Archive for March, 2009

SD2 changes accounting policies following trouble with cheerleading account

UPDATE 5 p.m. :Billings School District 2 officials are updating accounting practices after charges to a Skyview Extra Curricular Ac-count have been called into question.


Accounting firm drops Vitale from name after indictment

The accounting firm that Beacon Hill powerbroker Richard Vitale founded 31 years ago no longer bears his name. The former Vitale Caturano & Co. is now simply Caturano…


Outsourced Accounting Firm OSI Business Services Now Offers Qvinci Pro To Better Serve Its Customers

Newark – Premier outsourced accounting department firm, OSI Business Services, LLC, recently implemented Qvinci, an intelligent QuickBooks® dashboard, to give its customers real-time access to an even greater number of business applications.


Letter to the Editor: Not sure about Bruce Benson’s accounting

BOULDER, Colo.


Biographical sketch of GM CEO Fritz Henderson

NAME: Frederick “Fritz” A. Henderson AGE: 50


Accounting firm drops Vitale from name

The accounting firm that Beacon Hill powerbroker Richard D. Vitale founded 31 years ago no longer bears his name. The former Vitale Caturano & Company P.C


The Source for exclusive news on securities Regulation

The U.K. Investment Management Association has raised concerns over the International Accounting Standards Board’s proposals on consolidated financial statements. The IASB is looking to improve the requirements for identifying which entities a company controls.


GSI Group discovers more accounting errors

GSI Group Inc., a maker of laser systems, said an internal accounting probe has uncovered “material” revenue-recognition errors within its semiconductor systems division and has told investors that its financial statements from 2006 “should no longer be relied upon.”


CBIZ Tofias Recruits Industry Veteran to Lead Expansion of Valuation, Litigation and Forensic Accounting Group

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—-CBIZ Tofias, a leading provider of accounting and audit services, has announced the addition of Carl Jenkins, CPA, to help lead the expansion of its Valuation, Litigation & Forensic Accounting Group.


Bloomberg on Papering Over Banks’ Losses

Bloomberg reports that the proposed changes to mark-to-market accounting rules could boost paper profits at banks by 20 percent. Hey, if you’re business sucks, rewrite the accounting rules et voila! “Cash” magically appears.