Does anyone remember –- or care about -– the collapse of Arthur Andersen back in 2002? If recalled, what lessons might it have for young professionals taking serious stock of their career choices?
Tag: the future
Is Technology Making Accountants Dumb and Lazy?
For those of you that have been following me online for a while, you’ll probably […]
5 Ways Accountants Can Protect Themselves from the Accountapocalypse
In an earlier post, I listed what types of firms and accountants are vulnerable to the Accountapocalypse. Since then, I’ve received a number of tweets, LinkedIn messages and hate mail (thanks guys) centred around this:
Parkinson’s Law of Accounting
Parkinson’s law states, “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” […]
In the Future, Accountants Count Everything
In today’s brain dump, I wanted to bring you some good news: Accounting is not […]
Accountapocalypse: Let’s Talk About Offshoring
I’ve touched on offshoring in a couple of my previous articles, and it seems to […]
A Five Forces Analysis of The Accounting Profession
As a follow up from my first post “The End Is Nigh: Prepare Yourselves for […]
Reminder: Robots Are Coming For Your Accounting Jobs
As you may have heard, THE MACHINES are taking over CPA jobs. But for accounting […]
Now That Auditing Is Joining The 21st Century, What Will It Be Like?
Recently the Washington Post interviewed new Deloitte & Touche CEO Joe Ucuzoglu about how he has […]
Texas CPA Exam Candidates Excited to Embrace the Future
Wait a second… are you telling me that up until this point, one of the […]
In Other Name Change News, We Will Not Speak of SAC Capital Again
Well, I guess Point72 could be worse. Like New SAC Capital or Point72&. They’ve changed […]
It Is Almost Certain You Will One Day Be Replaced by Machines
The future is scary sometimes. Even scarier, the prospect that you, dear accountants, are more likely to be replaced by machines than firefighters, editors, pilots, and dentists. In fact, the only humans more likely to be replaced by machines than you are telemarketers and I think we can all agree they should have been shipped off to the Island of Unwanted People a long time ago.