Adrienne Gonzalez

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

3 weeks ago | goingconcern.com | Adrienne Gonzalez

Deficit Deal Might Delay Tax Overhaul [WSJ]“There could be a two-step process that would hopefully give us pro-growth tax reform,” Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R., Texas) said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Mr. Hensarling is a co-chairman of the deficit-cutting supercommittee that faces a Nov. 23 deadline for reaching agreement on a plan to cut at least $1.2 trillion from projected future deficits.

1 month ago | goingconcern.com | Adrienne Gonzalez

Hey gang, we’ll just take a moment of your time to point out the bang-up job that’s being done at the The Business Journal of the greater Triad Area. They’re not in the class of the CNNs of the world but we figure some recognition is appropriate. They ran a story dated Friday the 18th entitled, “Ernst & Young merging sites, making Triad virtual office” which is kinda, sorta similar to a post we did on December 10th.

1 month ago | goingconcern.com | Adrienne Gonzalez

Hey. I have some news for you. Let’s lead with a couple AI stories I saw over the weekend. Futurism drifts into The Onion territory with Top Venture Capitalist Says AI Will Replace Pretty Much All Jobs Except His, Which Relies on His Unique GeniusThe future is a world of jobless workers — except for the enlightened philosopher-kings of venture capital, that is.