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PwC’s Summer Break Works, Says Tim Ryan
From a recent CNBC article on company-wide vacation breaks to foster employee well-being: Feeling revitalized […]
Public Accounting Firms Don’t Need to Increase Salaries to Retain Staff Says Guy Who Obviously Never Worked In Public Accounting
In the 12 years since this website was founded, we’ve heard a lot of complaints […]
#TBT: George W. Bush Didn’t Want Arthur Andersen Looking For WMDs That Didn’t Exist
So infamous were Andersen’s false audits that President George W. Bush joked about them at […]
Retired SEC Lawyer Calls Agency Penalties “At Most a Tollbooth on the Bankster Turnpike”
James Kidney, who joined the SEC in 1986 and retired this month, offered the critique […]
Per PCAOB Board Member, Facebook Will Not Sufficiently Prepare You As an Auditor
"For new accountants, the focus on documentation can be a difficult transition — the world […]
@EYstaff Memorializing Nelson Mandela By Tweeting an Inspirational Quote He Never Actually Said
Call this a public service because you, too, may feel compelled to spread this meme […]
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, […]
Accountants Love Their Jobs Because They Get to Manipulate Numbers All Day Long, Says Guy
Today in hot-jobs-you-need-right-now-because-your-jobs-sucks-and-we-need-a-story-about-hot-jobs-and-we'll-quote-some-guy-who-doesn't-know-what-he's-talking-about news, we have a post from CNBC about the most underrated jobs […]
PwC Chairman: This Recovery Has Legs
Dennis Nally asks that you not get caught up in the numbers that politicians like […]
KPMG Chairman Michael Andrew Dares You to Imagine a ‘Lazy’ Second-tier Firm Auditing a Global Bank in This Day and Age
“Can you imagine a second-tier firm auditing a global bank at a time when there is already a lack of confidence in the marketplace?” He added: “They simply don’t have the skills or the market expertise.” He also accused some smaller rivals of being “quite lazy” about investing in their businesses. [FT]