Things still suck for lawyers, they might just suck less than they have lately [ATL]
Can you draw a perfect score in the accounting game? [JofA]
Facebook is buying WhatsApp for $19 billion, so I guess now we know what's app! [WSJ]
The IRS Is at a Tipping Point: Under Attack, Distrusted, and Underfunded [TaxProf]
Ex-Madoff aide testifies at own trial, denies he knew of fraud [Reuters]
Free the Internet! [Bloomberg]
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Ed. note: welcome to a special Black Friday edition of Friday Footnotes. Special because ain’t shit going on so this will be short. We’ll be back to your regularly-scheduled programming come Monday. From me, Bramwell, the silent TPTB and everyone else at the Going Concern team, Happy Thanksgiving! -AG FASB proposes changes aimed at improving […]
Security lapse exposes personal data of 6,500 Singapore accountants [ZDNet] A folder containing personal data of 6,541 accountants in Singapore was “inadvertently” sent to multiple parties, in a security lapse that was uncovered only months after, when it implemented an email protection tool as part of a government-wide deployment. The incident exposed personal details such […]
