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Big Four dominate professional services globally

The Managing Partners’ Forum was estab­lished in 1995 and is “dedicated to enhancing leadership and the status of the management team in profes­sional firms worldwide.” They recently released the inaugural Global 500, a ranking of the top 500 profes­sional services … Continue reading

12. July 2007 by Neil
Categories: Profession | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 6 comments

Firm using Facebook to recruit in Toronto

I’ve grown a bit tired of Facebook lately. I think it’s because what origi­nally was a torrent of friend additions has gradually slowed to a trickle. (I meet lots of new people through my job but I doubt they want … Continue reading

07. July 2007 by Neil
Categories: Marketing | Tags: , , , , | 5 comments

Accounting news roundup

Congress wants financial reporting simplified for easier under­stand­ability. I can’t honestly say their desire for more regular updates on what the industry is doing to modernize itself is a bad thing, however. Seems like a good prod for the stiff … Continue reading

02. March 2007 by Neil
Categories: Accounting | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 3 comments

Movie stars and the IRS, Ban Ki Moon, and the Top 100 Places to Work

Beancoun­terBlog discusses the recent détente between movie stars and the IRS. Seems the IRS feels all those really expensive gifts that celebrities get should be taxable, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Associ­ation agrees. Celebs will now be “issued appro­priate infor­ma­tional … Continue reading

16. January 2007 by Neil
Categories: Taxation | Tags: , , , , | 4 comments

Quit today, get hired back tomorrow

A recent story by the AP highlighted an inter­esting byproduct of the CA shortage — employees who leave their job at accounting firms are being actively recruited back to rejoin their former firm. Seems employers have realized that more often … Continue reading

20. December 2006 by Neil
Categories: Accounting | Tags: , , , , | 4 comments

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