Adrienne Gonzalez

4 weeks ago | goingconcern.com | Adrienne Gonzalez

Have you seen this article in The Telegraph today? The headline gives away the gist of the 1,300 words that followed it but for funsies let’s summarize the main points, namely the three instances of “bullshit.” Note they use quotes around the word — presumably someone they spoke to specifically used that word to describe Big 4 consulting — but don’t attribute it to one source of the several they spoke to.

1 month ago | goingconcern.com | Adrienne Gonzalez

This story was included in yesterday’s news brief however comments are closed on those by default and we felt readers may have something to say about this topic. New York Times has published a guest essay penned by Sherron Watkins and Cynthia Cooper, TIME’s 2002 Persons of the Year and, most notably, the people who have given audit professors teaching material for the next several decades.

1 month ago | goingconcern.com | Adrienne Gonzalez

Sup and good morning. We’re doing this today because yesterday was a holiday, something I hope at least some of you were able to realize. Baltimore Business Journal reports that RSM is adding foosball and a moss wall to its office. I’m sure all the people who have been laid off and the staff in India who replaced them will appreciate that.

1 month ago | goingconcern.com | Adrienne Gonzalez

U.S. Audit Watchdog to Ramp Up Enforcement, New Chairman Says [Bloomberg]James R. Doty, the new head of the board that oversees auditors of U.S.-registered companies, said he expects the panel to ramp up the scale and number of its enforcement actions. Doty, 70, who took over as the chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board last week, said that the board — which was established eight years ago — has been building its capacity to scrutinize auditors certifying companies’ books.

1 month ago | goingconcern.com | Adrienne Gonzalez

Blake really isn’t letting this one go and I don’t blame him:Some PE-owned firms are telling CPAs to remove their credentials from email signatures. Where does this stop? Taking our certificates off the walls? CPAs worked for years to expand our role, but now we're being marginalized. — Blake Oliver (@BlakeTOliver) May 13, 2025 An earlier tweet of his confirms what we’ve also heard that LinkedIn profiles are being scrubbed of those three letters at the behest of accounting firm employers as well.