Sometimes I wonder to myself who audits this company or that one. I thought I was the only one, but apparently I’m not. I track search terms used to arrive at this site using 103bees.com. It’s a good complement to Google Analytics. One of the latest questions someone asked, and came to my site seekingContinue reading “Who audits Google?”
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Annual review a chance to look forward and back
I had my annual performance review Friday afternoon. I knew what to expect, because it’s basically the aggregation of each job review we get throughout the year. Job reviews are a solid lead indicator for the annual appraisal. Reviewer comments are cited and my performance is compared to expectations. It also afforded me the opportunityContinue reading “Annual review a chance to look forward and back”
Big 6 accounting firms call for changes
The Big Four audit firms – Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and KPMG – along with the number five and six firms – BDO and Grant Thornton – have joined forces to call for significant changes to the way public companies report their results. They propose businesses report realtime financial data via the Internet, ratherContinue reading “Big 6 accounting firms call for changes”
Nortel’s revenue recognition wrinkles
Om Malik, writer at Business 2.0 and power blogger, has posted his thoughts on the Nortel announcement from a couple days ago that they would have to restate their earnings again. His reaction is one of incredulity that Nortel, “a big NYSE company,” could actually not be able to get their accounting straightened out afterContinue reading “Nortel’s revenue recognition wrinkles”