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CFO
April 1, 2008
CFO Readers |
The Kids Are Alright Readers write to say the only problem with the new generation is management's perception of it. Also: The market can cure health-care's ailments; FASB's foolishness; the angry legacy of outsourcing; and more.   |
CFO
August 1, 2005
Tim Reason |
Hidden in Plain Sight The Securities and Exchange Commission doesn't like lease accounting, and it's not going to take it any more. Leasing may soon have to be justified on economic terms alone. |
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, 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. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
John Goff |
Carbon Trading The carbon offset market is set to take off. But at this point, the future worth of a carbon commodity is tough to call. Could U.S. businesses end up buying a lot of hot air? |
CFO
February 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
A New Vision for Accounting Robert Herz and FASB are preparing a radical new format for financial statements. |
CFO
January 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Which One When? A roundup of key accounting deadlines, developments, and detours to watch for in 2009. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2012
Canon & Fenbert |
The Potential Impact of Lease Accounting Changes on Corporate Real Estate Decision-Making With the goal of improving lease information transparency and comparability, the new standards could have residual effects on the way in which companies form decisions regarding their real estate needs. |
CFO
February 1, 2008 |
Together We Can Letters to the Editor: Readers write to say that we can reduce our carbon footprint, that accounting doesn't need to be as complicated as quantum mechanics, that you can fight the SEC -- if you're willing to take the risk, and more. |
CFO
August 1, 2003
Craig Schneider |
Who Rules Accounting? Congress muscles in on FASB -- again. |
CFO
November 1, 2003 |
Citi's New Stance After more than a year of scandal and public penance, Citigroup CFO Todd Thomson is determined to rebuild the reputation of the financial-services giant. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Tangible Agitation Over a Proposal on Intangible Assets Beefing up the disclosure of intangible assets would potentially yield greater transparency, enabling the investment communities to make better decisions about their capital. Should companies be required to disclosure information about their intangible assets to investors? |
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
February 1, 2003
Tim Reason |
Questions of Value Is fair-value accounting the best way to measure a company? The debate heats up. |
CFO
January 1, 2008 |
Talking the Talk, But Not Walking the Walk Letters to the editor: Long Live the King?... CFOs and the Environment... Taking Notice of 401(k)s... Turbulence Ahead... etc. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Ronald Fink |
Will Fair Value Fly? Fair-value accounting could change the very basis of corporate finance. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2007
Todd Davis |
Leasing Changes Afoot Spurred on by the SEC, the FASB is evaluating lease accounting standards with the intent to revise them. The key issue lies in the distinction between capital leases and operating leases. |
CFO
July 1, 2005
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
A GAAP of Their Own Private companies seeking a wholesale exemption from FASB's accounting rules are likely to be disappointed. |
CFO
October 1, 2003 |
Letters to the Editor CFOs should quit whining... can nontraditional CFOs succeed?... disagreement over the options debate. |
CFO
November 1, 2011
Marielle Segarra |
New Leasing Proposals Continue to Draw Heat FASB and the IASB respond to criticism as they prepare a new exposure draft for lease accounting. |
PHONE+
May 4, 2009
William Bosco |
Lease Accounting: Changes the IT Industry Should Know The FASB and its sister organization, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), are working jointly to develop a new model for the recognition of assets and liabilities arising under lease contracts. |
CFO
April 1, 2003 |
From All of Us Middle managers certify their numbers... Auditors make a company fire its sterling CFO... blind trusts for stock options... the SEC levies fines but doesn't collect them... etc. |
CFO
July 1, 2007
Alan Rappeport |
This Land Is Your Land Changes afoot in lease accounting will have dramatic effects on retail and REIT balance sheets. |
CFO
December 1, 2010
Marie Leone |
Taking the "Ease" Out of "Lease"? By doing away with operating leases, new accounting rules could bring billions of dollars back onto company balance sheets. |
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? |
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. |
CIO
January 1, 2001
Ian Springsteel |
Money Talk - Financial Glossary Fluency in CFO-speak can help your company---and your career. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2010
Tom Muller |
Counting Leases Before They Hatch A proposed accounting change will dramatically affect how landlords and tenants treat leases. |
U.S. Banker
July 2009
Joseph Rosta |
FASB Waves Goodbye to "Qs" The Financial Accounting Standards Board has decided to eliminate the concept of qualified special purpose entities. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2015
Michael Vullis |
Improved Property Management Tech advances help level the playing field for non-institutional owners. |
CFO
February 1, 2008
Julia Homer |
Bending the Rules The world of corporate finance is not known for its flexibility, but that's what has been tested lately. |
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. |
| CFO |
Full Disclosure Edmund Jenkins reflects on his leadership of FASB through difficult times... |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Arthur Levitt |
You Are the Guardians Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt offers some pointed advice on how to restore confidence in corporate accounting. |
Entrepreneur
August 2004
C.J. Prince |
Raise Your Voice A new Small Business Advisory Committee promises to give small businesses a say in accounting standards. But will it help? |
CFO
August 1, 2012
Kathleen Hoffelder |
Two Ways about It FASB and the IASB have agreed to allow two approaches to accounting for lease expenses on the balance sheet. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
David M. Katz |
Fair-Value Revolution Historical cost accounting is fading as Corporate America marches into a new era. |
CIO
December 1, 2002
Lafe Low |
A Lesson on Leasing Leasing IT equipment can be an attractive (and cost-effective) alternative to buying it -- if you study these lessons. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Leone & Reason |
Dirty Secrets Companies may be burying billions more in environmental liabilities than their financial statements show. |
Fast Company
February 1, 2008 |
Carbon Craze Letters to the editor: Are Carbon Offsets a Cop-out?... Should a wealthy "environmentalist" (insert the name of a famous person from show business, politics, or business) feel less guilty... |
Food Processing
August 2010
Beau Griffey |
Power Lunch: How the American Power Act May Affect You A cap-and-trade marketplace creates burdens, solutions and opportunities. |
BusinessWeek
March 26, 2007
Ben Elgin |
Another Inconvenient Truth Behind the feel-good hype of carbon offsets, some of the deals don't deliver. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2014
Watkins & Goeppner |
Carbon Credits Offsetting CO2 emissions may provide a competitive edge for properties. |
CFO
August 1, 2006
Russ Banham |
Pension Dissension FASB is championing a two-phase project that would provide guidance for gauging annual pension expenses on the income statement and disclose plan assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and in footnotes. CFOs protest. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Alix Stuart |
Green Is the New Lean Doing more with less is what many sustainability initiatives are all about. That's why CFOs are embracing them. |
CFO
March 15, 2006 |
What's in Your Wallet? Full disclosure for CFO compensation... Catering to the Extremes... Fairness as an Option... Uneven Expansion... Basel II, Eurobanks 0... Do You Hear an Echo?... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
Bill Mann |
Stock Options: Pause to Reload The FASB delays stock option expensing by six months. That's just more time for Big Tech to lobby. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Fink & Durfee |
Progress Report Could it be that finance executives really don't mind regulation? |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2004
Bill Mann |
The Best Stock Options Model Are there perfect ways to value stock options? No. But anything is better than this. What's the sign that the Financial Accounting Standards Board is thinking about requiring stock options to be expensed? Lots of trips to Washington by Silicon Valley executives, and pre-emptive bills in Congress. Certainly, someone up there recognizes that accounting is best left to accountants. |
PC Magazine
March 17, 2008
Isabelle Groc |
Giving Back to the Friendly Skies Carbon offsets can be a good way to reduce your traveling carbon footprint, but be wary of green scams. |
