• U.S. regulators undecided on Ticketmaster deal: sources – Maybe because they’ve been turned to the Dark Side. [Reuters]
• Yes, that morale problem is as bad as you think – Snap out of it people. [CFOZone]
• New Clarity on Contingent Liabilities – Crystal. [CFO]
• Kansas May Need 16 Weeks to Refund Paper Tax Filings – Remember what we said about expectations. [Web CPA]
• Schwarzenegger Asks for More Funding – Arnie is blaming the Feds for the state’s $20 billion budget shortfall. [WSJ]
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Review Comments | 09.22.09
• SEC warns swaps may evade White House reform – It’s not like they were totally responsible for the crisis. [Reuters]
• Minnesota Ends Tax Reciprocity with Wisconsin – WI can’t pay MN fast enough so IT’S OVER. [Web CPA]
• FDIC May Ask Banks to Prepay Fees – You may have noticed there’s a bit of a problem. So SheBair is probably going to do this but thanks for asking. [WSJ]
• Freddie Names Kari as CFO – You didn’t want that job anyway. [WSJ]
• Wall Street Firms Fined Over Bad IPO Information – $420k. Meh. [AP via NYT]
Review Comments | 10.23.09
• Green accounting? Gimme a break – Please consider the environment before putting forth crappy green initiatives. [AccMan]
• Alleged Informant Had History of Helping Galleon – Tipper A has prior convictions that related to tipping Galleon as far back as 1998. [WSJ]
• Nacchio re-sentencing date on hold – Apparently there’s no rush on these insider cases. [Denver Business Journal]
• FAS 157 Revisions: ‘There Does Not Appear To Be Any Benefit’ – That’s what one person thought anyway. The FASB received 109 comment letters on the proposed revisions. [Private Equity Beat/WSJ]
• Zoom cuts auditor UHY loose after merger – Goldman Parks Kurland Mohidin will take it from here. [Boston Business Journal]
• IASB recruits expert panel – “Board wants candidates to test cash flow model.” Maybe you? [Accountancy Age]
Review Comments | 10.15.09
• Is your boss honest? Hec no, say most Americans, according to Adecco Group survey – Thoughts? [NYDN]
• More Goldman Lies – Goldman Sachs: social crusader. [Naked Capitalism]
• Outgoing BofA CEO Ken Lewis to Receive No Salary, Bonus for 2009 – Our suggestion: grow the beard back Ken. [WSJ]
• Europe must stop its meddling, says FASB chief – We wish he talked that way. C’mon Accountancy Age, he’s not out of a Scooby Doo cartoon. [Accountancy Age]
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