Sometimes when I’m looking for inspiration for a blog post I’ll scan the news sites for mentions of accounting, in the hopes that there’ll be some new development I can write about. Unfortunately, in accounting, new developments aren’t frequent and usually are pretty boring. It’s the nature of the beast. So when I found this story […]
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Accounting change results in magic surplus for Ontario government
August 25th, 2006 · No Comments
Category: Accounting
Tags: Accounting, government, Ontario, surplus
Does the media understand public accounting?
June 4th, 2006 · 1 Comment
The short answer is no. Here is a story from the Associated Press that claims the FASB is going to “tackle the thorny question of accounting for leased equipment and property.” Excuse me? Have we just been ignoring leases until this point? Does any journalist do research any more? Lease accounting isn’t new, although it is […]
Category: Accounting
Tags: Accounting, FASB, journalism, lease, media, options
