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The IFRS impact on accounting education in the U.S.
A fellow AOL blogger, Victoria Erhart, wrote a fantastic piece on Bloggingstocks, GAAP vs. IFRS: New accounting rules could mean trouble.She looks at the problems that will surely come up if the U...

Lawsuit accounting: a quadruple threat for business defendants
Major news afoot from the accounting world as written up in Law.com's The Recorder: ... changes proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board that would force public companies to disclose more about the risks of litigation have caused a howl...

The End of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
In the April, 2008 issue of CFO magazine, the cover story reads:  "Goodbye GAAP:  It's Time To Prepare For the Arrival Of International Accounting Standards".  These international standards, called the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), are being sought to replace generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), an evolving set of accounting ...

The End of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices
In the April, 2008 issue of CFO magazine, the cover story reads:  "Goodbye GAAP:  It's Time To Prepare For the Arrival Of International Accounting Standards"...

Is Fair-Value Accounting the Problem
Is Fair-Value Accounting the Problem? In the search for causes of the recent market turmoil, it was inevitable that a finger would eventually be pointed at fair-value accounting. FASB's Statement No...

AIG's New ACcounting Troubles Affect Market
AIG's new accounting problems are causing consternation on Wall St. just as the criminal trial involving a past AIG accounting fraud, involving phony loss reserves, is about to go to the jury...

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Accounting Malpractice - Accountant Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice Lawsuit
Accounting Malpractice alleging financial malpractice by accountants.