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Year-End Financial Clean-up
www.thebluntbeancounter.com Dec 17, 2018
My name is Mark Goodfield. Welcome to The Blunt Bean Counter ™, a blog that shares my thoughts on income taxes, finance and the psychology of money. I am a Chartered Professional Accountant and a partner with a National Accounting Firm in Toronto....
PCAOB Hands the Keys to Chief Auditor’s Office to Deloitte’s Megan Zietsman - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 14, 2018
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has been without a full-time chief auditor and director of professional standards since the end of May, when Martin Baumann resigned after spending nine years in that role and 12 years at the PCAOB. For...
EY Switzerland Suspends Chief Talent Officer Accused of Sexual Harassment - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 14, 2018
The chief talent officer at EY Switzerland was suspended by the firm today pending an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations made by a former EY female associate, who claims the male executive made inappropriate comments about...
KPMG Reports Global Revenue of $29 Billion for FY 2018 - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 14, 2018
Back in early October, the Going Concern prognostication team (me, Adrienne, and three people eating lunch at Panda Express) predicted that KPMG’s global revenue for fiscal year 2018 would be $28.1 billion. With word today that KPMG reported global...
Exposure Drafts: Santa Is on His Own Naughty List for Improperly Classifying Employees as Independent Contractors - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 12, 2018
“Rich people, I want your money.” No, seriously. Hand it over. We’ve covered the failure (so far) of the IRS to get UBS to name names on 52,000 Americans and we’ve heard some good suggestions but maybe chocolate isn’t what the Service is interested...
Is a 76 on the CPA Exam a 'Good' Score? - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 11, 2018
Okay, so the purpose of the Elijah Watt Sells post was not to make any of you feel like you’re lesser accountants. We just figured that a good portion of you were hung over today and the story of 10 individuals that got vomit-worthy scores on the...
Elon Musk Made It Clear He Gives an Immaterial Number of F*cks About the SEC - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 11, 2018
ICYMI, Elon Musk appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday, and while it wasn’t quite as good as him sparking a blunt on Joe Rogan’s podcast, it was still a tad incendiary. Musk’s beef with the SEC started in August when he tweeted that he was “considering”...
Deloitte U.K. Fired 20 Partners for Being Scumbags - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 10, 2018
Over the past four years, Deloitte U.K. has gotten rid of about 20 partners for inappropriate behavior, including sexual harassment and bullying, the firm’s CEO, David Sproul, told the Financial Times in an article published on Dec. 9. “We will...
Tax on Split Income (“TOSI”) Update
www.thebluntbeancounter.com Dec 10, 2018
My name is Mark Goodfield. Welcome to The Blunt Bean Counter ™, a blog that shares my thoughts on income taxes, finance and the psychology of money. I am a Chartered Professional Accountant and a partner with a National Accounting Firm in Toronto....
REG Changes Are Coming Right After Santa; Here's What CPA Exam Candidates Need to Know - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 7, 2018
Do you remember December 2017? You know, back when “The Last Jedi” premiered (RIP, Carrie Fisher) and BTS was blowing up Twitter (“Mic Drop”)? But one important event happened in December 2017: the signing of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) into law....
NASCAR Needs Deloitte’s Help - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 6, 2018
Saw this come across my Twitter timeline the other day: So, NASCAR is reportedly going to be a client of Deloitte’s: One organization that is synonymous with red flags (and not always in a good way), and the other checkered flags. I wonder why the...
Federal Judge Sides with KPMG in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 5, 2018
KPMG scored a huge victory in court on Nov. 30, as a federal judge declined to certify a long-running class-action lawsuit by thousands of current and former female KPMG tax and advisory professionals who accused the firm of gender, pay, and...
The IRS’s First Instagram Post Was of … Flamingos - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 4, 2018
Are you guys following the IRS’s new Instagram page? Yeah, me neither. But we’re not 18 to 24 years old—the age group the agency is trying to target with its newest social media account. Since it launched on Nov. 30, the IRS currently has 2,478...
BREAKING NEWS: Mark Weinberger Is Done Being EY Global Chairman and CEO - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 3, 2018
Last night we were tipped off about a major announcement happening at EY this week, and we have received official confirmation of said announcement today by the firm: Mark Weinberger is stepping down as global chairman and CEO effective June 30,...
3 Reasons You Should Look Beyond the Big 4 for a Transaction Advisory Accounting Job - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Dec 3, 2018
There's life beyond a Big 4 transaction advisory accounting job. See how a midsize firm like Aprio in Atlanta can offer a better life and career.
Renting Your Property as an Airbnb - Beware of the Income Tax Issues
www.thebluntbeancounter.com Dec 3, 2018
My name is Mark Goodfield. Welcome to The Blunt Bean Counter ™, a blog that shares my thoughts on income taxes, finance and the psychology of money. I am a Chartered Professional Accountant and a partner with a National Accounting Firm in Toronto....
People Are Talking About You at Work, Here's How to Shut Their Big Fat Mouths - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Nov 30, 2018
The Advantages of Being an Accountant at a 'Best Employer for Diversity' - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Nov 27, 2018
Looking for diversity in accounting jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee? Try BlueCross BlueShield. It's committed to diversity and hiring accountants now.
Deloitte Consulting Guy Is the Frontrunner to Become Deloitte CEO Guy - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Nov 26, 2018
EY, PwC Not Fans of Giving Up Non-Audit Services for FTSE 350 Audit Clients in the U.K. - Going Concern
goingconcern.com Nov 20, 2018
After reports out of the United Kingdom earlier this month said KPMG will stop providing non-audit services for FTSE 350 companies it audits to “remove even the perception of a possible conflict [of interest],” we wondered if the other Big 4 firms...
Tax-Loss Selling - 2018 Version
www.thebluntbeancounter.com Nov 19, 2018
My name is Mark Goodfield. Welcome to The Blunt Bean Counter ™, a blog that shares my thoughts on income taxes, finance and the psychology of money. I am a Chartered Professional Accountant and a partner with a National Accounting Firm in Toronto....
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