How Zynga, Facebook and Groupon's Go-To Auditor Rewrites Accounting Rules [Forbes]For Zynga, which also owns CityVille, […]
Category: ANR
ANR: Hocus Bogus Accounting; The Latest ‘Meh’ for the Mortgage Tax Break; Olympus Okays Directors | 04.20.12
The Fog of Bank Accounting Adjustments [DealBook/NYT][D]ebt accounting adjustments may not reflect what is going […]
ANR: PwC Partner Throws Staff Under the Bus for Centro Audit Debacle; Change (or Lack Thereof) at Olympus; Florida’s Rent-a-cow Loophole | 04.19.12
Junior employee blamed for Centro's bungled audit [The Age]The PricewaterhouseCoopers partner who presided over Centro's […]
ANR: Should the IRS prepare Your Tax Return?; Shulman: Customer Service Could’ve Been Worse; COSO Repackages Judgment | 04.18.12
Let the IRS Do Your Taxes. Really [Bloomberg][T]he U.S. tax code is in dire need […]
Accounting News Roundup: Buffett Rule Blocked; Taxes Trickle Down; Ex-BDO Partner Going Away | 04.17.12
In Senate, Republicans Block Debate on ‘Buffett Rule’ [NYT]Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a move […]
Accounting News Roundup: DCJ on Sketchy Tax Arrangements; SMBs Get Ripped Off; SEC Wants JOBS Comments | 04.16.12
Taxed by the boss: David Cay Johnston [Reuters] DCJ is on the case! Financial literacy […]
Accounting News Roundup: POTUS and VPOTUS Releasing Tax Returns; CalPERS Needs a CFO; Consensus on the Buffett Rule | 04.13.12
Obamas and Bidens to Release Tax Returns [NYT]Punctuating a week of political assaults on Mitt […]
ANR: Groupon’s Audit Committee; Another SEC Suit Against a Chinese Company; IRS Likely to Have Temp Commish After Shulman Exits | 04.12.12
Groupon accounting problems put spotlight on board [Reuters][C]orporate governance experts questioned the financial background of […]
Accounting News Roundup: Don’t Drive Angry on Tax Day; IRS Dogging It on Audits of Ultra-rich; Auditor Musical Chairs in Hong Kong | 04.11.12
Death, Taxes Collide as Fatal Crashes Mount on Filing Day [Bloomberg]Deaths from traffic accidents around April […]
ANR: Leadership Appointments at E&Y, Deloitte; Marin County’s Suit Takes a Hit; Will Romney Flip on Norquist? | 04.10.12
Why Obama's JOBS Act Couldn't Suck Worse [RS]Says Matt Taibbi: "[T]he big one, to me, is […]
Accounting News Roundup: Ernst & Young and Groupon; Convergence’s Futility; Obama’s Buffett Rule Road Show; | 04.09.12
Groupon: Where Were The Auditors? [Forbes]Francine McKenna: "Management made the assessment of the material weakness […]
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 […]