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Tag: Barry Melancon
CPA Exam Changes Ahead in the Next One to Three Years
As we told you earlier this year, the CPA exam overlords are working on CBT-3, […]
Here’s a Fake AICPA Press Release That We Wish Were Real
This is so ridiculous that upon receiving it, Colin did one of those cartoonish double-takes, […]
Time Running Out for CGMA Candidates Suffering From Testophobia
Although there are 40-some-odd thousand CGMAs in the U.S. and 140k worldwide, anyone wanting to […]
The AICPA Couldn’t Give Broker Dealer Audit Standards a Thumbs Up Without a Pat on Their Own Back
THE MAN HAS SPOKEN. This is the official statement from Barry Melancon in response to […]
Yes, the House Bill That Bans Auditor Rotation Is Terrible But There May Be an Upside
As you know, yesterday the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1564, the Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act, with bipartisan support, 321-62. The charge was led by the bill's co-sponsors, Rep. Robert Hurt (R-VA) and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Here's an enthusiastic statement from Rep. Hurt via Accounting Today:
AICPA Asks EEOC to, Respectfully, BTFO of Big 4’s Mandatory Retirement Policies
Although the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page made it abundantly clear that the Equal Employment […]
AICPA Knows NASBA Is Mad But It’s Okay, NASBA Gets Mad Sometimes
The ongoing bickering over FRF for SMEs — which went Defcon 4 the other day with […]
Financial Accounting Foundation Seems Slightly Annoyed with the AICPA’s New Accounting Method for Small Business
Judging by the AICPA's PR blitz, you'd think that everyone was excited about their release of […]
The AICPA’s CGMA Designation Is the Most Popular Management Accounting Designation in the U.S., Says AICPA
Oh look, the AICPA put out a press release that says the Chartered Global Management […]
AICPA President: CPAs Are on the Verge of Anxiety Attacks Thanks to Federal Deficit
Barry Melancon speaks on behalf of all the CPAs, CGMAs across this great land who […]
Get Your CGMA Designation Before the Turd Gets Cold
I refuse to become a CGMA. If you are a CGMA, I will pretend to […]