Resources

6856 Resources for

accounting

Subscribe to this listing via:
RSS
Email

BNET Business Dictionary

Accounting: a generic term for all the activities conducted by accountants, for example, bookkeeping and financial accounting. Accounting involves the classification and recording of monetary transactions; the presentation and interpretation of...; Accounting definition on BNET »

BNET Resources

ADDING MULTIMEDIA China Architectural Engineering Names Seasoned Former Banker Bert Grisel as New CFO: Company Also Further Enhances Finance and Accounting Operations with New Controller and Head of Accounting ZHUHAI, China & LOS ANGELES -- China Architectural Engineering, Inc. CAE (NASDAQ:CAEI), a leader in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of high-end building envelope systems, today announced three new appointments designed to significantly...; Tags: ABN AMRO, accounting, audit, CFO, China, Company, FINANCE, financial, Investment, multimedia; Research articles 2008-10-29
Dynaxys Wins $75M Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Contract to Service Government Insured Mortgage Loans: Dynaxys, an accounting solutions firm , announces the award of the Federal Housing Administration 's FHA "Multifamily Mortgage Loan Servicing and Accounting, Property Management Servicing and Accounting and 202/811 Direct Loan UCC Uniform Commercial Code Set Up and Maintenance" contract held since 1982. The one-year contract for...; Tags: accounting, FINANCE, U.S. Department of Housing; Research articles 2008-10-28
Creating opportunity for Long Island's young accountants: As with many public accounting firms, the partners at Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow range in age roughly from their mid-40s to their mid-60s. "We're looking toward the future and what is going to happen to the practice as our senior partners get older and retire," said Steven Wolpow,...; Tags: accountant, accounting, Deloitte LLP, FINANCE, leadership; Research articles 2008-10-24
Mortgage rescue plans ignore tax consequences: The world is full of unintended consequences, and it's time the presidential candidates started thinking about them. The subject, my friends, is debt relief - and the unintended consequences might be a huge tax bill for the unburdened debtors. In separate statements at two...; Tags: accounting, asset, bank, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, mortgage, Taxes; Research articles 2008-10-24
Commentary: Mortgage rescue plans ignore tax consequences: The world is full of unintended consequences, and it's time the presidential candidates started thinking about them. The subject, my friends, is debt relief -- and the unintended consequences might be a huge tax bill for the unburdened debtors. In separate statements at two debates,...; Tags: accounting, asset, bank, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, mortgage, Taxes; Research articles 2008-10-13

FASB Issues Exposure Drafts on Going Concern and Subsequent Events: NORWALK, Conn. -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB today issued two separate but related Exposure Drafts EDs for public comment. The documents contain two proposed FASB Statements, Going Concern and Subsequent Events, intended to improve financial reporting by incorporating accounting guidance that originated as auditing standards into the body...; Tags: accounting, auditing, FINANCE, financial, Financial Accounting Standards Board; Research articles 2008-10-09
Towers Perrin: $700 Billion Bailout Plan is "No Excuse" to Forgo Fair Value Accounting: STAMFORD, Conn. -- Now that the government has pledged support for a $700 billion economic bailout plan, look for the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC and accounting authorities to help out, according to global professional services firm Towers Perrin. The most talked-about relief in regulatory circles is a temporary -...; Tags: accounting, FINANCE, SEC, Towers Perrin; Research articles 2008-10-08
Elitecore Technologies to Launch EliteAAA & Policy Management Appliance Server at WiMAX World: Elitecore Technologies, a leading provider of Telecom OSS BSS system for next generation voice video & data services announced the launch of EliteAAA appliance server from its CRESTEL division at WiMAX World, Chicago. EliteAAA is the answer to the aggressive and ever-growing access control, service delivery, and accounting requirements...; Tags: accounting, FINANCE, server, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS; Research articles 2008-09-29
Congress Urged to Scrap Market Value Accounting: As part of the bailout of the mortgage markets, the bankers are lobbying Congress to halt by the end of the month requirements that financial institutions mark the value of their holdings at the fair market value. In a continuation of a two-decade debate, many in the financial...; Tags: accounting, bank, FINANCE, Mortgages, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-29
Who's News: Accounting Accounting firm Amper, Politziner & Mattia has named Michael Mattia as its partner in charge of marketing. A 20-year marketing veteran, Mattia is responsible for new service line and product development, corporate communications, and new business development, among other functions. He serves as Amper's practice development committee representative in...; Tags: accounting, bankruptcy, FINANCE, Litigation, Princeton University; Research articles 2008-09-29
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Marc A. Siegel to the Financial Accounting Standards Board: NORWALK, Conn. -- Robert Denham, chairman of the Financial Accounting Foundation FAF, today announced that the FAF Board of Trustees has appointed Marc A. Siegel to the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Siegel led the Accounting Research and Analysis team at the RiskMetrics Group in...; Tags: accounting, FINANCE, financial, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Marc, Siegel; Research articles 2008-09-26
4-in-10 CEOs Agree With SEC's Decision to Let Foreign Companies Use IFRS in the U.S: 6-in-10 CEOs Say Their Company Has at Least Some Experience With IFRS CHICAGO -- In a Grant Thornton LLP national survey of 250 U.S. chief executive officers, 40 percent agree with the Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to permit foreign firms listed on U.S. exchanges to file financial statements...; Tags: accounting, FINANCE, financial, SEC, U.S.; Research articles 2008-09-24
Long Island accounting firms add services in effort to boost revenue: When one of Weiser's clients decided to sell a building, they asked the accounting firm for help finding an appraiser. Weiser didn't simply advise the company whom to hire: The firm did the appraisal itself. "I said, 'You know we have a real estate valuation division that could...; Tags: accounting, Cohen, consulting, Ernst & Young LLP, FINANCE, revenue; Research articles 2008-09-19
DPL Presentation to be Webcast from Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders Conference on September 24, 2008: DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) management will speak with investors and financial analysts on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at the Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders Conference in New York City. A presentation will be broadcast via a live webcast at 7:45 a.m. Eastern time that day and...; Tags: accounting, DPL Inc., FINANCE, leader, MARKETING, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., mW, Webcast; Research articles 2008-09-18
Fed Takeover of Fannie and Freddie Must Address Congressional Charter: WASHINGTON -- Citizens Against Government Waste CAGW today expressed concern over actions taken over the weekend to begin the takeover of the nation's two struggling housing government-sponsored enterprises GSE, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Though the newly-minted legal authority to initiate a conservatorship process has only just begun, taxpayers must...; Tags: accounting, Fannie Mae, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Freddie Mac; Research articles 2008-09-08
Accounting Standards Get SEC Boost: The goal of harmonizing U.S. accounting standards with international rules moved a step closer last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposal to require at least some U.S. companies to use International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, beginning in 2014. Currently, publicly held U.S. companies use Generally...; Tags: accounting, FINANCE, SEC; Research articles 2008-09-01
Larson Gross accounting scholarship awarded to WWU student: Larson Gross donated $1,650 to the Western Washington University Foundation for the 2008-09 academic year. This donation was awarded to Western student Jessica Poling as a scholarship. Scholarships are awarded to juniors and seniors with a declared accounting major or to a master's student with a bachelor's degree in...; Tags: accounting, FINANCE, scholarship, Western Washington University; Research articles 2008-09-01
Factors associated with the level of superfund liability disclosure in 10K reports: 1991-1997: ABSTRACT This study examines factors associated with the level of Superfund disclosure in 10K reports. Sample firms consist of Fortune 500 companies identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as Potentially Responsible Parties. The study utilizes a comprehensive environmental disclosure index based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, to measure the...; Tags: accounting, alphA, Environmental, FINANCE, G., GAAP, M., Regulation, Strategy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2008-09-01
Members in the news: During June and July, KSEE-TV's "Central Valley Today" program interviewed Adam Blitz, Kendall Wheeler and Gary Istanboulian on various financial topics ... Michael Eisenberg discussed charitable donations with Mainstreet.com (June 24), investment risk with TheStreet.com (June 30), the mortgage crisis with KFWB-AM (July 1), and the importance of personal financial...; Tags: accounting, FINANCE, financial, Investment, Orange PCS, Taxes, Wall Street Journal; Research articles 2008-09-01
SEC OKs plan that could lead to global accounting rules: Securities regulators on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to a plan that could require thousands of U.S. companies to change from U.S. accounting standards to global accounting rules that are quickly gaining favor abroad. The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved a "road map" that might require...; Tags: accounting, Cox, FINANCE, Quality, SEC, standards; Research articles 2008-08-28