Man, CPA candidates these days are wild. BaCk iN mY dAy you got 18 months […]
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So, KPMG Is a Law Firm Now
Welcome to the era of US accounting firms practicing law. KPMG’s request to Arizona to […]
Benevolent Overlords of CPA Licensure Float Batshit Insane Idea to Prove Competency, Not Just Credits
Bullied into submission by vocal opponents of the 150-hour rule and watching CPA exam candidate […]
Crazy Idea of the Day: If 150 Units Goes Away, Refund Everyone’s University Fees
I’d like the record to reflect that this is not my idea. I wasn’t able […]
So You Want to Buy an Accounting Firm? Prepare to Get Shit on By Tax Twitter
This gent, one Chris Kimbell, decided a good way to get a lead on an […]
Audits Are a Joke and Here’s Why According to a Salty Old Industry Veteran
Ed. note: By “salty” I mean in the experienced sailor/pirate way, not the modern definition […]
Kill the Audit Industry, Says Ex-Auditor
In the WaPo opinion pages yesterday one Duncan Mavin, who got his start in the […]
Integrating Experience and Education is One Way to Ease the Accountant Shortage at Least a Little
There’s a contentious battle raging over the 150 unit requirement for CPA licensure as we […]
Grant Thornton is Trialing a “Nine-Day Fortnight” Schedule to Ease Burnout in Australia
In a profession already notorious for burnout, staffing crises continue to wreak havoc on the […]
Just Abolish the CPA Exam, Says Guy
For at least a year now, we’ve been getting emails from some guy who really, […]
Headline of the Day: ‘The CPA Exam Should Adopt Remote Testing’
I’m sorry to tell you that’s not an article on the NASBA blog, but rather […]
Labeling Big 4 as Systemically Important Would Only Confuse Their Sense of Importance
Way back in 2008, a small hiccup in the United States financial system brought upon by an even smaller hiccup in the U.S. housing market led to the mild threat of the collapse of the world economy.