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Stephen Chipman's Gut Tells Him That the SEC Will Get on Board with IFRS

The Grant Thornton CEO tells Accounting Today he doesn't have any "inside information"; you're just going to have to trust him.

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SEC Concludes That It Doesn't Need to Kick Overstock.com on the Way Down

The financial gumshoes at the SEC have closed their investigation of Overstock.com and have concluded that no enforcement action is necessary. Naturally, former Arkham Asylum resident and current Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne sees this as a vindication:

FYI: Those Jones, Moore & Associates Audit Opinions Aren't Worth Much

There probably aren't too many audit opinions of JMA floating around out there, but if you happen to see one, see if you can get a second opinion:

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Koss (Man and Company) Settles with SEC for Four Years Worth of Trainwreck Financial Statements

One-man C-suite Michael Koss and the company that bears his name settled with the SEC today, according to a Commision litigation release.

Occupy the SEC Sends a 325 Page Comment Letter On the Volcker Rule

Ah the Volcker Rule... an allegedly sublime piece of legislation that keeps the Goldman rats from doing things like betting against clients and raking in an extra million a day.

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Jeanette Franzel, CPA, CIA, CMA, CGFM, Is Your New Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Member UPDATE: And Not Everyone Is Impressed!

The overlords at the SEC have spoken and sweet Jesus in a manger, they like letters behind a name.

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Ex-BDO Partner Didn't Realize You Were Asking About That $49,350

Bryan N. Polozola simply misremembered that he took that exact amount of money from a old employer. Problem is, he misremembered with the SEC.

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PCAOB Has an Extra $20 Million to Spend on Field Trips to China

PCAOB Chairman James Doty shot the breeze with the SEC for awhile today, speaking about, among other things, how the Board would handle this boatload of Chinese filers who don't seem to know their asses from their elbows when it comes to accounting...