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Transitioning from big 4 to finance or consulting
Many people in public accounting want to transition into a finance or consulting role. Why is this? You might have your own reasons, but let’s explore why other people might want to transition into
Difference Between Audit and Tax Accounting
What is the difference between audit and tax accounting in the big four accounting firms. Audit Vs Tax Accounting Tax vs audit is a popular question from many big 4 candidates.In school you typically choose
Travel Requirements in the Big 4
One of the biggest questions about the big 4 is travel. How much do big 4 professionals travel? Some people think they travel all the time and other people are convinced that big 4
PwC Revenue 2017
PwC announced 2017 revenues on October 4, 2017. Their revenue release comes after releases from EY and Deloitte. PwC announced revenues of 37.7 billion which represents a 7% revenue growth rate. This is
Who Won #AuditorProud Day 2017
In order to understand who won #auditorproud day 2017 we are going to assess the popularity of posts across 4 social media platforms. We will see which one is the most popular by assessing
Deloitte Cyber Attack
News came out today September 25, 2017 that Deloitte was hacked and had a huge cyber attack. Now the news was just released by the Guardian. It seems that the Guardian had a few
KPMG South Africa Scandal
KPMG is catching a lot of heat over work that they performed for the gupta family in south Africa. The gupta family is accused of improperly influencing government contracts. They apparently got very cozy
Ernst and Young at the 2017 Emmy’s
All eyes were on EY after what happened at the 2017 Oscars. As you may or may not remember Pricewaterhousecoopers botched the 2017 Oscars. The two partners Martha Ruiz and Brian Cullinan got the
Deloitte Revenue 2017
Deloitte global announced revenue of US$38.8 billion for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2017. This represents an increase in revenues of about 5.4% from their 2016 revenues. Their revenue for 2016 was $36.8 billion. In the
EY Revenue 2017
Ernst and Young reported their 2017 revenues on September 5 2017 and the news was released straight out of their headquarters in London. They recorded their seventh consecutive year of revenue growth. Their revenues
What Does a Big 4 Accountant Do?
If you are going to be a successful big 4 accountant you need to know what they do. Whether you are just interviewing for a job now or you are already a big 4
KPMG and PwC Fined for Botched Audits
KPMG Misses the Mark on Miller Energy Audit KPMG settled charges in the amount of $6.2 million on August 16, 2017 with the SEC for their audit of Miller Energy. They agreed to settle
How blockchain will transform the tax and accounting industry
There is a new technology that is changing the landscape of fintech and also privacy and data security. That technology is blockchain. Nasdaq.com recently came out with an article about the big 4 and
Ernst & Young’s New Casual Dress Code 2017
EY Canada is changing their dress code to be more like PwC’s new casual dress code. The promotion is called “jeans, the everyday option.” This is in light of other companies including PwC that
EY and KPMG partner with Microsoft on New Data & Analytics solutions
The big 4 accounting firms are beginning to deepen their relationships with Microsoft as Microsoft comes up with more unique data & analytics platforms. Additionally, the big four are more interested in these partnerships
Ernst & Young Promotes 669 New Partners in 2017 Partner Class
Today we are going to be discussing EY’s new 2017 partner class. Ernst and Young announces their partner classes globally unlike most of the other big 4 accounting firms. In 2017 E&Y promoted 669
When Should You Leave Public Accounting?
It’s almost as soon as you join the big four accounting firms that many people begin to think about leaving them. Many people even joined the big four accounting firms knowing the exact time
Who Audits Snapchat? (Who is Snap Inc’s Auditor)
Ernst and Young are the independent auditors of Snapchat. PwC was previously the auditors of Snap Inc. until 2016. In 2016 Snap Inc replaced PwC with Ernst and Young. You can check out
EY Opens FinTech Innovation Lab in NYC
Ernst & Young has announced the opening of an innovation lab in New York. The location is in Union Square in Manhattan. It is located on the 8th floor of 841 broadway which
PwC Promotion Day 2017
We previously announced PwC’s new class of 2017 partners. In that post we detailed how PwC promoted 212 new partners to their 2017 PwC Partner Class. How do those partners get to celebrate
Who Is Tim Ryan PwC US Chairman?
Tim Ryan was named U.S. Chairman of PwC on April 12th of 2016. Pricewaterhouse appointed Tim as its new U.S. chairman for a four-year term beginning on July 1, 2016. Tim takes over for
KPMG fined $420k over discrimination of Asian employees in New Jersey
KPMG has settled allegations that they discriminated against Asian job applicants in their Short Hills, New Jersey office location. They settled these allegations with the U.S. department of labor. More specifically they had to
Working With Big 4 Terrorists
If you have worked at PwC, Deloitte, KPMG or EY, you have worked with this type of person. The financial statement terrorist. The person that cannot let a financial statement, tax return or client
PwC New Partners 2017
PwC has named their 2017 New PwC partner class. They announced their new partner class during the first week of June. The breakdown by line of service is as follows Advisory - 60 Assurance
How to become Partner at the Big 4 Accounting Firms
How do you become a big four accounting firm partner. There are a couple of important items to keep in mind if you are going to become a big four partner. What do you