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Accountant Wreaks Havoc In Las Vegas 0

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Oct 3, 2017

As you most likely have heard, an accountant named Stephen Paddock went crazy on the Las Vegas strip on October 1, 2017. It is the largest mass shooting in US history.

He was a retired accountant.

He killed over 50 people in the massacre. We discuss how mental health might have played an issue and how to improve your mental health if you work in accounting. It's important to take care of yourself and others to try and prevent tragedies like this from happening in the future.

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Which Big 4 Won AuditorProud Day 2017? 0

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Oct 2, 2017

Auditorproud day was an initiative started by the Center for Audit Quality in 2015. The initiative was to show how interesting and amazing a career in the audit field was.

Which firm (PwC, Deloitte, KPMG or EY) did the best on AuditorProud day 2017? Auditorproud day occurred on September 28, 2017.

In order to analyze which firm did the best, we analyze 4 platforms on social media for all the big 4 accounting firms.

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Are you #AuditorProud today? 0

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Sep 28, 2017

Today is September 28, 2017 #auditorproud day. What is the best way to participate. Learn more in today's episode.

Here is the link to our #auditorproud video.

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Here are some of the firms social media.

https://twitter.com/EY_CareersUS

https://twitter.com/PwC_US_Careers

https://www.instagram.com/pwc_llp/

https://www.instagram.com/kpmg/

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Biggest Big 4 Accounting Scandals Of The Past Year 0

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Sep 27, 2017

In this episode we cover some of the biggest accounting scandals of the past year.

This includes scandals like the PwC Oscars mistake, KPMG South Africa Scandal and Deloitte Cyber Attack.

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Deloitte Cyber Attack 0

Sep 26, 2017

Deloitte's email servers were hacked in 2016 and 2017. The information is only being released now because of an investigation by the Guardian. It appears that Deloitte's email servers were breached by the cyber attack. Listen to today's episode to learn more.

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Sep 25, 2017

Today we are going to be discussing some recommended reading for all big 4 accountants. Whether you work at the big 4 or want to work at the big 4, all of these books are great books that can help you in your career.

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PwC Goes Legal & EY Invests in Tax 0

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Sep 22, 2017

In this episode we cover several news topics for the big 4 accounting firms - PwC & EY. EY has recently invested in their tax line of service. They have released a new application called Tax Agenda.

They've also just hired Michael McDonald from the Treasury Department to help build their tax practice. He has extensive experience in Transfer Pricing and BEPS.

Lastly we cover PwC establishing a new legal practice in Washington DC. The firm will be called ILC legal and will help US clients with international legal issues. It will not offer US legal advice.

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What would the world be like without the Big 4? 0

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Sep 21, 2017

What would the world look like without the big 4 accounting firms - PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and EY. KPMG recently had a huge scandal in South Africa that is threatening their existence. They are losing clients and are looking at losing their ability to perform any work at all in South Africa. What if more countries treated the big 4 the way that South Africa is treating KPMG?

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KPMG South Africa Scandal 0

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Sep 20, 2017

KPMG has been impacted by a terrible scandal in South Africa. The scandal involves a wealthy family that has been accused of influencing the South African President in order to obtain government contracts. The wealthy family is known as the Gupta family and the President is President Jacob Zuma.

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Ernst & Young at the 2017 Emmy's 0

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Sep 19, 2017

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 envelope for best picture mixed up. They awarded the Oscar to La La Land when it should have gone to moonlight. They ended up correcting the matter but not before PwC’s reputation was permanently damaged. There was also some worry as to whether PwC would lose the engagement, but PwC leadership got involved and they were able to retain the engagements.

So entering the 2017 Emmy’s there was so much spotlight on the EY accountants, but it appears like the night went off without a hitch. There was a lot of joking around and reference to EY though. That isn’t a bad thing. Having focus on you for the entirety of the show was free advertising for Ernst and Young. They can thank PwC for that.

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PwC & KPMG 2017 Revenue Projections 0

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Sep 18, 2017

On today's podcast we cover what we expect PwC and KPMG to release in terms of their 2017 revenue and 2017 number of employees. We estimate these numbers based on the recent revenue releases from EY and Deloitte.

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Deloitte 2017 Revenue 0

Sep 15, 2017

Deloitte released their 2017 revenue on September 14, 2017. They earned $38.8 billion in revenues. Learn what's behind the revenue numbers in our latest podcast.

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What type of Interview is a Big 4 Interview? 0

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Sep 14, 2017

Today we go over what type of interview a big 4 interview is. A big 4 interview is typically a behavioral interview. How can you prepare for a behavioral interview? Learn more in this episode.

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EY & Deloitte Invest in Blockchain 0

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Sep 13, 2017

In this episode we discuss Deloitte and EY's further investments in blockchain.

Deloitte opened a brand new blockchain lab for the Asia Pacific region. Deloitte's Asia Pacific blockchain lab will be centered in Hong Kong. It will be hosted in a WeWork location to foster relationships with blockchain startups in the region.

EY has developed a car ownership solution called Tesseract. Tesseract will allow companies and groups of individuals to share car ownership and track that ownership on the blockchain.

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What does a tax lawyer do? 0

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Sep 12, 2017

Today we will be discussing what it is like to be a tax lawyer and what the position entails. What is the career path of a tax lawyer? Make sure to visit our website to get more details.

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What is the purpose of a big 4 interview? 0

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Sep 11, 2017

In today's episode we go over what the purpose of a big 4 interview is. Don't make the mistake of going through a big 4 interview without being thoughtful as to what you are supposed to accomplish.

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Big 4 Interview Tips 0

Sep 8, 2017

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In today's episode we will be covering some unique big 4 interview tips to help you get the big 4 job you deserve.

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EY Revenue 2017 (Fiscal Year 2017 Results) 0

Sep 7, 2017

EY released their 2017 financials on September 5, 2017. Learn how much revenue Ernst and Young was able to earn in their 2017 fiscal year.

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Big 4 Accounting Firms Tax Data & Analytics Solutions 0

Sep 6, 2017

In today's podcast we will be discussing why data and analytics matter so much in the big 4 accounting firms right now.

More specifically we will be covering PwC's tax data and analytics solutions.

PwC believes there are 5 levels of data and analytics solutions for tax departments. The link to the detail behind these solutions is below.

https://www.pwc.com/us/en/tax-services/tax-function-future/assets/pwc-taxfunctionofthefuture-analytics.pdf

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How will Hurricane Harvey Impact the Big 4? 0

Sep 4, 2017

Hurricane Harvey is a once in a lifetime event. The downpour resulting from the hurricane set all kinds of records. There are many people and businesses impacted in the Houston, Texas area.

How will this impact the big 4 accounting firms and how will they respond to provide support. Listen to this podcast to learn how.

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The big 4 are giving back in the following ways

KPMG

Here is a link to Lynne Doughtie's tweet about how KPMG is giving back.

https://twitter.com/lynnedoughtie/status/903333382318325763

Here is a link to KPMG foundation's page.

https://www.kpmgfoundation.org/

PwC

Here is a link to Bob Moritz's tweet about how PwC employees can give back

Here is a link to Tim Ryan's tweet about how PwC employees can give back.

Deloitte

Here is a link from Cathy Englebert about how Deloitte is giving back.

https://twitter.com/CathyEngelbert/status/903368411551498242

United Way link

https://www.unitedway.org/hurricane-harvey

Here is a link to Mark Weinberger tweet

https://twitter.com/Mark_Weinberger/status/902632688011673600

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Quitting the Big 4 Accounting Firms (How to Quit) 0

Aug 28, 2017

In this episode we cover the logistics of quitting from the big 4 accounting firms. What does it actually mean to quit from the big 4?

How do you quit. We provide the best practices when quitting from PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG.

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