• Galleon to Begin Wind-Down of Funds – At least one person is optimistic. [DealBook]
• Tax (Return) Stories: F. Scott Fitzgerald – Apparently FSF was not so spendy. [TaxProf Blog]
• Pay Czar to Slash Compensation at Seven Firms – “Kenneth Feinberg, the Treasury Department’s special master for compensation, will lower total compensation for 175 employees by an average of 50%, these people said. As expected, the biggest cut will be to salaries, which will drop 90% on average.” Special master? [WSJ]
• The Top Five Twitter Feeds for Job Hunters in Accounting – Use it. And follow us while you’re at it. [FINS]
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Review Comments | 10.05.09
• U.S. bill exempts firms from derivatives rules – Barney Frank. On it. [Reuters]
• For Whom Do The 47% Who Pay No Income Tax Vote? – One guess. [TaxProf Blog]
• The social media guru – Headphones. NSFW if you like to crank the volume. Or just risk it. Whatever. [AccMan]
• The AICPA is Drinking Ben Bernanke’s Kool Aid – C’mon the recession is basically over people. Name change! [JDA]
• Phishing attack targets Hotmail – Commence panic. [BBC]
• Bernanke Pressures Big Banks, But Are More Bailouts Coming? – Sure, why not? [NPR]
Review Comments | 06.25.09
Beware the off-balance sheet return – [FT.com]
Confusion threat to global fair value – [Accountancy Age]
What Caused Our Burnout? – Google Reader for us [The Onion]
Review Comments | 07.31.09
• House Votes to Extend ‘Clunkers’ Program – We just printed more money. It’s fine. [WSJ]
• U.S. House Passes Bill Allowing Ban on Incentive Pay None of that printed money will be going to bankers. [Bloomberg]
• Court Orders Shorter Sentence For Ex-Qwest CEO – Might have been worth it had there been some adultery involved. [NPR]
• Nothing like a little shameless PR… – Deloitte providing accounting services, pro bono [Accounting Nation]