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Scott Carnahan, General Partner, Carnahan Black Pearl LPScott Carnahan

General Partner
Carnahan Black Pearl LP
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Scott Carnahan is Principal at Carnahan Black Pearl, an accounting consulting firm, and was previously a Partner in the Structured Finance Group and a National Director of Advisory Services with KPMG. Scott has more than 24 years of experience serving the financial services industry. He has advised...

Ronald Kiima, CPA, President , Kiima IncorporatedRonald Kiima, CPA

President
Kiima Incorporated
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Ronald A. Kiima is a former SEC Assistant Chief Accountant. Mr. Kiima is currently the President of Kiima Incorporated, a private consulting firm specializing in SEC accounting and disclosure issues, SEC registration statements and periodic reports, SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings,corporate...

Dan Gode, Co-Founder, Almaris E-Learning SystemsDan Gode

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Almaris E-Learning Systems
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Dan Gode is a Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting, Taxation, and Business Law at New York University Stern School of Business. He is also the Co-Founder of Almaris E-Learning Systems. Professor Gode teaches courses in corporate financial accounting and modeling and projecting financial statements....

Thomas Klein, CPA, Managing Member, KleinCPA PLLCThomas Klein, CPA

Managing Member
KleinCPA PLLC
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Thomas Klein is a Faculty Member at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Business. Mr. Klein teaches taxation and financial accounting courses, both at the undergraduate and graduate (MBA, Masters of Accounting) level. He is also the Managing Member of KleinCPA, serving clients with revenues...

Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLCAnthony Catanach, Jr.

Director
DI2 Associates, LLC
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Anthony H. Catanach Jr., PhD, is a Professor in the Strategic Initiatives Group of the Villanova University School of Business. He also is a Director at DI2 Associates, a Pennsylvania based accounting and reporting consulting firm. Dr. Catanach has expertise in the areas of business risk management...

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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.

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

November 19, 2009

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

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 shouldnot...

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...

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...

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