• Petters, on witness stand, denies knowing of fraud – Swindler? Not guilty. Swashbuckling? Guilty as charged. [AP]
• Grant Thornton LLP offers 10 year-end tax planning tips – Just not for this guy. [Press Release]
• Hopes Rise for Cadbury Bidding War – “Hopes of a bidding war breaking out for Cadbury PLC rose, pushing up the company’s shares, after U.S. rival Hershey Co. and Italian-based Ferrero SpA said they might bid for the U.K. confectioner.” [WSJ]
• Is Google the Next AT&T?– “Google would let you make and receive Internet-based calls that ‘bypass the per-minute billing on your smartphone.'” [The Atlantic]
• CFOs High-five on 404 Rollback Bill – Because CFOs don’t do fist-bump blow ups. [CFO]
• Lots of voting to be done: NPOs/Govts, CPA Exam, and Craptacular Captions. Thanks for pulling the lever.
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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 | 12.14.09
• Your Nominations for ‘Accountants of the Decade’ Are Now Being Accepted – Still accepting noms for the prestigious title to bestowed upon the top bean counter of the last ten years. Peter Olinto and TF are the current faves. [GC]
• Why Citi investors should never sleep – Um, because it was Vik’s idea to pay back TARP? [CFOZone]
• Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person – How about a 1040 from 1913? [TaxProf Blog]
• 2009 Year-end Money Moves: Taxes – Bone up, seventeen days and counting. [Don’t Mess With Taxes]
Review Comments | 12.08.09
• Allyson Baumeister Elected to Board of Directors, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – The best perk of such a position would be the opportunity to rub elbows with Ben Bankes. [Sanford Baumeister & Frazier Press Release]
• Audit Committee Comp Influences Auditor Support – “The study found that audit committee members are more likely to support the auditor, as opposed to management, in an accounting disagreement when audit committee compensation includes long-term stock options.” [Web CPA]
• The Mid-Quarter Trap – More year-end wisdom from Joe Kristan. [Tax Update Blog]
• GM board moving fast on CEO, CFO hires – Spencer Stuart is on the hunt if you’re interested… [Reuters]
• G.M. Will Consider Lump Sum Payment to U.S. – …but you’ll have to deal with this. [DealBook]