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June 29 Webcast: Financial Statements 101 — Emerging Trends and Accounting Principles for Lawyers
Please join Jeff Litvak and Jason Tolmaire for this free webcast.
SEC Enforcement Division “Looking Closely” at Non-GAAP Violations – CFO Journal. – WSJ
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division is looking closely at violations of rules governing custom accounting metrics, said Michael Maloney, chief accountant of the division. The SEC this year stepped up its campaign to rein in the use of accounting metrics that don’t conform to the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, known as non-GAAP […]
SEC targets companies who use made-up accounting metrics – MarketWatch
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking another step to crack down on corporate use of numbers that the agency fears deceives investors. The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance is forming an internal task force to closely review the use of “non-GAAP” numbers and whether companies respond to recently updated guidance on using these metrics. […]
High Tech, Fantasy Accounting – The New York Times
But there’s a more troubling aspect of the current exuberance for technology stocks: the degree to which so many of the popular companies with premium-priced shares promote financial results and measures that exclude their actual costs of doing business. These companies, in effect, highlight performance that is based more on fantasy than on reality. High […]
SEC Accounting Task Force Looking at Use of Non-GAAP Metrics – WSJ.com
“We’re looking at non-GAAP measures,” said David Woodcock, chairman of the SEC’s new Financial Reporting and Audit Task Force, referring to companies’ customized measures that don’t comply with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Mr. Woodcock, who was speaking at an American Institute of Certified Public Accountants conference, didn’t mention any specific companies that the […]
Archived Version and Materials for June 24 Webcast: FASB-IASB Path to Convergence-New Financial Instruments Proposals and What Audit Committees Need to Know
Linda MacDonald, Esther Mills, and Michael Young joined us for this webcast.
Today’s (June 24) Webcast Materials: FASB-IASB Path to Convergence-New Financial Instruments Proposals and What Audit Committees Need to Know
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June 24 Webcast: FASB-IASB Path to Convergence-New Financial Instruments Proposals and What Audit Committees Need to Know
Please join Linda MacDonald, Esther Mills, and Michael R. Young for this free webcast.
June 24 Webcast: FASB-IASB Path to Convergence-New Financial Instruments Proposals and What Audit Committees Need to Know
Please join Linda MacDonald, Esther Mills, and Michael R. Young for this free webcast.
Archived Version and Materials for Apr. 27 Webcast: Math for Lawyers: Valuation Theory and Practice 101
Jeff Litvak and Ken Mathieu joined us for this webcast.