Big 4

The Number of Financial Statement Audit Deficiencies Is Blowing Up

So says an analysis of PCAOB inspection report data:

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Bonus Watch '12: Top Performers in PwC Tax Get a Pat on the Back

This just in:

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Layoffs Watch '12: Forced Ranking May Be Hitting KPMG Auditors

Following the news that the IT Advisory group could possibly force some professionals into the underperforming category, I had the following text message exchange yesterday with a source at KPMG that I'll refer to here as Rudy.

Ex-PwC Employee Pleads Guilty to Terror Charges

Sabirhan Hasanoff will have a few years (or maybe a decade or so!) to think about his choices:

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Layoffs Watch '12: KPMG IT Advisory?

A tipster informs us that attrition for the IT advisory group was not as high as expected, which poses a bit of a dilemma:

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(UPDATE 2) Promotion Watch '12: PwC Admitting 165 New Partners

After getting a tip, we've confirmed with a source inside the firm that PwC made 165 employees' day on Friday.

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Deloitte Final Big 4 Firm to Equalize Benefits for LGBT Couples

Saving the best for last, right?

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(UPDATE) Layoffs Watch '12: Deloitte

Apparently some IT professionals were recently informed that their services were no longer needed:

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We Actually Learned (and Debunked) a Couple Things After Reading This Interview with Ernst & Young's Director of Campus Recruiting

Dan Black is Ernst & Young's Director of Campus Recruiting and yesterday, Forbes gave him the chance to say whatever he wanted about E&Y's campus recruiting efforts. Seriously, they should have just let him write a blog post.