Oh Christ, the FORTUNE1 100 Best Companies to Work For came out today, which means marketing and PR teams all across Corporate America are on high alert. Who went up? Who went down? Who’s new on the list? Who’s off the list? Who gives a shit? That’s my take. If you’re not Google, then you suck. I want an employer who has a cafeteria that serves the most obscure cuisine on the planet (e.g. BBQ Tasmanian devil short ribs with poached platypus eggs) and I want it for FREE. If you can’t make that happen, then I might as well be working for the Taliban as the Womens Initiative coordinator.
- Friday Footnotes: Archaeologists Dig Up 1,600-Year-Old Tax Fraud; Forget Ja Rule, Let’s Ask KPMG Interns What They Think | 8.7.26
- 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 AllFriday Footnotes: Archaeologists Dig Up 1,600-Year-Old Tax Fraud; Forget Ja Rule, Let’s Ask KPMG Interns What They Think | 8.7.26
- Going Concern News Desk
- August 7, 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…
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…
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…
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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…
It Looks Like Clifton Gunderson Knew About Rita Crundwell’s Secret Bank Account
- Caleb Newquist
- January 17, 2013
Everyone remember Rita Crundwell? She's the horse lady that gave Dixon, Illinois a long face […]
Accounting News Roundup: KPMG Sued Over TierOne Audit; Accountants Kill Cars; Better Call Saul a Better Tax Lawyer | 01.17.13
- Caleb Newquist
- January 17, 2013
Ex-TierOne shareholders file suit against KPMG auditors [LJS]The Rosen Law Firm of New York filed […]
Footnotes: Deloitte Going to Myanmar; JPMorgan CFOs Eat Crow; Live Beer Tax Free or Die | 01.16.13
- Caleb Newquist
- January 16, 2013
Wall Street Journal Deeply Concerned About the Fate of Rich Single Moms [Slate] Amazon fights […]
Deloitte Is Still Defending Its Independent Foreclosure Review Work
- Caleb Newquist
- January 16, 2013
Remember last week when the New York Times published a report that quoted one Deloitte […]
Life After Public Accounting: Those Who Can, Do; Those Who Can’t, Teach
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- January 16, 2013
All busy season long, we'll be discussing exit opportunities for those of you feeling like […]
Going Concern’s Guide to a Healthy Busy Season: Because No One Should Die at Work
- Caleb Newquist
- January 16, 2013
We get tons of reader questions and while we can’t answer all of them, we […]
How We Averted the Fiscal Cliff: As a CPA, People Might Expect You To Know This Crap
- Greg Kyte
- January 16, 2013
I don’t care if you’re a Republican or a Democrat; you’re an accountant, and the avert-the-fiscal-cliff legislation that the federal government crapped out at the last minute hooks you up. Sure, you’re going to pay more in taxes, but Congress was actually able to bang out some long-term solutions to the expiring tax cuts which is going to make your life easier1.
ANR: Deloitte Gets Choosy in China; New Plates for the President; Accounting Firms “Prone to Stupidity” | 01.16.13
- Caleb Newquist
- January 16, 2013
Deloitte Tightens Client Screening After China Scandals [WSJ]A spate of recent accounting scandals in China […]
Footnotes: Billable Boinking; Nebraska Sans Income Tax?; Don’t Count on Compromise | 01.15.13
- Caleb Newquist
- January 15, 2013
Pro tip: If you're going to give a client extra-special services, don't bill them for […]
Deloitte Finally Gets Some Good Exposure
- Adrienne Gonzalez
- January 15, 2013
In case you missed it, January 13, 2013 was the 12th Annual No Pants Subway […]
FASB Still Applying Duct Tape to Repurchase Accounting
- Caleb Newquist
- January 15, 2013
Apparently Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-03 didn't quite hold things together as well as people […]
