accounting

ALSO NOTED: Software for "green" auditing?; Ex-CFO of Monster charged in options backdating case;

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:58 -0400

> Software for "green" auditing? Article> Ex-CFO of Monster charged in options backdating case. Read more...

Unintended consequences watch: Oil industry reserves

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:59:59 -0400

Here's another one of the unintended consequences of Sarbanes-Oxley: Arena Resources is among the many oil and gas companies that hires experts to estimate how much oil they have in reserves. But in Read more...

The pain points for compliance support

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:59:59 -0400

Computer Technology Review brought together three experts to discuss compliance, e-discovery and relevant IT issues. One question was about the "pain points" that companies likely will feel this Read more...

Biovail news: No Sarbox charges yet?

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:59:59 -0400

The massive Biovail settlement calls for the biomedical firm to pay $10 million to settle a slew of financial fraud charges with the SEC. The Read more...

10 threats to small company compliance

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:59:58 -0400

Lord & Benoit, in a report, says that smaller companies face myriad Sarbox challenges, especially those moving up from start-up status. It lists the top ten threats to compliance: (1) Accounting Read more...

ALSO NOTED: PCAOB to move ahead on Sarbox-mandated engagement standard

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:59:58 -0500

> PCAOB to move ahead on Sarbox-mandated engagement standard. Article > Three more restatements Read more...

Wasn't Sarbox supposed to prevent this?

admin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:59:59 -0500

The effects of the subprime mortgage begs an obvious questions: wasn't Sarbanes Oxley supposed to prevent these sorts of things? The wrong-doing in the mortgage market is clear enough that people are Read more...

Hot career path: Internal auditor

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:59:59 -0500

We've noted that accounting as a profession has been given a boost by Sarbanes Oxley. To get a bit more specific, internal auditors have been enjoying something of a bull market for their services. Read more...

Have you received a letter from the SEC?

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:59:59 -0500

It seems the Securities and Exchange Commission has been on a letter writing binge. In the Sarbanes Oxley era, SEC-penned letters to registrants soared--from 624 in 2004 to 4,892 in 2006. But this Read more...

PCAOB to rely on overseas counterparts?

admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:59:59 -0500

Well, at least the PCAOB is consistent. It has made sure the industry aware that it approves of auditors using the work of others in its 404 evaluations of clients. Now, the PCAOB is apparently Read more...