The news broke last week that PwC UK would start requiring its people in the […]
Category: The Serious Questions
You Couldn’t Pay Me Enough to Make Accounting Sound Cool
As seen on Australian Financial Review, a university is handing out a total of $10,000 […]
Let’s Critique This Guy’s Five Steps For Business Leaders to Address the Accountant Shortage
StoneTurn’s Brad Wilson wrote an opinion piece for Bloomberg Tax about how business leaders can […]
There’s About to Be a Ton of Warm Bodies to Throw at Offshore Accounting Outlets in the Philippines
Perhaps you’ve seen this article published by the totally trustworthy-sounding Philippine Daily Inquirer the other […]
I Was a Naive Fool to Think Firms Wouldn’t Be Money-Grubbing Pricks
So EisnerAmper announced they bought themselves a smallish firm in Los Angeles this week. Whoop-de-doo. […]
Chart of the Day: Accounting Salaries Just Don’t Add Up
We’re a bit behind combing through the National Pipeline Advisory Group (NPAG) Accounting Talent Strategy […]
Weekend Discussion: We’re in the ‘Throwing Spaghetti at the Wall’ Stage of Accounting Firm Strategy
Is this a viable strategy? “We are no longer a capital-light profession, we’re a cap-heavy […]
Childless Law Firm Accountant Asks If It’s Cool to Complain About Your Coworkers’ Familial Obligations
Many of you are probably too young to remember the old Dear Abby columns in […]
Crazy Idea of the Day: If 150 Units Goes Away, Refund Everyone’s University Fees
I’d like the record to reflect that this is not my idea. I wasn’t able […]
PSA to Clients: Be Sure to Ask Your Auditor If They’ve Committed Egregious Standards Violations Before Signing That Engagement Letter
This image is the first one that popped up when searching “advice” on the stock […]
Weekend Discussion: Let’s Talk Counteroffers
Earlier this week, a recruiter told me a story about a job seeker who was […]
Weekend Discussion: What, No Mention of the Long Hours?
We see you, Big Fast Food. Are y'all seeing this too? I get this type […]