Nov 17, 2010 | Accounting Frauds
In 2009, Silicon Valley technology company, VeriFone settled charges with the SEC concerning the company’s restatement of quarterly financials. In 2007, SEC alleged that the company had released materially false quarterly reports for the first, second and third fiscal...Nov 11, 2010 | Accounting Frauds
A recent report by Muddy Waters ,a small research firm , about RINO International Inc , a desulfurization and other environmental equipment provider to Chinese steel mills, is an interesting read. According to Muddy, RINO’s business is a complete sham. The...Nov 11, 2010 | Standards Convergence
Another step towards convergence of the accounting standards. On August 27, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) jointly published an Exposure Draft, outlining proposed major changes to Generally...Nov 10, 2010 | Accounting Frauds
In their 10Q filing, Computer Sciences Corp. disclosed that it had found some accounting irregularities in their Nordic business unit. The issue amounts to a “material weakness” in internal controls over financial reporting. The company took a hit of $30...Nov 8, 2010 | Standards Convergence
The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) is ready to incur 78.9 million pounds in order to move to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The new system would introduce across the business community, but the ABS insists the cost will be well worth it. The...Nov 8, 2010 | Standards Convergence
October 2002 was a significant year in the history of accounting. The Norwalk Agreement , a memorandum of understanding was announced by Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). This was a significant step towards...Nov 3, 2010 | Standards Convergence
In an effort to align US GAAP to IFRS, FASB is considering expanding the fair- value accounting to land and buildings held for investment. The biggest impact of the change will be on real estate companies and real estate investment trusts. At present such assets are...Nov 2, 2010 | Standards Convergence
A couple of weeks ago, the Indian government announced dropping the new rule from International Financial Reporting Standards that allows property developers to book sales only when the project is complete. Another announcement came out this week of dropping the...Nov 1, 2010 | Standards Convergence
Korea, the host of the 2010 G20 Summit, requested the G20 to delay the consolidation process of the global accounting standards. Korea has defined its role at the G20 mainly as an arbiter and a consensus builder among the world’s largest economies. The G20 initiative...