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Where Assets Go When They Retire A new liability is going to start cropping up on balance sheets. Don't worry: That's a good thing. It's important to comprehend accounting in order to better understand the companies in which we invest. |
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Number Rustling Feel like your accounting is getting out of control? Rein it in with the right software. |
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Questions of Value Is fair-value accounting the best way to measure a company? The debate heats up. |
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December 4, 2002 |
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February 11, 2004 |
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Do Accountants Who Act as Consultants Take Greater Care or Cut Corners? New Wharton research challenges the idea that lucrative consulting contracts routinely lead auditors to look the other way when preparing financial audits, a key allegation in the scandals at WorldCom, Tyco and Enron. |
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Good Low-Cost Accounting Simply Accounting 9 is a solid value for small business accounting. |
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December 28, 2004
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Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Secret Traditional stock option accounting practices lead companies to overstate their net income. Here is a look at how significant these overstatements are, who's responsible for fixing the problem, and what they're doing about it to place themselves and their investors in an advantageous position. |
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The Potential Impact of Lease Accounting Changes on Corporate Real Estate Decision-Making With the goal of improving lease information transparency and comparability, the new standards could have residual effects on the way in which companies form decisions regarding their real estate needs. |
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Financial Reporting Goes Global As business goes global, pressure is increasing for adoption of a single set of accounting standards worldwide. Harvard professor Gregory Miller discusses this trend and India's unique position to be a leader in the international accounting environment. |
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January 13, 2006
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SEC is Probing IBM Earnings The Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into IBM's first-quarter 2005 accounting practices is now official. |
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One World, One GAAP Global businesses and international investors are increasingly demanding accounting information that they can understand when running businesses and making investment decisions on a worldwide basis. |
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Qwest Off Course The struggling local telco has strayed from roots. |
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July 15, 2008
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VZ Wireless Westward Expansion on Track FTC approves the company's $418M purchase of Qwest's mobile assets. |
CRM
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Tom Richebacher |
The Art of Customer Profitability Analysis How to remove the roadblocks to learning the true value of your customers. |
