U.S. audit watchdog is in sequestration line of fire [Reuters] Cabinet approves tax compliance deal […]
- Jason Girzadas and Lara Abrash Both Score a Second Term at Deloitte US
- Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Chief Purpose Officer Dips Out of KPMG Dumpster Fire; EY Teases a New Quantum Computer | 8.3.26
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View AllPwC CEO Said He’s Cool With It If His Kids Want to Go Into Consulting
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 6, 2026
Paul Griggs continues giving Business Insider his $0.02 with another article in a series of articles featuring the 30-year PwC veteran's wisdom: The career advice PwC's US CEO says he…
Jason Girzadas and Lara Abrash Both Score a Second Term at Deloitte US
- Going Concern News Desk
- August 4, 2026
Partners and principals at Deloitte US must think CEO Jason Girzadas and chair Lara Abrash are doing at least a satisfactory if not good job because both of them have…
Layoff Watch ’26: KPMG Australia May or May Not Be Letting 1,000 People Go
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 30, 2026
The ever-reliable Australian Financial Review said yesterday that, per their sources, KPMG is planning to let "dozens" of partners and 1,000 staff go in September as the firm tries to…
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…
In Case You Didn’t Hear, PwC Interns Won’t Be Swarming Disney World This Year
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 28, 2026
F in the chat for PwC's 2026 interns, who will not be experiencing the magic of Disney like so many intern classes before them. PwC informed interns back in January…
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View AllJason Girzadas and Lara Abrash Both Score a Second Term at Deloitte US
- Going Concern News Desk
- August 4, 2026
Partners and principals at Deloitte US must think CEO Jason Girzadas and chair Lara Abrash are doing at least a satisfactory if not good job because both of them have…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Chief Purpose Officer Dips Out of KPMG Dumpster Fire; EY Teases a New Quantum Computer | 8.3.26
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- August 3, 2026
Good morning, capital markets servants. All nice and refreshed from your weekend, I hope. There's a little bit of news happening, let's get to it and get ourselves informed on…
Friday Footnotes: EY Silently Blocks Tokenmaxxing; Uniting Across the Aisle to Make the IRS Report Wait Times | 7.31.26
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 31, 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…
Layoff Watch ’26: KPMG Australia May or May Not Be Letting 1,000 People Go
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 30, 2026
The ever-reliable Australian Financial Review said yesterday that, per their sources, KPMG is planning to let "dozens" of partners and 1,000 staff go in September as the firm tries to…
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…
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View AllEY’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…
Big 4 Firm With AI Quotas Unironically Explains Why AI Quotas Are Such a Terrible Idea in Latest Survey
- Going Concern News Desk
- July 9, 2026
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…
Beware This Hot New Scam: LinkedIn Job Hunt Takes a Sharp Detour Into Attempted Bank Emptying
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- July 7, 2026
Saw this post on r/accounting and while I know some of you feel a certain type of way about using Reddit for "content" it felt important to pass along to…
In New AI Guidelines, IRS Politely Suggests You Not Make Up Sources Like Deloitte Did
- Going Concern News Desk
- June 25, 2026
The IRS sent out a bulletin yesterday and we're going to write about it because for once it's not about tedious tax stuff that our audience doesn't have the patience…
Deloitte Made the Creepy Digital Librarian From The Time Machine But For Golf
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- June 18, 2026
Have you seen the 2002 movie The Time Machine? If you haven't then the reference in the headline isn't going to make a lick of sense. Lucky for you YouTube…
Practice Management
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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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 AllTop 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,…
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…
Layoffs Watch ’13: Is KPMG Going To Trim a Few Auditors?
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 13, 2013
From the tip box: Just got out of a manager meeting and it looks like […]
The SEC is Developing an Army of Robots to Replace You
- Greg Kyte
- February 13, 2013
You're an accountant, so I'm going to assume you have self-esteem issues. On the off […]
The PCAOB Is Really, Really Serious About Checking Chinese Auditors’ Work
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 13, 2013
Oh are we still on this?: The head of the U.S. audit watchdog said on […]
Here’s Another Sad Story About a Thief Who Got Dinged By The IRS For Not Reporting Stolen Income
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 13, 2013
This poor bastard has been sentenced to a year and a day for gyping the […]
Accounting News Roundup | 02.13.13
- Caleb Newquist
- February 13, 2013
SocGen Posts Fourth-Quarter Loss on Newedge, Legal Expenses [Bloomberg]Societe Generale SA, France’s second-largest bank, posted […]
Footnotes: FASB To Take Another Swing at Pension Accounting; New CPA Exam Stats; Obama’s Big Address | 02.12.13
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 12, 2013
Metrolink executive quits after report cites accounting problems [LA Times] KRUGMAN: Sweden Has The Answers […]
[VIDEO] Finally, an Accounting Rap That Isn’t That Bad
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 12, 2013
So this video is almost two years old but apparently we never published it before, […]
Minnesota’s Sexiest Accountant Contest: Cute or Creepy?
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 12, 2013
We can pretty safely assume that most of you did not enter the profession to […]
Charlie Rangel Told Sean Hannity He Needs a Good Accountant
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- February 12, 2013
Last night, New York Rep Charlie Rangel made his way to Colin's favorite fair and […]
Cleverly Named Tax Bill Probably Kept Senate Staffers Up All Night
- Caleb Newquist
- February 12, 2013
Senators Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act, […]
ANR: IRS Going Soft?; New KC KPMG OMP; Surprising Tax Deductions | 02.12.13
- Caleb Newquist
- February 12, 2013
BNY Mellon to take $850 million profit charge in U.S. tax court defeat [Reuters]BNY Mellon […]
