Going Concern

DECEMBER 6, 2023

TLDR summary of this article from ChatGPT: Big 4 accounting firms introduced paternity leave in 2006, but a recent study finds that many fathers, especially in high-pressure environments like audit firms, hesitate to take advantage of it. Nice dig at accounting firms’ self-fellating press releases there.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 24, 2022

A branch of accounting literature argues that such stereotypes are costly to the profession because they reduce the number, quality, and diversity of people selecting into accounting careers (Baldvinsdottir et al. Whether accounting is a miserable job is an empirical question that has not been carefully evaluated previously.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A number of accounting firms,1 public companies, professional membership associations and other key stakeholders raised concerns. In addition, in a rare occurrence, PCAOB board members Christina Ho and Duane DesParte — the only two certified public accountants on the board — issued public dissents when the PCAOB issued the proposal.

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Talent Why Graduates Aren’t Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay, Onerous Testing [ Wall Street Journal ] For Connor Verrett, an economics major and entrepreneurship minor at Washington & Lee University who expects to graduate this month, that roadblock was among the factors he considered in eschewing an accounting career. “It

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 4, 2024

Nearly 9 in 10 accountants want a better work-life balance, while just over 70 percent would like more help from their organizations to manage mental health, according to ACCA’s Global Trends Survey 2023. Long hours and heavy workloads are nothing new for many accounting professionals. Poor management.

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Going Concern

JUNE 30, 2023

The Market Accounting firms question the partnership model [ Financial Times ] Several US accounting firms have taken investments from private equity groups to pay for acquisitions. Private equity has cheque-writing privileges that a partnership doesn’t have,” said Allan Koltin, an accounting sector M&A adviser.

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Going Concern

MAY 5, 2023

He pursued an accounting career and took a job at PwC because of what he described as a “false choice” between having to do either tax or audit to move up the ranks. After that first day, Davidson “managed to survive” and eventually shifted his career into corporate finance. On day one.

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