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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…
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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,…
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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.
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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 News Roundup: PwC Dumps Las Vegas Sands; Three Accounting Firms Get Out of Iran; Marketplace Fairness Act Cheat Sheet | 04.29.13
- Caleb Newquist
- April 29, 2013
Plus, PwC is after Roland Berger after Deloitted failed to impress, investors want their audit firm to also be their tax firm, and the health benefits of boogers.
Footnotes: Let’s Get to Know the New 3.8% Net Investment Tax | 04.26.13
- Caleb Newquist
- April 26, 2013
Overview Of The New 3.8% Investment Income Tax, Part 1 [Forbes] IRS Releases FATCA Draft […]
The Pioneer Press Has Crowned Its Sexiest Accountant(s)
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 26, 2013
Back in February, Minnesota's Pioneer Press was on the hunt for the state's sexiest accountant. […]
Senators Look to Expand Eligibility for a Successfully Dysfunctional Tax Credit
- Caleb Newquist
- April 26, 2013
Today, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation that will not only extend […]
ANR: Brits Bring the Heat on Big 4 Over Tax Avoidance; The Fraudster You Know; SeaWorld CEO: ‘We won’t be a taxpayer for several years’ | 04.26.13
- Caleb Newquist
- April 26, 2013
'Big four' accountants 'use knowledge of Treasury to help rich avoid tax' [Guardian]The so-called "big […]
Footnotes: PwC’s ‘Extraordinary’ Tax Avoidance Structure; Tiptoeing Around the Mortgage Interest Deduction; What a CPA Does, in Pictures | 04.25.13
- Caleb Newquist
- April 25, 2013
Europe imposes mandatory rotation on audits Under reforms drafted by British MEP Sajjad Karim, companies will […]
ICYMI: BDO Picks Up Skechers After…Ya Know
- Caleb Newquist
- April 25, 2013
Bravo Delta Oscar has come to Skechers' rescue and will re-audit the two years worth […]
This Guy Can’t Hold a Pencil But He Has a Spreadsheet of the 6,000 Chinese Restaurants He Has Eaten At
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 25, 2013
Oh, and we're telling you about him because he is a lawyer/CPA: He doesn't use […]
Let’s Play a Game of Accountant/Not an Accountant!
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- April 25, 2013
With Caleb running around in DC trying to rub elbows with legit tax dorks today, […]
(UPDATE) KPMG, in the Midst of Grief, Is Reminding the Academic Community of Their Business Success and Enthusiastic Employees
- Caleb Newquist
- April 25, 2013
The KPMG apology tour continues. Well, maybe it isn't an "apology tour." It's more like, […]
After Filing Snafu, H&R Block Making It Up to Customers in Most Superficial Way Possible
- Caleb Newquist
- April 25, 2013
Kinda like a thoughtless relative or friend who completely forgot your birthday: “H&R Block appreciates that […]
