Accounting
Accountancy or accounting is the measurement, statement or provision of assurance about financial information primarily used by managers, investors, tax authorities and other decision makers to make resource allocation decisions within companies, organizations, and public agencies. The terms derive from the use of financial accounts.Accounting is the discipline of measuring, communicating and interpreting financial activity.Is also widely referred to as the "language of business".
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| AccountingWeb - http://www.AccountingWeb.co.uk Launched in June 1997, AccountingWeb.co.uk is the premier online information source and community for over 90,000 accountants in business and practice. - [Read more] |
| Government Accountability Office - http://www.gao.gov The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is known as "the investigative arm of Congress" and "the congressional watchdog." GAO supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. - [Read more] |
| Financial Accounting Standards Board - http://www.fasb.org The mission of the FASB is to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information. - [Read more] |
| International Accounting Standards Board - http://www.iasb.org The International Accounting Standards Board is an independent, privately-funded accounting standard-setter based in London, UK. The Board members come from nine countries and have a variety of functional backgrounds. - [Read more] |
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ICAI to make accounting system more transparent (Express India) - In a move that will bring about greater transparencies in the disclosures relating to financial instruments such as derivatives, the ICAI has come up with a even more detailed Accounting Standard – AS-32.Illinois CPA Society Annual Survey on Women in Accounting: Underrepresentation Continues at the Highest Ranks (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - The sixth annual Illinois CPA Society Womens Executive Committee survey on Women in Accounting indicates theres still work to be done in getting women CPAs to the highest ranks of their firms.
Gradient Analytics' Research Provided Early Warning of Accounting Fraud at Royal Ahold (Centre Daily Times) - Gradient Analytics said today its early research into Royal Ahold N.V. published in July 2002 provided early warning on a $700 million dollar accounting fraud at the company's U.S. Foodservice (USF) subsidiary. According to the SEC complaint in the matter, executives at USF "engaged in a scheme to artificially inflate USF's and Ahold's earnings by hundreds of millions of dollars to meet budgeted ...
