It's been a fun year for us around here, between the audit partner banging the chief accounting officer at the client and a certain acquisition that took up lots of our time and effort to smoke out. We successfully launched Open Items and wrapped up our awesome year crashing AccountingWEB Live. So all in all, not bad.
As is tradition, we humbly present our Editors' Picks for 2014. Just to remind you that the blonde-haired KPMG refugee who founded this website is still around, Caleb will be throwing his picks in as well, with a few bonus favorites for everyone to bicker over. Let's get to it.
Adrienne
Here's Your Authoritative Guide for Likening Game of Thrones to Public Accounting
The Ten Stages of Busy Season
15 Reasons Why EY's BuzzFeed Post Is a Bunch of Malarkey
Deloitte, Please Stop Trying to Be the Walmart of Professional Services
Anxious CPA Exam Candidates Crash NASBA Website, Blame NASBA
Ladies Still Need Entire Panels Made Up of Dudes to Talk About Ladies in the Profession
Finally, Someone Wrote an Article About Grooming Millennial Leaders That Isn't Completely Stupid
Commenter: Happy P.O.S. Accountant
Open Item: Why is the AICPA trying to devalue my CPA certification?
Tweet:
@going_concern when they resign from SEC audit client, an 8-K filing lists any disagreements. I've never seen one that says gay auditor.
— Auditor Carousel (@AuditorCarousel) May 16, 2014
Contributor post: Exclusive: Inside the Mind of an Elijah Watt Sells Award Winner by Amber Setter
Excel tip from David: How to add poop to your spreadsheets
App: Tiny Tower Vegas
Caleb
Pulling Back the Curtain on Making Partner in a Big 4 Firm
Before You Leave Public Accounting, Consider This
PwC Partner Was Not About to Let Some Petty Glassdoor Reviews Ruin His Thanksgiving
Life in Public Accounting: Expectations vs. Reality
Why the Big 4 Accounting Model is Everything Wrong With America
Public Accounting Positions, Ranked
Billable Hours vs. Value Pricing: Who Ya GOT?
Falling Off the Corporate Ladder (Literally): An Alternative Path to a Career in Accounting
Commenter/Troll: Tie between Barry Melancon (fake) and Chipman69
Open Item: Is technology going to replace you in a few years?
Tweet:
My blog post was quoted by @going_concern & not even in a mocking way! Life is downhill from here, isn't it?? http://t.co/Ga7pXGeev7
— Chad Allen (@ChadAllenCPA) June 24, 2014
Contributor post: How To Not Tick Off Your Public Accounting Colleagues Without Being a Clown About It by Tony Nitti
Excel tip from David: How to prank your coworkers with Excel
App: In the spirit of Ron Baker [crosses self], I present three options; The completely unpractical: Untappd, Educational: Duolingo, Health: Quick 4
May you enjoy looking back on the year soon-to-be behind us as much as we enjoyed spending it with you.