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FAU’s School of Accounting receives grant from Goldstein Lewin
Florida Atlantic University’s School of Accounting just received a $5,500 gift from Goldstein Lewin & Co., certified public accountants and consultants, to support students in that school by providing funding for scholarships and professional development. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:17:45 GMT)

AccuFund Adds Enhanced Loan Tracker Module in Latest Upgrade of the AccuFund Accounting Suite
NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:58:30 GMT)

The Spirit Of Accounting: Fortress LIFO is crumbling: It's about time
Since 1939, when the Tax Code's treatment of inventory was modified to permit LIFO, managers and accountants have faced a tri-lemma in that they have to choose among FIFO, LIFO and average flow assumptions. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:43 GMT)

AccuFund Adds Enhanced Loan Tracker Module in Latest Upgrade of the AccuFund Accounting Suite
NEEDHAM, Mass. , Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuFund, Inc., provider of financial reporting and accounting software for non-profit, municipal and government organizations, today announced that Loan Tracker, a stand-alone module, has been enhanced and is now integrated in Version 3.09 of the AccuFund Accounting Suite. Loan Tracker is utilized by economic development organizations, housing agencies ... (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:15:00 GMT)

Congressmen, Citing Reports Of Fraud, Seek Accounting For AIDS Funding
"Two Republican congressmen who help oversee billions of dollars for people with AIDS are asking the federal government for an accounting of fraud and mismanagement complaints leveled against AIDS programs nationwide," The Washington Post reports. "Reps. Joe L. Barton (Tex.) and Greg Walden (Ore.) sent a letter Thursday to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration that raised ... (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:34:51 GMT)

Accounting: BPM establishes ESOP; Brotemarkle creates Web site to share its ‘passion’
Burr Pilger Mayer, the largest California-based accounting and consulting firm with branch offices in Santa Rosa and Novato, is now operating as a corporation under the name Burr Pilger Mayer Inc. and is offering an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:32:55 GMT)

Carbon accounting software market starts to heat up
Computerworld - Before 2008, if companies tracked their carbon emissions at all, they poured the data into spreadsheets. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:11:51 GMT)

Neosho, Missouri Hires BKD Accounting Firm for Financial Review
The Neosho City Council has approved an agreement with accounting firm BKD to review the city's finances. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:37:31 GMT)

Supreme Court considers accounting oversight panel
As part of its efforts to tighten oversight of internal controls and outside auditors following accounting scandals at Enron Corp., WorldCom and Tyco International, Congress created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:16:27 GMT)

Residents learn about city finance, accounting
Residents enrolled in Waxahachie 101 learned about the role that proper accounting and personal management play in city government. Waxahachie's director of finance, Charles Harris, and human resource director, Gayle Sims, spoke to the class on Thursday morning. (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:37:24 GMT)

Transportation Board backtracks on accounting vote
State Transportation Board member David Doss of Rome expressed frustration Friday after the board voted to rescind a controversial decision regarding its accounting methods. “I’m tired of waiting... (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:05:35 GMT)

Congressmen, citing reports of fraud, seek accounting for AIDS funding
"Two Republican congressmen who help oversee billions of dollars for people with AIDS are asking the federal government for an accounting of fraud and mismanagement complaints leveled against AIDS programs nationwide," The Washington Post reports. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:01:24 GMT)

Neosho panel hires outside accounting firm
NEOSHO, Mo. — The Neosho City Council unanimously approved up to a $10,000 contract with a Joplin accounting firm to help untangle the city’s finances. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:53:53 GMT)

Three MPs and one peer charged with false accounting
PROSECUTORS charged three MPs and one peer yesterday with false accounting over alleged abuses of the parliamentary expenses system. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:41:21 GMT)

UCO accounting students to offer tax assistance
EDMOND — Accounting students in University of Central Oklahoma’s College of Business Administration will partner with the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program to provide free income tax preparation and e-filing in Room 105 of the College of Business Administration Building.The first-come, first-served program is open to low- and moderate-income taxpayers, and to all ... (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:48:53 GMT)

DOT Board Reverses Accounting
The Board of the Georgia Department of Transportation reversed its decision to change accounting procedures today. Yesterday DOT Board Members were summoned to the capitol where State Senators gave them a verbal reprimand for trying to switch from cash based system to accrued accounting. Such accounting, lawmakers told the board, is illegal and the switch could negatively affect the states bond ... (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:54:14 GMT)

Council, accounting firm to meet this afternoon
The Neosho City Council will meet at 4 p.m. today in a special session to discuss hiring a Joplin accounting firm to review city financial records. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:59:56 GMT)

Lear posts $1.2 billion fourth-quarter net income, fueled by $1.5 billion accounting gain
Lear Corp. posted $1.2 billion in net income in the fourth quarter, driven by a roughly $1.5 billion accounting gain related to its November Chapter 11 bankruptcy exit. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:54:33 GMT)

BAE to pay £30m accounting fine in SFO deal
Kevin Reed, Accountancy Age , Friday 5 February 2010 at 16:03:00 UK and US agree groundbreaking deal with BAE BAE Systems will pay £30m and admit to failing to keep reasonably accurate accounting records in relation to its activities in Tanzania, in a ground-breaking deal with the Serious Fraud Office . BAE will admit to the charge in the Crown court, and the £30m will comprise a financial order ... (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:20:51 GMT)

Foundation Software Celebrates 25 Years as Leading Developer of Construction-Specific Accounting Software and Payroll ...
CLEVELAND----In 1985, Foundation Software founder Fred Ode started his business with one product and one goal: to build a company that would be a dominant force in the construction accounting software industry. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMT)

David Chaytor: Expenses claims were an 'accounting error'
LABOUR MP David Chaytor will face three charges of false accounting in relation to his expenses claims. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:49:53 GMT)

The four parliamentarians charged with false accounting
Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer have been charged with false accounting under section 167 of the Theft Act 1968. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:33:35 GMT)

Livingston MP Jim Devine charged with false accounting after expenses claims
LIVINGSTON MP Jim Devine has been charged with offences of false accounting arising from his claims for parliamentary expenses along with two other Labour MPs and a Conservati (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:04:53 GMT)

MPs and a peer charged with false accounting
THREE Labour MPs and a Conservative peer have been charged with offences of false accounting arising from their claims for parliamentary expenses, the Director of Public Prosecutions announced today. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:38:13 GMT)

Three Labour MPs and one Tory peer to be CHARGED with false accounting over expenses claims
(From left) Labour MPs Jim Devine, Elliot Morley and David Chaytor and Tory peer Lord Hanningfield are to be prosecuted for false accounting under the Theft Act. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:35:33 GMT)

FirstRand exec to join accounting standards board
FirstRand Limited has announced that Darrel Scott, the Chief Financial Officer is leaving to join the International Accounting Standards Board as an executive, based in London. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:50:31 GMT)

Congressmen seek accounting of AIDS fraud complaints
Two Republican congressmen who help oversee billions of dollars for people with AIDS are asking the federal government for an accounting of fraud and mismanagement complaints leveled against AIDS programs nationwide. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT)

Who Says Accounting is Boring?
A new Web site, AccountingIsBoring.com, seeks to answer the question of who in Twitterland finds accounting boring. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:10:07 GMT)

Global accounting rules may face delays
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's top accountants are warning that plans by the United States to move to global accounting standards are vulnerable to major delays and the process could get very politicized. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:05:30 GMT)

Cisco Soars on Accounting Change, Client Upgrades
Cisco Systems Inc. ’s (CSCO) fiscal second-quarter earnings came in higher than analysts projected, thanks to two factors – an accounting change and more customer network upgrades. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:49:11 GMT)

WHK acquires Bathurst accounting firm in tuck-in transaction
WHK Group has acquired Bathurst-based accounting firm The Right Advice through its member firm WHK (Central West NSW). (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:12:55 GMT)

Kenya : Kengen Accounting Rule Change Sparks Off Debate on Forex Exposure in Power Bills
Had KenGen adhered to provisions of the International Accounting Standards (IAS) while preparing its financial statements for last year, it would have reported a pre-tax loss of Sh894.6 million. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:59:27 GMT)

NetSuite and HEIN Partner to Provide Expert Accounting and Regulatory Compliance Solutions From the Cloud
SAN MATEO, Calif. and DENVER, Co. — February 3, 2010 — NetSuite Inc., (NYSE: N), a leading vendor of cloud computing business management software suites, and HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP , a leading accounting and advisory services firm, today announced a partnership to provide both public and private companies with a range of customized accounting and regulatory compliance solutions powered by ... (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:29:15 GMT)

NetSuite and HEIN Partner to Provide Expert Accounting and Regulatory Compliance Solutions From the Cloud
NetSuite Inc., , a leading vendor of cloud computing business management software suites, and HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP, a leading accounting and advisory services firm, today announced a partnership to provide both public and private companies with a range of customized accounting and regulatory compliance solutions powered by NetSuite's leading cloud computing applications for financials ... (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:33:00 GMT)

Intacct Launches Upgraded Online Accounting Program
With Intacct Winter 2010, a cloud-based financial management and accounting solution, adds new dashboard views, automated workflows for employees, an improved multi-dimensional general ledger support and more. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:31:01 GMT)

Isosceles Finance Extend Existing Outsourced Finance, Accounting and Payroll Services to Include Outsourced HR ...
STAINES, England, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to growing customer demand Isosceles Finance ( http://www.isoscelesfinance.co.u ), the business accounting and HR consultants, today introduces their outsourced HR service for small and medium companies. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:15:27 GMT)

Isosceles Finance Extend Existing Outsourced Finance, Accounting and Payroll Services to Include Outsourced HR ...
In response to growing customer demand Isosceles Finance , the business accounting and HR consultants, today introduces their outsourced HR service for small and medium companies. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT)

Boeing 'restructuring' Seal Beach accounting offices
SEAL BEACH - Boeing executives will meet Friday with workers at the company's Seal Beach satellite research and development facility to discuss "restructuring" of its accounting offices, including possible transfers or layoffs. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:10:08 GMT)

Politics › Agricultural ministry finds accounting irregularities totaling Y136 mil
The agricultural ministry said Tuesday its in-house investigation has found 427 cases of improper accounting totaling 103.63 million yen in the five years through fiscal… (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:27:38 GMT)

Accounting Franchise Announces Discount Military Veterans Program
McLean, VA (February 1, 2010) – BookKeeping Express , the first U.S. franchise focused solely on certified bookkeeping services, has announced it is offering a 20% discount on franchises for qualified military veterans. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:14:00 GMT)

Indonesia Welcomes Expansion Of Free Web Accounting Software
NolaPro ( nolapro.com ), the web's premier free accounting suite with over 100,000 users worldwide, has further strengthened its SE Asian presence by procuring additional representation in Indonesia, announced developer Noguska LLC. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:11:13 GMT)

ERP Software integrates accounting functions.
Engineered for mid-to-large sized building component and batch process manufacturers, DEACOM 12.1 features optimized main menu, which contains all functional areas that are managed in single system, such as purchasing, sales, CRM, inventory control, accounting, and production. Version 12.0 also includes menu sections for frequently accessed forms and reports to minimize number of navigational ... (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:54:11 GMT)

Corra Group Conducting Background Checks for Accounting Firms This Tax Season
LOS ANGELES -- Corra Group, a worldwide background screening service, has prepared a special background checking package designed to assist accounting and financial firms as they gear up for the tax season. The special background screening package, called the Certified and Licensed Professionals Packages, offers the series of background checks that accounting firms have requested for their pre ... (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT)

Area accounting firm merges
By Anthony Clark Business editor Longtime Gainesville accounting firm Davis, Monk & Company has merged with Carr, Riggs & Ingram, one of the largest accounting firms in the Southeast, the companies announced Monday. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:04:08 GMT)

China financial accounting market to hit US$600 million
Research firm IDC says China is leading the financial accounting market in the Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region this year with an estimated market share of 42 per cent or US$408.5 million. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:11:27 GMT)

Asia's accounting app market to see double-digit growth
The financial accounting applications market in Asia Pacific excluding Japan is forecast to grow at a five-year CAGR of 10.6 percent, rising from US$979.9 million in 2010 to US$1.46 billion by 2014, said IDC Monday. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:11:07 GMT)

Local accounting firm merges with one in Fla.
Carr, Riggs & Ingram announced that it is merging with Florida-based Davis, Monk & Co. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:06:54 GMT)

Parents Try To Extort Detailed Accounting Of Wedding Gifts
DEAR ABBY: Shortly before my wedding, I decided to have my teeth fixed. The dentist quoted me a price of $4,000, which my husband and I could not afford since we were paying for our entire wedding. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:16:20 GMT)

Economic assumptions in Obama's proposed budget
The cost of President Barack Obama's proposed government budget for 2011 is based on several assumptions about how the economy will perform. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures are in billions of dollars. Real GDP figures are in percentage change from the previous fourth quarter after accounting for inflation. Inflation is measured as the percent change in consumer prices (CPI) from year to ... (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:26:56 GMT)

Obama tones down international corporate tax aims
President Barack Obama appeared to scale back his ambitious plan to close loopholes global companies use when accounting for taxes on profit earned overseas in his 2011 budget blueprint released on Monday. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:10:00 GMT)

No-bid DPS contract angers activists
A $1-million no-bid contract between Detroit Public Schools and a Washington, D.C.-based company that mass distributes messages to voice, e-mail and text devices has drawn fire from grassroots activists who are demanding a public accounting of spending. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:11:50 GMT)

Sales Harvest Automates Order Import From Network Solutions To Peachtree Accounting
Phitech’s innovative software development group, is pleased to announce today the release of Sales Harvest for all Network Solutions ecommerce customers. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:26:02 GMT)

Bangladesh Welcomes Free Web Accounting Software
NolaPro, the web's premier free accounting suite with over 100,000 users worldwide, has strengthened its Southeast Asian presence by procuring representation in Bangladesh, announced its publisher Noguska LLC. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:11:11 GMT)

The ‘ayatollah of accounting’ hits back
Sir David Tweedie looks at the grubby windows of his office with a wistful smile. The chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board has noticed they still bear the fingerprints of the children he invited in a few months earlier to watch the Lord Mayor of London’s annual show from what is an excellent vantage point, along the parade route just up the road from St Paul’s Cathedral. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:19:24 GMT)

The International Accounting Standards Board has increased the frequency with which it meets its US counterpart, in an ...
The International Accounting Standards Board has increased the frequency with which it meets its US counterpart, in an effort to meet a deadline of the middle of next year to create a single set of global standards. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:18:54 GMT)

TWO AREA BUSINESSES MERGE
NEWCOMERSTOWN -- Advantage Tax Group LLC, a full-service tax and accounting firm headquartered in Dover, will assume operations of Mayhew Tax Service of Newcomerstown this month. (Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:32:58 GMT)

Inspired to Pick Up Where Others Left Off for Holocaust Survivors
Yanina Karlinsky and Irina Golub, business partners and friends from Belarus, have been soliciting clients of their accounting firm to raise money for the Ivker Fund. (Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:31:04 GMT)

Copenhagen climate deal gets low-key endorsement
OSLO (Reuters) - Nations accounting for most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions have restated their promises to fight climate change, meeting a Sunday deadline in a low-key endorsement of Decembe... (Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:35:14 GMT)

Copenhagen climate deal gets low-key endorsement
Nations accounting for most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions have restated their promises to fight climate change, meeting a Sunday deadline in a low-key endorsement of December's "Copenhagen Accord." (Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:50:03 GMT)

ADRs shed $12.6 b in a month; Wipro, Infosys top losers
NEW YORK: Indian companies trading on the American bourses witnessed a value erosion of $12.6 billion this month, with IT icons — Wipro and Infosys Technologies accounting for half of the total losses. (Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:44:19 GMT)

Business Digest: Local accounting firms reform, merge
PAROLE - A recent merger of two local accounting firms has resulted in one of the largest accounting firms in the county, employing 30 people. Lombardo Wagner Stitcher and Co. LLC is the new firm that opened at 201 Defense Highway, Suite 260. (Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:57:34 GMT)

Who's New in Business: Your Accounting Staff, and Rapid 1040 Tax
Owner: Paul Chinn.Product or service: Accounting, bookkeeping and tax planning and preparation.Location: 1730 Victoria Ave., Suite 230, Ventura.Date established: December 2009.Hours open: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.Telephone: 644-4244.E-mail: Info@YourAccountingStaff.org.Web site: http://www.youraccountingstaff.o ... (Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:25:00 GMT)

Accounting firm promotes Andrew Bernau to partner
Hill, Larson, Walth & Benda announces the promotion of Andrew Bernau as partner with the firm. Bernau is a CPA and has been with the firm since August 2004. He works in the areas of tax, bookkeeping, financial reporting and auditing. Bernau grew up on a farm near Emmons where his parents still live. (Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:30:58 GMT)

Russ Lemmon: Questions abound in accounting snafu at elections office
Seven bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for “Lost” to kick off its final season:• Let me see if I got this straight.Riverside National Bank erroneously transferred money from the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections Office, which has 10 accounts at the bank, into Supervisor Kay Clem’s personal account.Clem withdrew $3,950 of the erroneously transferred money in December ... (Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:53:00 GMT)

Dam Contractors Questioned Over Ozawa Funds Scandal -Kyodo
TOKYO, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Prosecutors have questioned executives of three contractors involved in a dam project in Iwate Prefecture over alleged accounting irregularities at Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa's fund management body, people close to the case said Saturday. (Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:47:07 GMT)

Global accounting turns to S. Brunswick management firm
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — CMA Association Management, a full-service association management and event planning firm located in Princeton Junction section, recently announced that JHI, a global network of highly-regarded independent accountancy, business advisor and financial consultancy firms, has selected the company for association management, event coordination and strategic marketing initiatives. (Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:17:09 GMT)