Does Any Blame Lie With Mazars USA In Trump Organization Financial Statement Mess?
The big news that sent shockwaves through the accounting profession on Monday afternoon was Mazars USA breaking up with longtime client Donald Trump and his company on Valentine’s Day, saying in a letter to the Trump Organization, which was included in a court filing, that “the Statements of Financial Condition for Donald J. Trump for […]
Lonely Old Man Chides Going Concern Writers For Having a Life on Valentine’s Day
Our curmudgeon-in-chief is feeling a little extra asshatty today: Went to @going_concern’s website today to see if they’d have anything clever to say about the big Mazars story, but if course there is nothing. Of course. — Big4Veteran (@Big4Veteran) February 14, 2022 Here ya go, big guy. We’re about to cut out for the day, […]
Just Think, An EY UK Partner Was Allowed to Keep His Job After (Allegedly) Telling a Female Co-Worker This (UPDATE)
[UPDATE] Neil Hutt quit or was forced to resign or whatever. Point is, he no longer works at EY in the UK. From the The Times of London on Nov. 13: EY, the Big Four accountancy group, has accepted the resignation of one of its partners, who told a female trainee “I’m going to f*** […]
There’s a Coup Going Down as We Speak at the PCAOB
Here’s a nice little Friday news dump for y’all to hand-wring over as we head into the weekend: Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has fired the U.S.’s top accounting regulator, a move that is certain to please investor advocates and progressives who had demanded an overhaul of the watchdog. The SEC announced the […]
What To Do If You Think You’re About To Be Fired
With the news this week that KPMG trashed a bunch of its workforce cuz Rona or whatever, we thought this might be a good time to talk about what you should do if you think you might get the axe. I wish I’d read an article like this a few years back when I got […]
Accountants Behaving Badly: Ex-Deloitte India CEO Gets 7-Year Audit Ban, KPMGer Fired for Facebook Rant, Ponzi Schemer Gets 10 Years
Plus, the engagement quality review partner for Deloitte India also got banned by an audit regulator in connection with IL&FS audit failures. NFRA bars former Deloitte head from audit for 7 years over lapses at IL&FS [Livemint] Former Deloitte Haskins & Sells CEO Udayan Sen was banned from auditing for seven years and fined Rs […]
KPMG, PwC, and EY Also Kicked U.K. Partners to the Curb for Sexual Harassment, Bullying
We learned on Dec. 9 that Deloitte U.K. had fired about 20 partners in the past four years for inappropriate behavior, including sexual harassment and bullying. The Financial Times, which broke the story, had asked the other Big 4 firms in the U.K. if they would disclose similar information. They declined. But KPMG, PwC, and […]