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CFTC Chairman Knows PFGBest Auditors Shouldn’t Have Passed GAAS
Gary Gensler, who may or may not be aware that PFGBest's auditor preferred to don […]
Scoring Sarbanes-Oxley
As we pointed out in this morning's roundup, the New York Times' Room for Debate […]
ANR: What’s the Verdict on Sarbanes-Oxley After 10 Years?; Expect More Non-progress on Taxes; The Grad School Risk | 07.25.12
Has Sarbanes-Oxley Failed? [Room for Debate/NYT]Sunday will mark 10 years since the Sarbanes-Oxley accounting law was […]
Footnotes: An Unemployed Accountant and Other Things Deemed Unnecessary | 07.24.12
Of Crimes and Punishments — And Where Shall Justice Be Found? [Re:Balance] CFO Snapshot: Aon’s […]
It’s Nice to Know That Tax Credits Aren’t Going Completely to Waste
This is what happens when tax breaks are used as political favors: Tax consultants estimate […]
Why Yes, Cleaning Up an Enormous Accounting Fraud Is as Bad as You Might Imagine
Before she became CFO of AES (and now Gannett), Victoria Harker had the distinct pleasure of mopping […]
Where Does a KPMG Risk Consultant Go From Here?
If you're tired of listening to your stupid friends and co-workers try to give you […]
Compensation Watch ’12: Grant Thornton Starts Rolling Out the Numbers
Almost three weeks ago, we started the discussion for the Purple Rose of Chicago to […]
Accounting News Roundup: Huron Consulting and PwC; More Missing Beans From GMCR; Groupon’s Cash Flow Methods | 07.24.12
Huron Consulting, Its Executives and PwC; All’s Well That Ends Well [RTA]The lede from Francine […]
Footnotes: Doomed Video Game Companies and Other Tricky Situations | 07.23.12
Libor: What Criminal Charges Are Likely? [NetNet] Response to the $21 trillion Tax Avoidance Study […]
Ex-NMFA Controller Admits That He Was ‘Probably Negligent’ to Submit a Fake Audit Report But It’s Okay Because a Real Audit Will Confirm That Everything Is A-okay
The New Mexico Finance Authority ("NMFA") has a bit of a mess on its hands. […]