Pulling Back the Lid on Colorado School Financial Accountability

Pulling Back the Lid on Colorado School Financial Accountability Filed under: General, Education — Ben @ 10: ... and other agencies have many good internal financial controls. But state policy makers can do a lot ... a formal audit of Centennial BOCES? Let me make something clear: the overwhelming majority of people [more...]

Date: 2007-05-04 16:39:19
Blog: Mount Virtus...

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The career meme

1.Auditor 2.Management Consultant 3.Operations Research Analyst 4.Health Care Administrator 5.Money Manager 6.Logistics Specialist 7.Research Analyst (Financial) 8.Certified Public Accountant 9.Actuary 10.Economist 11.Lobbyist ... Financial Planner 21.Public Policy Analyst 22.Wedding Planner 23.Communications Specialist 24.Activist [more...]

Date: 2007-09-14 16:35:58
Blog: Raggedy Ann in a Barbie...

China's Uncertain Tax Positions

Donald Compton of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP just had published a nice introduction to some of the tax issues likely to confront multinational ... to do to comply with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48. The introduction ... the process of addressing how Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48 [more...]

Date: 2007-08-23 21:03:28
Blog: China Law Blog: a blog ...

cdk @ 2007-08-13T13:54:00

My fall schedule, assuming I don't get dropped from all my classes due to financial aid weirdness: Monday: 16:00-18: ... Financial Accounting Online: Ethics for Professional Accountants It's hard to believe that constitutes ... Planning, Control and Performance Evaluation AIM 6354 Partnership Taxation OR AIM 6352 Corporate [more...]

Date: 2007-08-13 19:13:02
Blog: majority holding premis...

Textbooks and most recommended books

Long-long time ago when I was applying to business school I wanted to find out which textbooks are used in the study process and what other reading ... Makers (4th ed) by Mik WisniewskiStrategy: Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Concepts, techniques ... ) by Brealey, Myers & AllenFinancial Accounting: Financial Accounting (6th ed) by Harrison [more...]

Date: 2007-09-05 11:54:01
Blog: RusGirl @ LBS...

Duffield clocks in with Workday financials beta release

It's been nearly a year since Dave Duffield unveiled his on-demand enterprise applications company Workday, ... , such as accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial accounting and reporting. In the to-be-added [more...]

Date: 2007-08-20 15:19:00
Blog: Webware: Cool Web 2.0 a...

Uh oh, Dell…

Uh oh, Dell… August 28th, 2007 This just in to me from an anonymous donor… Dell to restate 2003-2007 financials amid accounting scandal Dell ... to accounting fraud perpetrated by senior management. According to a statement released by the company ... investigation into accounting irregularities that involved more than 375 professionals deployed [more...]

Date: 2007-08-28 15:14:58
Blog: DrunkenData.com ...

accounting in San Diego!

Accounting is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information primarily used by managers, investors, ... , organizations, and public agencies. The terms derive from the use of financial accounts ... away. They’ll be providing you with tools, expert accountants that you’ll need in making [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 14:43:02
Blog: Reactivated Reactorism ...

June Guest Robert Bloomfield

We're very happy to have Robert Bloomfield guest-blogging with us on Terra Nova this June ... an academic research initiative for the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which sets accounting ... . Robert is a Professor of Accounting at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management [more...]

Date: 2007-05-31 06:03:47
Blog: Terra Nova...

Ex-Minuteman (MCDC) Leaders Form New Border Group

This is really good news! Go to their website: PATRIOTS BORDER ALLIANCE Washington Times Several former Minuteman leaders, ... said there was a “serious lack of financial accountability” and that MCDC financial information should be turned over to local and state chapters. Saying long-standing requests for the information [more...]

Date: 2007-07-07 02:55:09
Blog: http://www.immigrationw...

What Non-Finance Courses Should Finance Majors Take?

Since school just started here at Unknown University, that means undergraduates with questions about majors, classes, internships, and so on ... Financial - I'd recommend at least Intermediate Accounting I (and if you can manage it, Intermediate II ... y'all might also benefit from my take on things (or at least get a good laugh): Financial Accounting [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 15:59:54
Blog: Financial Rounds...

Valuing intangibles - NY Times

Sunday's New York Times had a story article on something that a regular reading of this blog would already understand: ... the disclosure of intangible assets acquired in a business combination (see FASB’s Statements of Financial ... Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) -- the two organizations [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 13:18:13
Blog: The Intangible Economy...

Great Moments in Accounting

accounting Jed Horowitz explains how an accounting rule helped Wall Steet earnings reports shine a little brighter this week: ... of their creditworthiness into a little gold. Thanks to a relatively new accounting rule, firms like Morgan ... known as Financial Accounting Statement No. 159, that same logic applies to a company’s own debt [more...]

Date: 2007-09-21 08:16:00
Blog: MarketBeat Blog - WSJ.c...

Accounting Rules Gone Amok - The Unintended Consequences of Mark-to-Market Accounting

What is the purpose of financial accounting? Without looking at any formal definition, I'd say it's something like the following: To provide investors with a clear and useful picture of a firm's current financial position ... . Yes, there is lots of other stuff that is involved but this, IMHO, is the bottom line. New accounting [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 21:51:14
Blog: Information Arbitrage...

Chinese blogger takes China Telecom to court for censorship

Blogger "Yetaai" had his day in court on Friday. He is suing China Telecom for blocking his website promoting a piece of open source financial accounting software. He has written an English account as well as a Chinese account of the trial ... to customer service. He is also demanding compensation for notary fees and refund of broadband fees [more...]

Date: 2007-08-06 12:18:47
Blog: RConversation...

American bankruptcy

American bankruptcy May 29th, 2007 by donsurber USA Today just broke a blockbuster story: “Rules ‘hiding’ trillions in debt ... about $31,000 a year to do so in 75 years. The Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Board, which sets federal accounting standards, is considering requiring the government to adopt accounting rules [more...]

Date: 2007-05-29 14:05:29
Blog: Don Surber ...

CGS to balance books for Linden Lab

Filed under: News, Linden Lab Consero Global Solutions now numbers Linden Lab among its clients. Consero GS provides financial and accounting services, accounts payable, payroll, procuring, inventory and so forth. According to WebCPA, Linden Lab hopes to save a million US Dollars over the next [more...]

Date: 2007-08-14 06:00:00
Blog: Second Life Insider...

Moscow Refinery Finances Skyrocket

The Moscow Oil Refinery, which has operated for years with modest financial results, experienced a 79-fold increase in its net profit in the first half of this year, reaching $43 million. A financial account by Russian accounting standards for the second quarter published yesterday [more...]

Date: 2007-08-15 17:45:00
Blog: Kommersant - Russia's D...

Ethical and Legal Obligations

Ethical and Legal Obligations September 07th, 2007 | Category: , Small Business, IRS, Cash Flow, Receivables, Blog Carnivals Recently, ... , forecasts, annual reports, and other financial releases. Financial statement Read more No comments ... accounting professionals have been placed under immense pressure by changes in the size and scope [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 13:34:57
Blog: Basic Accounting...

The real risks emerge when Pandora's investment box is opened

Related Does it all add up? Builders Have Further to Fall Markets fear global 'credit crunch' --- By Richard Beales in New York and Gillian Tett in ... internally using "unobservable inputs". The Financial Accounting Standards Board wants fair value ... . US accounting authorities expect companies to report the fair value of their holdings using [more...]

Date: 2007-07-02 20:29:52
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

Bitten by financial fraud, call Forensic Accountant

The infamous scams of Harshad Mehta, Ketan Parekh, ... fresh in our minds. Whether it is stock market fraud or bank fraud or cyber fraud, forensic accounting ... corrupt nation, the need for forensic aacountants become all the more profound. Forensic Accounting [more...]

Date: 2007-05-18 12:06:22
Blog: India Inc - News, Analy...

Accounting, Part 2: Overview of Sub Disciplines

[Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a multi-part series on accounting ... accounting principles (GAAP, pronounced like "gap"). In the U.S., the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issues various pronouncements that establish, clarify, and amend GAAP; the International [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 15:07:35
Blog: C.S. Hayden's Blog...

Find an accountant website

Well, I'm hopeless when it comes to accounting or financial details ... for your accounting needs which includes tax advices, bookkeeping or payroll assistance. This service can also help [more...]

Date: 2007-04-30 01:27:53
Blog: Life, Travel, Passion &...

Dell Q2 Preliminary Results Released

Folks who read Direct2Dell pretty regularly know I am not an Investor Relations person. That means I will not be commenting on financial results ... Committee's investigation into certain accounting and financial reporting matters; and higher [more...]

Date: 2007-08-28 15:17:28
Blog: Direct2Dell - Dell's Bl...

Accounting Schools Online Can Help You Meet Career Goals

Online Accounting Schools offer various degrees in accounting and auditing. Some schools stick to the basics, while others cover the whole gamut ... preparing, analyzing, and verifying financial documents. Accountants are keeping accurate public ... , according to company needs. Public accountants may concentrate on tax matters for their clients, while [more...]

Date: 2007-09-02 08:04:04
Blog: Accounting Guide at Ac...

Financial+Analyst+

Financial+Analyst+required+with+3+years+plus+experience+in+both+financial+and+cost+accounting+with+strong+background+in+budgeting%2Fplanning+and+forec ... +for+the+management+team+and+other+reports+of+key+financial+information.+%0D%0AMonth+end+close+duties ... +product+standards+%0D%0AProvision+of+financial+information%2C+including+actual+v%C2%92s+budget [more...]

Date: 2007-08-23 14:47:05
Blog: Find a job in Europe wi...

Pierce College names new finance director with extensive state experience

Michael Cheney, CPA, who has 31 years experience working with accounting, budgeting and financial systems, ... Society of Certified Public Accountants (WSCPA) and the South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC [more...]

Date: 2007-09-12 04:05:18
Blog: The Suburban Times...

D&Q hires Salomon as controller

D&Q hires Salomon as controller 09/20/07 11:16 AM D&Q sends out a personnel related press release and is thoughtful enough to include a Julie ... at the chartered accounting firm Rabinovitch Luciano in Montreal. At D+Q, Salomon will direct all financial reporting and accounting operations. “As D+Q has grown from a comic book company to a book [more...]

Date: 2007-09-20 15:15:18
Blog: THE BEAT ...

Fun with financial statements: watch those mark-to-market earnings numbers!

I swear I am not making this up... The Financial Accounting Standards Board.. ... their financial statements , under a pronouncement called FASB Statement No. 157... Level 1 means [more...]

Date: 2007-08-23 00:42:52
Blog: blog.pmarca.com...

Phishy Business

Posted by Jason Avery In this entry we'll take a basic look at a recent Bank of America phishing page and show some tips as how to spot a phishing ... personal identity information and credentials to financial accounts. According to a report from the Anti ... or not the recipients have an account with the particular bank. In a large enough set, a small p [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 20:30:22
Blog: TippingPoint | DVLabs |...

United Kingdom: Financial Reporting - A Briefing For Finance Directors, May 2007 - Smith & Williamson

Among accounting standard setters, convergence continues to be the key word ... IFRS into the UK accounting framework without over-burdening preparers of accounts. In the first Financial Reporting newsletter of 2007, we address new and revised standards, both at an international [more...]

Date: 2007-07-18 16:46:25
Blog: Welcome to Mondaq -08 O...

Release 12 Ledgers

Release 12 Ledgers September 3rd, 2007 by Ian Jones Release 12 introduces the use of Ledgers, which essentially equate to sets of books. A key step forward is that Oracle actually outline 3 axis in their financials concepts - Legal ... of Accounts, Currency and Calendar, with a new C – Accounting Method (ok it needs some imagination [more...]

Date: 2007-09-03 09:15:19
Blog: Oracle Blog ...

Accounts give me nightmares

Accounts give me nightmares I don’t work as an accountant but some times, I feel that I should be ... to be an accountant in the first place. However, I chanced upon some financial consolidation software ... I can handle manual accounting any much longer! Posted by Paris Beaverbanks at 12:25 PM | [more...]

Date: 2007-07-16 04:25:34
Blog: Paris Beaverbanks...

Workday.com - Going Up Against Oracle

What it does Workday.com was released this week with the CEO David Duffield who was once the CEO of another competitor of Oracle, PeopleSoft, ... management, revenue management, financial accounting and effective business management. Another big plus ... to use the services. In their own words The On-Demand Alternative to ERP Workday is delivering [more...]

Date: 2007-08-24 16:23:00
Blog: KillerStartups.com - Th...

Best Of: The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

Q&A with:Mark BradshawPublished:October 18, 2004Author: ... with recent developments. His work examines how "sell-side financial analysts incorporate accounting ... , and has begun investigating the impact of accounting method choices in cross-border investments. Ann Cullen [more...]

Date: 2007-07-12 17:22:08
Blog: HBS Working Knowledge...

Lowongan Sampoerna Group

SAMPOERNA GROUP Closing Date 28-08-2007 We are one of the largest multinational companies in Indonesia ... graduate. Hold a Certified of Public Accountant is (CPA) is a plus. * Hold around 5 years financial ... company and/or equivalent time in public accounting with exposure to multinational corporations [more...]

Date: 2007-08-16 04:23:31
Blog: Info Lowongan Kerja ...

Friend of Bill and Hillary Admits Role in Kickback Scheme

Lerach, 61, admitted in a plea agreement that prosecutors filed yesterday that he participated in a scheme that secretly paid kickbacks to recruit ... -action lawsuit. But he converted it from being an irritant and a nuisance to public corporations ... from executives, accountants, attorneys and financial institutions involved in the Enron fraud. “ [more...]

Date: 2007-09-19 20:14:09
Blog: Hillary Clinton - The ...

Microsoft Launches New SMB Accounting Software

Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 is a financial management software created for just starting out businesses and home-based businesses that ... News NetworkPC MagazineComputer Technology …Information …ExtremeTech [more...]

Date: 2007-08-25 16:03:06
Blog: Open Source Software ...

Accounting and Auditing Career Education and Advancement

Job description Accountants and auditors ensure that firms are run efficiently by providing them with valuable financial information and accurate ... and expenses. Accountants are increasingly becoming an important part of successful business teams ... communication skills are becoming increasingly important for both professions as they often interact [more...]

Date: 2007-08-17 11:20:20
Blog: CollegeRecruiter.com In...

1. Go to www.careercruising.com 2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark. 3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions. 4. Post the top ten results. 1. Research Analyst (Financial) 2. Certified Public Accountant 3. Home Inspector 4. Customs Broker 5. Purchaser 6. Auditor 7. Personal Financial Planner [more...]

Date: 2007-09-14 07:49:09
Blog: Welcome to the world of...

How regulators fed the credit mess

I have written plenty over the years about how financial firms have been allowed to essentially make up their numbers ... illusions. Officially blessed fudging Kudos to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB ... ‘fair values’ of assets and liabilities, under a pronouncement called FASB Statement No. 157, which [more...]

Date: 2007-08-27 13:46:52
Blog: Family And Twist...

Regulators to blame in credit crisis?

I have written plenty over the years about how financial firms have been allowed to essentially make up their numbers ... illusions. Officially blessed fudging Kudos to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB ... ‘fair values’ of assets and liabilities, under a pronouncement called FASB Statement No. 157, which [more...]

Date: 2007-08-28 05:47:05
Blog: Family And Twist...

Play it [Again] Sam

Play it Sam August 31, 2007, 9:34 am It’s good to know that I’m not the only Commonwealer who apparently knows every line of Casablanca by ... of the Zgoznik Entities to perform accounting, computer, financial, and other related services, including outsourcing of certain functions previously performed in-house by the Diocese and those [more...]

Date: 2007-08-31 09:34:30
Blog: dotCommonweal...

Bringing Geeky Back – BrandingWire 3

This month’s BrandingWire challenge comes from the business to business sector. A small, Canadian IT services company (ITCo) ... to be cool and sexy? Is that what clients want? Proving Your Worth Digging deeper we learn that ITCo’s clients are small- to medium-sized businesses in the financial services, accounting, commercial [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 08:27:43
Blog: Strategic Public Relati...

Why IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP may keep rising

Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts, Good news, Products and services, Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), International Business Machines (IBM) ... technology. In the 1960s, companies invested in mainframes to speed up financial accounting and operations like payroll processing. In the 1970s, organizations bought minicomputers to liberate [more...]

Date: 2007-07-22 10:00:00
Blog: BloggingStocks...

Smiles Sell

I've been poking around the web looking at lots of biography photos lately and I'm astounded at how many people select portraits of themselves with no "teeth" showing or any hint of smile. Looking at pictures of people I know -- professionals in accounting, law, financial advisory services, etc -- and seeing them stone faced [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 14:00:18
Blog: Golden Practices...

Yeh hai meri kahani......

A tag by fleiger, a blog interview with cuckoo – all pending.. Off late my blog life has been seriously affected due to studies and college work. ... (Information Systems, Economics, Operations, HR) Written Reports to be submitted: 4 subjects (Marketing, Economics, Operations, Financial Accounting) Tests: 6 subjects (Economics, Decision Theory, HR [more...]

Date: 2007-08-23 12:15:43
Blog: itS mY LiFe !!!!!!......

Back Biters and Syndicators

Accounting Heidi Moore of Financial News has this report on how the SEC has put its own abacus to work in making sure various investment banks are ... Accounting Standards Board. Company Writedown Citigroup $5.9 billion Merrill Lynch $5.5 billion ... sheets. The SEC is looking into the accounting and securities valuation practices at Wall [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 15:02:10
Blog: MarketBeat Blog - WSJ.c...

"Sweeping Away GAAP"

By Marie Leone: Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Robert Herz said on Friday morning at an industry conference that he expects that U.S ... efforts to move American companies off U.S. GAAP and on to a single global standard. "I don't believe in a two-GAAP system," he said. Read complete article Sweeping Away GAAP Source: CFO.com, 28 [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 18:55:43
Blog: Accountants Round Up...

Dell: Stock Jumps On FY Q1 Results; To Cut Workforce 10%

Is Dell back? Dell (DELL) this afternoon reported revenue for its fiscal first quarter ended May 4 of $14.6 billion, with EPS of 34 cents ... cents a share in costs related to the company’s ongoing accounting and financial reporting ... cash was down $200 million sequentially to $12.3 billion, driven by a reduction in accounts payables [more...]

Date: 2007-05-31 20:30:40
Blog: Tech Trader Daily - Bar...

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