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Restating Your Case Restatements are now so common and accomplished so quickly that investors don't even seem to care all that much anymore. To make a restatement project go smoothly, up-front planning is critical. Here are tips for managing the restatement process.   |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
David Henry |
Where's That Quarterly Report? Companies, striving to clean up their books, are filing late -- and seeing shares fall. |
CFO
September 1, 2004
Alix Nyberg |
Raising Red Flags As they identify control weaknesses, companies find a common one: inadequate finance staffs. |
CFO
September 1, 2005
Don Durfee |
The 411 on 404 Reporting a material weakness in controls can cost shareholders millions and some CFOs their jobs. |
CFO
July 1, 2007
Scott Leibs |
Five Years and Accounting This story is Part 1 in a three-part series on how corporate finance has changed since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed. |
CFO
July 1, 2004
Joseph McCafferty |
Extreme Makeover How Robert Blakely and an army of accountants turned fraud-ridden WorldCom into squeaky-clean MCI. |
Reason
January 2006
Brian Doherty |
You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation. |
CFO
May 1, 2004
Lori Calabro |
Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors. |
BusinessWeek
April 23, 2007
David Henry |
The Growing Revolt Against The SEC A rising chorus of business groups is calling for dramatic accounting reforms. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
David M. Katz |
The Insiders Do internal auditors have a bigger role to play in ensuring the integrity of financial reports? |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Russ Banham |
Party of Three With corporate reputations -- as well as their own -- on the line, finance managers are increasingly relying on outside advisers to help with internal controls. |
CFO
March 15, 2006
David M. Katz |
A Tough Act to Follow What CFOs really think about Sarbox -- and how they would fix it. Included are the results of an exclusive survey of finance executives on the topic. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
When Good Tax Returns Go Bad Flubbed that 1040? Correct your mistakes, pronto. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 18, 2003 |
Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
David Henry |
How Clean Are The Books? As companies begin to release new report cards on their financial controls, here's how to tell if there are problems in your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Feds Find Fraud at Fannie? Investigators find new, "pervasive" evidence of accounting violations at mortgage guarantor Fannie Mae. The stock plunged nearly 11% to a low of $41.71, a level not seen since 1997. |
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
May 8, 2006
Linda Corman |
Lost in the Maze Problems with hedge accounting caused a wave of restatements in 2005. Are FASB's rules too hard to follow, or are companies simply too lax? |
CFO
September 1, 2005
John Goff |
Fractured Fraternity Oh for the days when auditors were counselors and not pricey overseers. In fact, some CFOs say dealings with external auditors have become a lot like encounters with the Internal Revenue Service: shrill, chilly, and frustrating as hell. |
BusinessWeek
October 4, 2004
David Henry |
Fuzzy Numbers Despite the reforms, corporate profits can be as distorted and confusing as ever. Here's how the game is played. |
CFO
March 15, 2004
Craig Schneider |
A World of Trouble Even with an extended deadline for Sarbox compliance, questions about offshoring have companies on edge. |
CFO
August 1, 2004 |
The Enforcer If audit firms don't voluntarily improve their processes, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) chairman William McDonough promises he'll make them. |
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
December 31, 2003
Bill Mann |
Not A-MUSEd Benign as Micromuse's restatement appears, accounting issues are always big. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2005 |
Feds, CA Add More Charges Embattled enterprise software company Computer Associates is trying to shake from its past accounting scandals. |
CFO
May 8, 2006 |
Delayed Reactions Sarbanes-Oxley is Still Wreaking Havoc on Corporate Reporting... A Hotter Shade of Pink... Pensions Spark Credit Ratings Debate... What Board Members Want from the CFO... etc. |
CFO
October 1, 2011
Sarah Johnson |
Making Audits More Audible New rules would require auditors to speak up about possible problems, and describe in more detail what they do and don't look at. |
CFO
September 1, 2003
Alix Nyberg |
Sticker Shock When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it didn't worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they don't like what they see. |
| CFO |
Material Whirl A stock-transfer scam forces a big nonoperating charge... new evidence that banks put the squeeze on credit customers... the inside dope on earnings management attempts... etc. |
CFO
January 1, 2006 |
Into the Fire It seems Robert Blakely is making a habit of rescuing scandal-ridden companies... General Motors Corp. CFO John Devine has been traded in for a new model... |
BusinessWeek
December 27, 2004
Amy Borrus |
Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter Providing tax services to audit clients will no longer be allowed. |
CFO
May 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
The SEC Has a Few Questions for You This is the envelope no CFO looks forward to opening, even if the inquiry proves to be fairly routine. |
BusinessWeek
November 21, 2005
Amy Borrus |
Learning To Love Sarbanes-Oxley A few companies have discovered that Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance actually helps to cut costs. |
CFO
September 1, 2004 |
Too Much of a Good Thing A recent rule change proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board may kill contingent convertible bonds... Refining GAAP... Seeking to apply the CFO act to the DHS... Connecting fraud and loss... etc. |
CFO
March 1, 2005 |
Paradigm Shifts The 20 events that most altered the practice of corporate finance since CFO magazine first began reporting on it in 1985. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Be Done With It, Dell Dell, enough with the piecemeal disclosures that feel like Chinese water torture. Even value investors have limits. |
CFO
November 1, 2003 |
Sarbox's Unseen Costs "The crucial unseen cost is that of innovations foregone or delayed," says a reader. More letters to the editor: Microsoft on options... thoughts on Black-Scholes... expensing flaw... the root of the problem |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005 |
Report From A General In The SEC's War On Fraud The Securities & Exchange Commission chief accountant Donald T. Nicolaisen talks about the reliability of financial reports, scandals and accounting standards. |
CFO
September 1, 2007 |
Mend the GAAP Simplifying Financial Reporting... Prosecuting CFOs... Finding Board Members... Gaining Proxy Access... Regulating Rating Agencies... etc. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Apple Stock Option Probe Escalates Apple Computer Inc. said it may have to restate past financial results after uncovering additional accounting regularities during its internal investigation into stock option grants. |
CFO
April 1, 2010
Tim Reason |
Auditing Your Auditor After nearly a decade of turmoil, companies have gained the advantage in negotiating with their auditors. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Why VSOE Spells Trouble As software becomes more ubiquitous, many CFOs must now confront the nightmare of revenue recognition. |
CFO
November 1, 2003 |
Reforming the Big Board Is it time for reform at the NYSE?... how body language can land a CFO in hot water... FirstEnergy's embarrassing reporting blunder... new pension disclosure rules... etc. |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Kris Frieswick |
What Does Your CEO Really Know? How much do chief executives know about company finances? We asked more than 300 CFOs to rate their boss's finance IQ. |
BusinessWeek
January 17, 2005
Henry et al. |
Death, Taxes, & Sarbanes-Oxley? As the final stages of reform mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 go into effect, much of Corporate America is in an uproar. |
CFO
March 1, 2005 |
Targeting Executive Pay The SEC sets its sights on exec comp... Restatements soared in 2004... Will Blockbuster's gamble on eliminating late fees pay off?... etc. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Do High Consulting Fees Compromise the Independence of CPA Firms? Key components of the audit process---the independence and objectivity of auditors---may be eroding, according to some industry observers. |
CFO
April 1, 2011
Robert Pozen |
A Three-Step Plan for CFOs How to help your audit committee work more effectively. |
CFO
October 1, 2007 |
The Battle for Influence Letter to the editor: The SEC Rules... Far from Settled... Still Hitting the Ceiling... etc. |
