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It’s a Bad Day For Your Firm When the Board of Accountancy Has to Publish Advice For Your Aggrieved Clients (UPDATE)
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It’s a Bad Day For Your Firm When the Board of Accountancy Has to Publish Advice For Your Aggrieved Clients (UPDATE)

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 21, 2023

On Tuesday the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) published an alert for customers […]

This Shady Chattanooga Accounting Firm Just Went Down in Flames and Still Owes Staff Months of Pay
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This Shady Chattanooga Accounting Firm Just Went Down in Flames and Still Owes Staff Months of Pay

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 15, 2023

Ed. note: the original story included quoted, attributed text from Chattanooga Times Free Press. We’ve […]

The IRS Has Stopped Processing ERC Claims Because ERC Mills Are Scamming the F*ck Out of Them
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The IRS Has Stopped Processing ERC Claims Because ERC Mills Are Scamming the F*ck Out of Them

  • Going Concern News Desk
  • September 14, 2023

The IRS announced today that it has issued an immediate moratorium on processing new employee […]

For a Brief Time This Past Weekend, a PwC Twitter Account Was Promoting Crypto Scams
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For a Brief Time This Past Weekend, a PwC Twitter Account Was Promoting Crypto Scams

  • Going Concern News Desk
  • September 6, 2022

PwC Venezuela’s Twitter account was hijacked over the weekend and started pumping out links to […]

IRS Agent Lady Allegedly Tries and Fails to Scam Unwitting Taxpayer Out of Thousands
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IRS Agent Lady Allegedly Tries and Fails to Scam Unwitting Taxpayer Out of Thousands

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 14, 2019

When we talk about IRS scams, we’re usually referring to chain-smoking Indian dudes packed into […]

IRS Scammer Ordered to Pay $9 Million in Restitution For Being Scummiest of the Scamming Scumbags
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IRS Scammer Ordered to Pay $9 Million in Restitution For Being Scummiest of the Scamming Scumbags

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • October 26, 2018

Given that this is a website written for accounting professionals and not, say, confused grandmas […]

Protip: Don’t Give Your Bank Information to Anyone Claiming to Be an Accounting Firm Recruiter
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Protip: Don’t Give Your Bank Information to Anyone Claiming to Be an Accounting Firm Recruiter

  • Caleb Newquist
  • August 31, 2017

Never trust anyone online wearing a hoodie. Good night, nurse, what is this: Executives at […]

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Some IRS Scammers Trying the Good Cop Routine Now

  • Caleb Newquist
  • March 14, 2016

Figuring they can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, a few IRS crank […]

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The Stupid But Wealthy Athlete’s Guide to Not Getting Ripped Off

  • Leona May
  • October 20, 2014

Wealthy athletes are easy to scam. Really easy. Not all athletes know how to handle […]

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IRS To Crack Down on Idiots Who Misuse Refund Direct Deposit

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • July 8, 2014

The Journal of Accountancy's unnecessarily dramatic headline — Limit on direct deposit of refunds will […]

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PwC Is Raking It In on Old Fraud

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 30, 2014

As the multibillion-dollar scheme led by Tom Petters approaches its sixth anniversary, the meter is […]

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TIGTA Reveals There Are Still Stupid People Falling for Fake IRS Phone Scams

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • March 20, 2014

Despite having warned taxpayers over and over that the IRS does not and will not […]

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Daily Wire is Pissed Off About a PwC Career Program That Excludes White and Asian Candidates

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 7, 2025

Although this should have been on their radar already because PwC got sued by America First Legal over it two years ago, conservative muckraking site Daily Wire has just now…

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The Only Piece of Advice You Need to Survive Layoffs at Your Firm

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • August 7, 2024

Comment on "How are layoffs decisions really made?" via r/Big4 If it backfires so what, they were going to lay you off anyway. I really hope this advice gets sucked…

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Weekend Discussion: Let’s Talk Counteroffers

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 29, 2024

Earlier this week, a recruiter told me a story about a job seeker who was already employed but looking to jump elsewhere. She interviewed with a firm that really loved…

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