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Charles McCall, the former chairman of prescription drug distributor McKesson Corp., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted for his role in accounting fraud. www.webcpa.com/news/Former-McKesson-Chairman-Gets-10-Year-Se...
I've put together a list of ten different possible pitfalls – what they mean, and how to spot them... biz.yahoo.com/smallcapinvestor/100310/18588.html?.v=1
London, Ky., and 12 businesses in the state are "two-time losers" in the eyes of the panel created by President Barack Obama to oversee the federal stimulus program. The board claims they haven't accounted for grants worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. www.courier-journal.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/3090376/1003...
For U.S. companies, preparing to adopt international accounting standards is a major headache. For accounting students at Washington and Lee University, a new curriculum is alleviating some of the pain. www.rockbridgeweekly.com/rw_article.php?ndx=16904
Seven percent of CFOs plan to add full-time accounting and finance employees during the second quarter, the highest forecast since the first quarter of 2009, but 8 percent expect staff reductions. www.webcpa.com/news/Outlook-Improves-Accounting-Worker-Hirin...
Where will the demand for equities come from over the coming decade? The dramatic decline of defined benefit pension provision in the US and UK prompted by tougher regulation and mark to market accounting has accelerated a shift away from more risky investments - a move that was set to happen in a more measured way as populations grew older. Meantime, company share registers in the English ... news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20100309/bs_ft/4bdbd20a2ba411dfa5c700144...
* Russia's second biggest bank says adopted new standards asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100310/tbs-vtb-charges-7318940.ht...
The economic downturn is providing opportunities for expansion for at least a few local accounting firms. www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100228/SUB01/100309842
Public Accounting Report named Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., the winner of its annual analysis of auditor changes for SEC entities. biz.yahoo.com/prnews/100309/cl67559.html?.v=1
I have news for all the free market Republicans and Libertarians, it is a tax if we don't add 18% to the cost of pizza and soda, and not a tax if we do. www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/its-not-a-tax-on-soda-...
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