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Seeking clarity: Omnicom, BAC and FleetBoston, Alteryx, BRK, and Circle

Friday round-up: Up next in audit regulation, more cheating, Chinese frauds

KPMG and Silicon Valley Bank: Federal judge says case will go on for KPMG, who faces a trial if there's no settlement

Waving flags: CrowdStrike and Chime

Crosspost: Despite the name, companies use accounting tactics that assign a lot of certainty to UTPs

Banks lend to Elon Musk but demand tons of Tesla shares as collateral

Summer book edition, part 2

A PCAOB update and something about deceiving auditors

Summer book edition, part 1: Some books to read to open your mind

Hype Man: Marc Metrick's Saks is a cluttered closet full of discounts

All KPMG: Failed banks, Foot Locker, and Skechers

Grab bag: Stories about the PCAOB, BDO and AmTrust, Microsoft-Activision, Theranos Dos, Ripple, BRK, and Skechers

Warren Buffett says he's stepping down, but I wouldn't count him out of the limelight yet

My first accounting job: Rob Warren

My first accounting job: Kristine “Tina” Caratan

Crosspost: Tesla’s non-GAAP crypto adjustment raises a timing question

More on competitive strategy, collusion, and coercion in the Big 4 global audit firms

Andrew Christopher Baker asks: What's your political philosophy?

Proprietary PCAOB research, audit quality and ping-ponging deficiency rates

My First Accounting Job: Jim Peterson

Antitrust, tariffs, and the "dash for cash"

Crosspost: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) cuts executive pay amid accounting investigations

My first accounting job: Natalie Berfeld

Unpacking Tesla’s CAPEX accounting: Reflecting on FT's "mea culpa"

CohnReznick, Apax and some litigation in the way

Answering some questions about Tesla’s CAPEX

My first accounting job: Tom Ray

Private equity, Form AP, and regulatory capture

My first accounting job: Mark DiStefano

KPMG’s family planning needs more than luck

Introducing "Your First Accounting Job"

Firehose: Some stories I am reading and commenting on

Like Sisyphus, courageous journalists and auditors pushing tough stories up the hills

Digest: Whether noun or verb, it means there is a lot of news about accounting and audit

Redux: Watching the lawyers on deregulation

Eyes on the SEC: Retaliations, a crypto caveat emptor, and revolving doors

On the road again: Antitrust in the news

MicroStrategy: Part 2 of answering questions about crypto accounting, cashflow, CAMT, convertibles

MicroStrategy: Part 1 of answering questions about crypto accounting, cashflow, CAMT, convertibles

Step into the ring: Erie Indemnity, Form AP, Robinhood and the WWE

The Waiting: The patience of Nate Anderson

Flurries: News, like icy snow, keeps coming but rarely sticks

The WSJ's Dave Michaels on the SEC's inscrutable write-offs