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New directions on the IFRS roadmap
in Sox First, on March 25, 2009
... requiring US public companies to use international financial reporting standards. According to the CPAs, it's just not workable, saying it's vague and there are too many inconsistencies. But ...
The Madoff scandal: now for the auditors
in Sox First, on December 23, 2008
...quot;for rent" notice on its front door. And Reuters reports that the American Institute of CPAs has begun its own investigation into the audit firm. And it appears that the firm was not doin...
Mrs Fields goes bust - another sign of recession
in Sox First, on August 18, 2008
... this is in keeping with the latest survey of chief financial officers and senior-level executive CPAs saying that the US is in recession and the outlook remains negative. Worse still, the number of...
Accounting degrees rise 19 per cent
in Sox First, on May 6, 2008
...the latest data showing that accounting degrees are up 19 per cent . The American Institute of CPAs figures show there 64,221 graduates in 2006-07, up substantially over the three-year period sin...
Learn Web 2.0 in 33 Easy Lessons
in Bizinformer, on April 7, 2008
...day. Check out this link on the CPA site to learn how you can join the Second Life Association of CPAs. Yes. A virtual set of accountants. Once you are a member you can visit CPA Island. Sounds... e...
Beancounter bonanza
in Sox First, on September 7, 2007
For the last two years, I have been talking about how Sarbanes-Oxley has been a licence to print money for the accounting profession. Examples are here and here . And now the latest Rosenberg MAP survey, reported here , shows the trend continues, onwards and upwards. For the big firms, fees...
Accounting generation gap
in Sox First, on November 1, 2006
...hit the age of 50. Even worse, if they are 60. At the same time, a US study has found that young CPAs say the firms are not delivering in the areas of compensation, perks and infrastructure. And wi...
Everything I Know About Business, I Learned From Rock-n-Roll
in Businesspundit, on October 12, 2006
...he band The Accountants play. The four band members all have day jobs, and two of them really are CPAs. They have original songs related to work like "Slacker," "Suck Up," and &q...
Fees for CPAs skyrocket
in Sox First, on October 2, 2006
No secret that Sarbanes-Oxley has been a bonanza for accountants . More confirmation of this comes from a just-released Rosenberg Associates MAP survey which shows it's been the best year since 2000. There's a good summary on webcpa.com The real impact of sarbanes oxley is...
Does complexity create scandals?
in Sox First, on December 7, 2005
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US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox has told the American Institute of CPAs conference that the complexity of the accounting system was partly to blame for corporate scan...
Accounting: Did You Know...
in Businesspundit, on October 25, 2005
...APB Opinion. In 1930, the JofA published an article mentioning EPS. For nearly 40 years thereafter, CPAs had no official literature on how to account for it---until the AICPA Accounting Principles Boa...
Dinner, Movie, Background Check
in The Dating Weblog, on May 18, 2005
...states . Vest ignored the
rules. The FTC backed Vest's stance and the American Institute of CPAs
reversed its anticommission stance, causing many of the states to
follow suit. Vest's firm ...
The Problem with Making Education Market Based
in Businesspundit, on March 4, 2004
...ation. It might be higher if you factor in people who need continuing education credits like CPAs, MDs, etc. But when was the last time someone told you about a cool non-fiction book they read?...