…we’ve heard back from sources at all the firms and so far everything is quiet out there regarding the September edition of accounting firm layoffs, however, we’re still checking around.
The bad news of course, is that we’ve got fifteen days left in this month. There are some preliminary rumors out of KPMG in Chicago from last Friday but nothing has been confirmed.
If you have additional information on the Chicago rumors or if you’ve got any information on anything related to what sounds to be the inevitable for several firms, send them to tips@goingconcern.com.
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Caption Contest Poll Results: E&Y at the Emmys
Your winner after the jump:
“EY reimbursed me for this dress with the money that would have been used to pay your bonus“
With nearly 75% of the vote. A landslide of Iranian proportions. The rest:
• Two more Deal or No Deal rejects reenact their failed auditions for the cameras – 11%
• The sun never sets on a badass. – 9%
• To help lower the deficit, the Secret Service started selling ad space on the President’s “football” – 5.5%
Is money all you people care about?
Trend of D-List Celebrities Abusing Accountants Likely to Continue
In a major win for D-List celebrities being able to treat regular people like animals, Kerry Katona, who reportedly punched her accountant and threw tea on him, has had the charges against her dropped, according to several reports.
Katona, who’s fame is still a mystery to us, will not face charges and will likely continue to enjoy the ability to abuse shiesty accountants until they are afforded protection under hate crime status.
This is troubling news as global economic conditions continue to stagnate, Mark-Paul Gosselaar-types here in America will likely remain out of work since the masses will only tolerate entertainment from the C-List and up.
The rest of the D-List community will no doubt take this dismissal of charges as a cue that regardless of where they fall on the fame hierarchy, their celebrity status will ensure that they are always right about everything. Including their dire financial situation and how they ARE NOT broke and the IRS cannot be right and everything will be fine just as soon as they catch a break.
No charges for Kerry Katona over accountant attack [Accountancy Age]
Nightmare Client of the Day: Lady Gaga
As you are all aware, there are some hella-suck clients out there for accountants. Demanding clients, unorganized clients, asshole clients, etc.
Then there are the clients that just don’t give a damn about how much money they may be throwing around.
Today’s example is none other than Lady Gaga and the nightly extravaganzas she puts on.
For some reason LG strikes as the sort of client that would show up with all her receipts in shoeboxes but in her case, there would be hundreds of shoeboxes and they’d all be fabulous.
The ‘Bad Romance’ singer – who describes her stage show as “ostentatious and over-the-top” – is making a heavy loss every night she performs on the North American leg of her ‘Monster Ball Tour , which has so far overspent by £2m (€2.2m) even though every concert is sold out.
The massive costs have been run up by her elaborate stage design, costumes and props, including the giant bath she used while making a promotional appearance on UK TV talent show ‘The X Factor’.
A source said: “The concerts are losing money hand over fist because they’ve spent a fortune on pricey costumes, technical equipment and elaborate set designs. She spent £500,000 (€550,000) on one stage alone.
“But Lady Gaga gets what Lady Gaga wants. Her wardrobe is huge and she wants to shock – and that costs serious money.”
There are many — including our friends at Fashionista — that say the woman is an “utter genius” and that genius simply cannot be denied.
Fair enough but accountants, being the practical creatures that they are, would not stand for such irresponsible behavior. From the sounds of it however LG’s accountant seems to accept the notion that the woman is an artist, bottom line be damned.
If you’ve got ideas on how to keep her spending under control, we’re all ears but personally, if she walked up to us (sans pants naturally) we’d have a helluva time saying no.