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Boeing to Face SEC Probe of Dreamliner and 747 Accounting [Bloomerg]
Ikea Has Been Accused of Avoiding 1 Billion Euros in Taxes [Fortune]
Valeant uses rare accounting maneuver for acquisitions that cushions income [MarketWatch]
I made a promise to Our Lady of Guadalupe that if I passed the CPA exam I'd deliver food and clothing to the indigent in Mexico. [CNN]
I want my K-1. I want it now, Daddy! [Joe Kristan]
Nasdaq to trial blockchain voting for shareholders [CNBC]
Want to be a better leader? Observe more and react less [McKinsey]
‘You don’t add a bit of value, do you?’: Texas judge berates government lawyers [WaPo]
What do the British Raj and Facebook Free Basics have in common? A lot, actually [Quartz]
“I believe the available market is smaller than the bulls believe it to be and that Green Mountain has already penetrated a good chunk of it,” Einhorn, president of Greenlight Capital Inc., said today during his so-called “GAAP-uccino” presentation at the Value Investing Congress in New York. “The market is limited,” he said. The company also has a “litany of accounting questions,” Einhorn said, adding that it has reduced transparency and needs to improve disclosure. [
