Here’s What It Would Be Like If the New PCAOB Members Were Introduced At a Basketball Game
And now … your NEW starting lineup for the Peeee Ceeee Aaaay Ooooh Beeee! From Edinboro University, she has 28 years of experience in public finance, policy development, accounting and auditing, disclosure modernization, data analytics, and technology innovation. A former Deloitter, she has held senior financial roles at the Treasury Department and the University of […]
Outgoing Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert Is Going to Be Commissioner of the WNBA
For those of us wondering what Cathy Engelbert is going to do next once her term as Deloitte CEO ends next month, it looks like we have our answer. The WNBA announced today that it has hired Engelbert to be the league’s first-ever commissioner. She will take over on July 17, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver […]
(UPDATE) PwC Madness at Madison Square Garden
28 teams down to the final 2. #PwC Championship #Basketball game is tomorrow at Madison Square Garden! @TheGarden — Tim Ryan (@Timothy_F_Ryan) September 1, 2015 UPDATE : The victors look decent enough to take on the Knicks. Congrats to the #PwC Assurance team – the official PwC basketball champs! @TheGarden pic.twitter.com/vPf48zSlWA — PwC LLP (@PwC_LLP) September […]
Busy Season Zen: The Swish Montage
March Madness begins this week, so it seems appropriate that today's BSZ have a basketball theme. Although I'm not much of a basketball fan these days, I do enjoy the sound a ball makes when it goes through hoop in a perfect swish. Luckily, there I found a 2-minute montage of perfect (and some not […]
At the Very Least, It Appears PwC “Considers the Environment” Before Changing Its Logo
It's probably not a complete accident that the new Papa Whiskey Charlie colors were introduced the same year they began their "Trees for Threes" program in Dallas. PwC US today announced that its Dallas office is partnering with the Dallas Mavericks for the third consecutive year for the "Trees for Threes" program. Part of the […]
Ernst & Young Demonstrates That Immaterial Differences Can Exist in Surnames
In the range of complex services provided by Big 4 accounting firms, counting votes for awards should be ranked somewhere between "easy as pie" to "I can do this shit with my eyes closed." Of course, sometimes even the simplest of tasks can go awry: After further review, Andrew Bynum finished all alone in fourth […]
The Knicks’ Tyson Chandler Might Be Getting Last Minute Tax Advice
A tipster just informed us a short time ago that, "Tyson Chandler is in the lobby of EY NYC right now." This could mean he's there to cut a check with his extension, or he simply got lost on his way to Madam Tussauds. Either way, dude is huge, so you can't miss him. If […]
Top Accounting Schools Had a So-so Year in Men’s Basketball, According to the Nerdiest Bracket Ever
For the last couple of years, our friends at Brigham Young University have put together a simulated bracket to see how the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament would shake out if the schools with the most productive accounting researchers were crowned winners rather than shooting a leather ball through a hoop. Exciting! Why do you need […]