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The Motley Fool
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Not Better Late Than Never at Office Depot The big-box retailer says it will delay the release of its third-quarter earnings announcement, due to an independent review by its audit committee.   |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Do OfficeMax's Numbers Add Up? OfficeMax receives notice of a formal SEC probe into its vendor accounting practices. Investors considering OfficeMax should not only rigorously analyze the company's financials, but also take a very deep look at the company's proxy statement. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Saks Clears the Rack Executives and others at the retailer pay the price for clipping vendors for improper markdown allowances. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Timber! Another Ax at OfficeMax CEO Christopher Milliken is the latest casualty. OfficeMax is doing the right thing by cleaning house. But the question for investors is: How deep does this go? |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Cooked Books at Home Depot? The New York Post charges that Home Depot is cooking the books. But there's not much evidence to support the claim. Until there's better evidence, investors have no reason to jump ship. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2006
Clint Boulton |
SEC is Probing IBM Earnings The Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into IBM's first-quarter 2005 accounting practices is now official. |
U.S. Banker
March 2009
Joseph Rosta |
FASB Hesitates, SEC Stands Still on Fair Value The banking industry wins a minor skirmish in the fair value war when the Financial Accounting Standards Board turned down a proposed amendment that would have expanded controversial fair value/mark-to-market practices in the financial sector. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
A Stitch in the Ditch Linens 'n Things sews up a solid quarter, but are these threads too pricey? |
CFO
September 1, 2012
Kathleen Hoffelder |
SEC Report Backs Away from Convergence The commission's staff expresses hesitation about merging international standards and U.S. GAAP. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Standing on Principles In a world with more regulation than ever, can the accounting rulebook be thrown away? |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Sad Saks The department-store retailer still has some troubles. While Saks may one day become a turnaround play, after today's information, investors might want to keep shopping around for the time being. |
CFO
August 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
The SEC Rules Five years after Sarbanes-Oxley, the SEC is flexing its regulatory muscle as never before. |
CFO
October 1, 2010
Marie Leone |
One Size Gives Fits to All Financial executives say that proposed changes to revenue-recognition rules ignore real-world realities. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Is BJ's Slump Over? The big-box retailer is set to report its first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to find. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Michelle Leder |
Rewriting the Rules Everything you thought you knew about accounting is about to change. Is there any reason to smile? This is the third of a three-part series examining the state of accounting five years after passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
David Meier |
Retail's Strange Day If September was a great month for retailers, why are so many retail stocks down today? Typically, when prices fall on seemingly good results, expectations must not have been met. |
CFO
July 15, 2008
Leibs & Reason |
IFRS and When The SEC may decide soon whether and when U.S. companies will switch to international accounting standards. And it's a good thing, as panic from not knowing the date is percolating. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Special Issue 2005
Yungmann & Agarwal |
One World, One GAAP Global businesses and international investors are increasingly demanding accounting information that they can understand when running businesses and making investment decisions on a worldwide basis. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Big Lots Is Buzzing The closeout retailer lives up to its name. High expectations already appear built in to the stock. These shares are definitely not on the discount rack. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Saks Appeal The department store retailer provides some hot shopping. |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Yalman Onaran |
An International Spat Over Bank Bookkeeping A dispute between the U.S. and international accounting standards boards is holding up a global agreement. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Depressing Times for Discounters Are consumers so cash-strapped that even discount retailers have become dangerous? |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Hitting the Wal-Mart There were very few surprises when retailers reported their April sales figures this morning and leading the list of mild underperformers was Wal-Mart, the country's largest retailer. |
BusinessWeek
June 5, 2006
Nanette Byrnes |
You May Be Liable For That Lease The Financial Accounting Standards Board review of lease accounting standards could really hammer retailers. |
CFO
February 1, 2003
Tim Reason |
Questions of Value Is fair-value accounting the best way to measure a company? The debate heats up. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
Investors Stick It to Staples A cautious outlook outweighs a solid quarter for the office-supply retailer. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
The Dust Settles at OfficeMax Does recent share price weakness warrant investment consideration in OfficeMax? |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Gottschalks Gotcha? Lease accounting restatements are fine as long as they don't become a crutch for the retail industry. Gottschalks is now looking to earn between $0.59 and $0.64 a share in 2005. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Target Can Aim High Target can maintain its discount image while offering pricier services and merchandise. |
PC World
September 2005
Richard Morochove |
Peachtree 2006 Adds Accounting Review New audit tests make the latest Peachtree editions worthwhile for small businesses. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Tripping the Lease Fantastic Toys "R" Us isn't the only retailer going back to the books to account for lease write-offs. If you own shares in a retailer or restaurant operator that announces the accounting changes, it should not influence your decision to buy, sell or hold. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Accounting For Lean Tastes Manufacturers are showing growing support for lean accounting, which proponents say more accurately reflects activities of a lean organization. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2004
Jim Schoettler |
Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Secret Traditional stock option accounting practices lead companies to overstate their net income. Here is a look at how significant these overstatements are, who's responsible for fixing the problem, and what they're doing about it to place themselves and their investors in an advantageous position. |
CFO
November 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Sooner, Not Later Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) gives companies that sell bundled products a break on the timing of revenue recognition. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Leibs & Leone |
The Blame Game Goes into Overtime The debate over the fairness and value of fair-value accounting intensified last month as lawmakers took accounting rule-setters to task for the role that fair value has allegedly played in the current economic crisis. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2008
Bill Mann |
How Not to Solve the Credit Crisis One idea that some are pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt is for it to suspend mark-to-market accounting. This is not just a bad idea; it is a bad idea that sets a bad precedent. |
CFO
June 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
What's New? Don't Ask The pace of accounting rule changes is beginning to wear on finance staffs. |
Wall Street & Technology
August 22, 2005
Maria Wakem |
Hedge Fund Accounting San Francisco-based Advent Software released Advent for Global Hedge Funds, a trading, partnership and fund accounting solution for large, complex funds. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
You Say IASB, I Say FASB, You Say... A description of efforts to harmonize U.S. and international accounting standards, and shifts in the accounting profession caused by recent scandals. |
CFO
November 1, 2010
Marie Leone |
Technical Difficulties As the pace of accounting-rule changes intensifies, can IT systems keep up? |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2006
Jason Ramage |
Penny for Your OfficeMax The office supply retailer came through yesterday with a Halloween treat, beating third-quarter earnings estimates by a penny. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2002
John S. McClenahen |
Goodbye To GAAP? Probably not. But Enron's collapse makes changes in financial regulation likely... |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
Anders Bylund |
3 Stocks That Missed the Mark A peek at companies that over-promised and under-delivered. BJ's Wholesale Club... Children's Place... Sharper Image... |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Pay-for-Performance Trade Promotions Can Ease Friction Between Manufacturers and Retailers A common practice, trade promotion involves manufacturers giving cash or a discount to retailers in hopes that the retailer will in turn discount or promote their product to consumers. This arrangement can be a major source of friction between the two parties... |
The Motley Fool
May 29, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Big Lots Is a Big Draw The closeout retailer reports an eye-opening increase in profits. |
IDB America
June 2001
Daniel Drosdoff |
What do you mean by "profitable"? Why Latin American companies and societies have much to gain from adopting a new set of international accounting standards |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Alan Rappeport |
One Standard, Many Laws Accounting convergence could be derailed by countries making too many modifications. |
CFO
October 1, 2007 |
The Battle for Influence Letter to the editor: The SEC Rules... Far from Settled... Still Hitting the Ceiling... etc. |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
Lawyers and Accountants Can Expect Curbs and Compromises in New SEC Rules Recent rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the kind of legal and accounting shenanigans that toppled companies like Enron and Arthur Andersen are not as strong as the SEC first indicated they might be. But do they still have enough teeth to work? |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2004
Scott Farb |
The Trickle-Down Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Real estate private equity funds are finding themselves in an overly regulated, ever-changing and immensely complex climate when it comes to financial reporting and accounting issues. |
