Elizabeth Holmes and her Big 4 audit firm buddies at Theranos [The Dig] When audit […]
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Footnotes is a weekly wrap-up of news from around the accounting profession hand-picked by Going Concern editors to keep partners, staff, and practitioners of all stripes informed.
Published every Friday at 5 PM Eastern time.
Friday Footnotes: Deloitte Sued For Bullying; Auditor Shrinkage; IRS Wants Your Dirty Money | 12.31.21
Ed. note: Happy New Year, everyone! Thank you for spending 2021 with us, believe it […]
Friday Footnotes: Accounting’s Future; PwC Plants a Flag on the Metaverse; Netflix For Professional Services? | 12.24.21
Ed. note: Have a safe and happy holiday out there, everyone. We hope a good […]
Friday Footnotes: KPMG Discipline Looms; Whistleblower Gets 2nd Chance; Firing Auditors | 12.17.21
Deloitte U.S. CEO on the past year’s business challenges and what’s ahead in 2022 [Fortune] […]
Friday Footnotes: KPMGer Sues Over Bullying; Auditing Terrorist Orgs?; Deloitte UAE’s Weekend Plans | 12.10.21
KPMG executive Greg Eldridge is seeking $130,000 in damages against the accounting giant [The Courier […]
Friday Footnotes: PwC Germany Raided; BDO Ballers; Deloitte’s Unexpected New Hiring Push | 12.3.21
Partners at mid-tier accountant BDO paid more than at EY [Financial Times] BDO, the UK’s […]
Black Friday Footnotes: Carillion Liquidator Wants Lots of KPMG Money; EY Can’t Handle the Truth; Mattel and PwC Settle with Investors | 11.26.21
Carillion Liquidator Seeks $336 Million From KPMG [Bloomberg] The U.K. government agency charged with liquidating […]
Friday Footnotes: EYers Fed Up; KPMG Love Triangle; CGMA For Young’uns | 11.19.21
EY faces staff backlash over handling of sexual harassment case [Financial Times] EY is facing […]
Friday Footnotes: More Big 4 Lawsuits; The White Way In the UK; EY-Parthenon Found a Guy | 11.12.21
KPMG Sued for $600 Million Over Alleged Sloppy Auditing in Dubai’s Abraaj Scandal [Bloomberg] KPMG […]
Friday Footnotes: KPMG Sued (Again); Accounting For Weed; Less Travel Equals Profit For EY Partners | 11.5.21
.CPA Web Domain Launches in Canada [Business Wire] The restricted web domain, administered by the […]
Friday Footnotes: A Very Guilty Accountant; Beware Audit Independence; Grant Thornton Does a Thing | 10.29.21
Wealthy retired accountant is found guilty of murder [Daily Mail] The pregnant daughter of a […]
Friday Footnotes: Deloitte Complains Its Way to a Contract; Deficiencies Abound; Beyond the Windowless Audit Room | 10.22.21
How CPAs can rise above a polarized political climate [Journal of Accountancy] Aside from being […]