prosecute Olympus […]
Footnotes: Retaliation!; The SEC and Social Media; Broker-Dealer Audits Are Still Broken | 09.03.13
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- September 3, 2013
Gartner needs Senior Reporting Analyst in Stamford, CT. [GCJ] The former Burberry accountant who bilked the […]
To Whom It May Going Concern: ‘Your jaded mentality toward the profession is often over the top’
- Caleb Newquist
- September 3, 2013
Welcome to a special Tuesday after Labor Day edition of To Whom It May Going […]
Auditor Market Share for IPOs Offers More Than Enough Consolation for Ernst & Young
- Caleb Newquist
- September 3, 2013
Remember this chart from last month? #CPA link: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems: Faulty Big Four audits […]
Accounting News Roundup: Grant Thornton’s Latest Acquisition; IRS Probes Will Drag On; Taking a Professional Sabbatical | 09.03.13
- Caleb Newquist
- September 3, 2013
McKinsey & Co. Isn’t All Roses in a New Book [DealBook]It often goes unmentioned, but […]
