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May 13, 2008
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TIGTA report: Few businesses claimed telephone tax refundLess than 6 percent of business taxpayers claimed the one-time-only telephone excise tax refund when they filed their tax returns. 
FASB releases GAAP Hierarchy Statement 162 The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued FASB Statement No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for nongovernmental entities. 
Thrift is focus of new national campaignA diverse coalition of leaders are launching a national campaign -- with a groundbreaking report, three new books, and artifact exhibit -- today at a conference in Washington, D.C. entitled, "Confronting the Debt Culture."  Small Business NewsFraud 101: Small business at riskBusiness fraud and abuse costs have reached $400 BILLION dollars a year. That equates to $9.00 per employee, per day. Pretty incredible isn't it! It appears that the work force today has become Ethically Challenged. Who's the most at risk? The answer, small businesses. Tech NewsXBRL comes of ageTen years after its introduction, XBRL, eXtensible Business Reporting Language, is reaching maturity in terms of technology and acceptance according to speakers at the 17th XBRL International Conference held in Eindhoven, Netherlands on May 5-8, 2008. Student NewsAccounting degrees hit 36-year high with 64,000 graduates this springMore than 64,000 students graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting in the 2006-07 school year, according to a new report by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. This is the largest number of graduates in the 36 years the Institute has been tracking this data. Latest News Fraud 101: Small Business At Risk May 12, 2008 Blogs!What have you got to say today?Eva Lang, aka BV Girl How broad is the current economic slowdown and is it affecting business valuation firms? Two recent items give us some insight into how economic conditions are affecting BV work.... Bill Kennedy, CA.IT, PMP: Energized Accounting Would you like an iron-clad, guaranteed way of annoying your clients and ensuring they think twice before calling you? A friend was venting this week about the bills he was getting from the firm supporting his accounting system....  SubscriptionsUpdate your subscriptions by visiting your profile page and selecting the "My E-Newsletters" link. |
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