Groupon: Where Were The Auditors? [Forbes]Francine McKenna: "Management made the assessment of the material weakness […]
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Accounting News Roundup: Internal Controls Get Some Love; Kozlowski’s Setback; BDO’s LeNature Settlement | 04.06.12
At Large and Small Companies, Internal Controls Matter [DealBook/NYT]The JOBS Act passed by Congress last […]
ANR: Ernst & Young Resigns As Sino-Forest Auditor; Can Ex-PwC Boss Change Goldman?; AICPA Has Suggestions for COSO | 04.05.12
Sino-Forest Announces Resignation of Auditor [SF]Sino-Forest Corporation ("Sino-Forest" or the "Company") announced today that Ernst […]
Accounting News Roundup: Female CFOs Getting the Shaft on Pay; Groupon Sued; Muddy Waters’ Latest Warning | 04.04.12
Female CFOs in U.S. Paid Less Than Men, Study Finds [Bloomberg]Male chief financial officers at […]
ANR: SEC Will Take a Look at That Groupon Restatement; Deloitte Overtime Suit Decertified as a Class; Pinterest for Accountants | 04.03.12
SEC Probes Groupon [WSJ]The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining Groupon Inc.'s revision of its […]
Accounting News Roundup: More on Groupon Restatement; Taxes for New Mega Millionaires; SC Gov *Not* Being Indicted | 04.02.12
In Wake of Groupon Issues, Critics Wary of JOBS Act [WSJ]A little-noticed provision in the […]
Accounting News Roundup: How to Break Up the Big 4; South Carolina Gov May Be Indicted for Tax Fraud; Taxes and the ACA | 03.30.12
Billions Lost in Tax-Refund Scam [WSJ]Federal authorities are struggling to crack down on what they […]
Accounting News Roundup: PCAOB ‘Activism’; More Big Accounting Trouble in Little China; E&Y Cleared in Olympus Probe | 03.29.12
U.S. investors urge "going concern" warning reform [Reuters]Most big companies bailed out by the government […]
Accounting News Roundup: MF Global Back on the Hill; Audit Reporting’s Proposed Facelift Coming in Q3; A Shot of Liquor Taxes | 03.28.12
MF Global Executive Saw Early Warning Sign on Customer Money [DealBook]An internal MF Global document suggested […]
ANR: Madoff Feeder Fund Drops Lawsuist Against E&Y; Buffett’s NetJets Has Tax Dispute; PwC’s New Rochester Boss | 03.27.12
Madoff Feeder Fund’s Liquidators Drop Ernst & Young Lawsuit [Bloomberg]The liquidators of M-Invest Ltd., a […]
Accounting News Roundup: Corzine’s Dilemma; Zynga’s 10-K; Grant Thornton’s New Head of Tax | 03.26.12
MF Global’s Corzine May be Liable if Customer Risk Known [Bloomberg]The ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. […]
Accounting News Roundup: PCAOB vs. U.S. Chamber; IRS Regrets; FASB Reform? | 03.23.12
Top watchdog, U.S. Chamber clash on auditor rotation [Reuters]At a forum on whether corporations should […]