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- Going Concern News Desk
- June 9, 2026
The Financial Reporting Council announced today that they're officially investigating PwC UK's 2024 audit of WH Smith which means fines and hand-slaps are likely forthcoming once that gets wrapped up.…
Compensation Watch ’26: Deloitte Salary Numbers Are Out and Some People Are Salty
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 6, 2026
Compensation threads were once a yearly tradition here at Going Concern many, many, many years ago but at some point Reddit took over the task so we've swung over there…
The Department of War Broke Up with KPMG, KPMG Gives Up Federal Audits Altogether (UPDATED)
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 3, 2026
This post was originally published on April 29, 2026 and updated on June 3, 2026. Update below the original article text. The other day -- and by the other day…
KPMGers Are Maliciously Complying With The Firm’s AI Usage Requirements By Generating Fluff
- Going Concern News Desk
- May 28, 2026
On May 4, Business Insider published an article about KPMG's new AI dashboard. They've been publishing several articles in recent weeks about KPMG's AI initiatives actually, like the tax simulation…
CPA Exam Bonuses Get Bigger at PwC
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- May 27, 2026
Guess we need to update the PwC Chad graphic with that stupid new logo huh. Gahhhh we got a tip about this last week and didn't get around to publishing…
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View AllMonday Morning Accounting News Brief: What’s KPMG Got to Do With the NBA Finals; PCAOB Chairman Is Just One of the Guys | 6.8.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- June 8, 2026
Hey. I dug up some news to start your week. In this news briefHey Knicks Fans, Know Your KPMG HistoryAI Compute Taxes: The Hot New DebateVolunteer Tax Prep Loses a…
Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Partner Thinks Regulation Is Stupid; KPMGers No Longer Get to Go Home Early on Summer Fridays | 6.5.26
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 5, 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…
Everything is Shrinkflating These Days, Even the Number of Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- June 4, 2026
Alternative headline for this article: You're Not Going to Believe This But KPMG Is the Only Big 4 Firm With a 2025 Elijah Watt Sells Award Winner Well they've announced…
The Department of War Broke Up with KPMG, KPMG Gives Up Federal Audits Altogether (UPDATED)
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 3, 2026
This post was originally published on April 29, 2026 and updated on June 3, 2026. Update below the original article text. The other day -- and by the other day…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Five State Societies Merge Into One Regional; What’s NASBA’s Beef? | 6.1.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- June 1, 2026
Good morning, capital markets servants. It has now been two years since I jokingly remarked Big 4 firms would be swapping in rainbow logos over the weekend only to find…
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View AllKPMGers Are Maliciously Complying With The Firm’s AI Usage Requirements By Generating Fluff
- Going Concern News Desk
- May 28, 2026
On May 4, Business Insider published an article about KPMG's new AI dashboard. They've been publishing several articles in recent weeks about KPMG's AI initiatives actually, like the tax simulation…
Starbucks 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…
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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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ANR: Deloitte Salary Numbers Leave Some People Salty • KPMG & NBA Finals • Labor Board Lawyer Cancels Non-Competes With Simple Trick - https://mailchi.mp/accountingfly/compensation-watch-deloitte-salary-numbers-leave-some-people-salty-kpmg-nba-finals-labor-board-lawyer-cancels-non-competes-simple-trick
Hope that accountant billed double for having to deal with this on a weekend
Big glass of cold water thrown in my face.
Found an error in our financial projections late last night. Accountant was offline. Asked Claude to model the impact on revenue, cash, and EBITDA.
It gave me a catastrophic answer. And was so damn confident about it.
I legit spiraled
Leave it to accountants to have a conference on a weekend to talk about working smarter, not harder.
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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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10 Essential Project Management Principles for Accounting Firms
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- 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: The Money Behind the Audit Rotation Ban Bill; Tax Reform Non-starters; CPA Testifies That Michael Jackson Missed Out | 07.16.13
- Caleb Newquist
- July 16, 2013
Following the Money on Audit Firm Rotation [CW, Earlier]From Matt Kelly: "A quick visit to […]
Footnotes: How Not to Fix the IRS; Fab’s Jury Is Ready; Post-Sandy Taxes | 07.15.13
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- July 15, 2013
AGN and Avalara Announce Strategic Alliance [PR Web] Huge post-Sandy tax increases fail to materialize […]
Good News For the Midwest’s Most Under-Recognized Accounting Firm: Chicks Dig Plante Moran
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- July 15, 2013
I guess for as sensitive as he is, Colin was just too busy writing about […]
ICYMI: McGladrey Compensation Discussions Have Started and People Aren’t Getting Their Hopes Up
- Caleb Newquist
- July 15, 2013
If you're of the House of McGladrey and you can't find the compensation thread, let […]
NASBA, AICPA Agree to Hug It Out Over Private Accounting Standards
- Caleb Newquist
- July 15, 2013
After a month of some public and private sniping, NASBA and AICPA seem to be […]
ANR: PwC Drags KPMG and Deloitte into Cattles Scandal; No Naming Names of Audit Partners?; More on FRF vs. GAAP for SMEs | 07.15.13
- Caleb Newquist
- July 15, 2013
Deloitte disciplinary hearing over MG Rover to resume [Reuters]Deloitte will next week return before a […]
Footnotes: IRS Mortality Tables; Handling Client Complaints; Zorich Dodges Prison in Tax Case | 07.12.13
- Caleb Newquist
- July 12, 2013
The Siegfried Group needs an Accounting Manager in San Francisco. [GCJ] IRS ‘Death Panels’? Agency […]
Who Knew You Needed XBRL Training?
- Caleb Newquist
- July 12, 2013
The AICPA, that's who! Never one to forego an opportunity to sell CPE educate its members, […]
You Might Be a CPA Exam Candidate If…
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- July 12, 2013
Swiped from This Way to CPA: You may be a CPA candidate if… You finally […]
Wake Up! Here’s the Open Items Thread, So You Can Talk About Anything You Want
- Caleb Newquist
- July 12, 2013
It's not even 2 pm on the east coast, which means some of you are […]
Jim Turley Bestows Another Rose
- Caleb Newquist
- July 12, 2013
After Citigroup announced that Jim Turley would be joining its Board of Directors in order […]
