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More Under Armour Red Flags...

November 20, 2009

Stock Jocks Punish Under Armour's Mathletes | www.cnbc.com

Under Armour's most recent 10K contains a number of financial reporting "red flags" that reflect a cavalier attitude toward financial reporting transparency.

Nitish Grover, FCA, AICPA  Intl  Associate, Principal, Owner

Nitish Grover, FCA, AICPA Intl AssociatePrincipal, OwnerNitish Grover and Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

The Fair Value Debate - The Political Imperative - A Exercise in Futility?

November 19, 2009

Accounting Rules:Divided and Overruled | www.economist.com

Fair value has been in the news for sometime. Also banks are now complaining and so are regulators and politicians. The convergence issue and the impact of a far off standard setter not subject to local influence is having its effects on the debate. In this analysis I look at why fair value should not be influenced by those not well conversant with the subject. While I agree that accountants alone...

What the Former SEC Chairmen Missed...

November 19, 2009

Don't Let Banks Hide Bad Assets | online.wsj.com

Conceptually, the arguments favoring fair value accounting are sound and quite appealing. Unquestionably, financial statement users will benefit from data about how a company’s assets and liabilities change in value during a reporting period. However, there are two major issues associated with fair value reporting that accountants, investors, legislators, and regulators need to address in the wake...

What Have the Accountants Done For Us Lately?

November 19, 2009

Systemic risk legislation threatens FASB’s independence | www.accountingweb.com

Debates about the causes of the recent financial crisis have yet to focus on the inability of financial institution independent auditors to provide adequate oversight over management’s valuations of financial instruments.

Microsoft investing in Cloud Computing or a Server and PDA line of Computers?

November 18, 2009

Microsoft, Taiwan to develop cloud computing technology | www.totaltele.com

Is Microsoft's investment in Taiwan to develop cloud computing technology or build its own line of PDA/laptops and Servers to function within "Cloud Computing"?Development of New Software always drives the need for improved and updated Computer hardware as the perfect combination for solving the ease of use and improve performance, flexibility, and security issues.

Virtual stealing or hold ups? same end result.

November 15, 2009

Banking Trojan steals money from under your nose | news.cnet.com

Is there a difference between virtual stealing of money or actual hold up? The end result is the same: stealing money from the bank. Similar classical measures of protection and provisions can be applied by banks to preserve depositors' funds in accordance with IAS. As for customers' being ripped off or scammed, the end result is also the same. Proper education  on using virtual banks' site to transfer...

Nitish Grover, FCA, AICPA  Intl  Associate, Principal, Owner

Nitish Grover, FCA, AICPA Intl AssociatePrincipal, OwnerNitish Grover and Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

The Economic Downturn and Revival - Challenges for Accountants and Auditors

November 12, 2009

Failed financial firms:The bust that worked | www.economist.com

The referred article speaks of  the bankruptcy reorganization plan of  one Institution. In this analysis I  take the referred Institution as a  referral point to examine/highlight the challenges which accountants and auditors will face in their stewardship and  attest function.

What are these “Further Adjustments?”

November 11, 2009

AHA applauds reform bill, urges further adjustments | www.modernhealthcare.com

Healthcare Reform has passed the House, with some changes from the two versions in the Senate. What are the items that will affect hospitals and what can hospitals expect for margins in the future.

Thomas Klein, CPA, Managing Member

Thomas Klein, CPAManaging MemberKleinCPA PLLC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Obama Expected to Sign Generous NOL Carryback Bill on Friday

November 5, 2009

Congress Passes Unemployment Bill With Tax Items | www.journalofaccountancy.com

On Thursday, Congress sent a bill to the White House containing enhanced net operating loss (NOL) carryback opportunities for most companies. The bill contains a provision extending the NOL carryback period from two years to five years for losses incurred in 2008 or 2009. President Obama is expected to sign the bill on Friday which would result in the immediate filing for refunds by many compan...

Cloud Computing is Realizing the Services that you Need, and do not have to Own

November 5, 2009

A trip into the secret, online 'cloud' | edition.cnn.com

Corporations, Government Agency, Healthcare Providers, Doctors, Lawyers, Casinos, and every different business or Individual has IT NEEDS. Social, legal, accounting, storage of personal information, distribution, business to business relationships, Job Search, Unemployment Claims, Banking,and everything else you do or need to do someway will end up in some Computer System or multiple Systems.Most...

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