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'World has changed' for accounting firm Ernst & Young
A year ago, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act created an entirely new system for regulating accountants, an attempt to transform them into…
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XBRL: Revolutionizing the Corporate Reporting Supply Chain
XBRL - eXtensible business reporting language - the Internet-based computer language for business reporting, has steadily gained visibility and momentum…
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Maintain Excellence, Cut Risk
Despite a year of bad headlines, we all know that most accountants are “good guys”—that is, intelligent men and women…
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International standards take on new importance
Two years ago, the International Accounting Standards Board was a mere benchwarmer in the standards-setting game. It was a group…
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Generosity
It is so reassuring to have a person like Mr. Abdul Sattar Edhi among us. Founder of Edhi Welfare Network,…
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Perfecting Your Proposal
When competing for an engagement, many accounting firms have a similar belief. “They believe all they have to do is…
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Identity theft: a growing fraud threat
Stephen Hill in a special study, looks at the increasing problem of fraud and its implications for benefits, business and…
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Leasing companies feeling heat of competition
Leasing companies have a problem or two on their hands. In about the last three years, commercial banks have entered…
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Assess Your Organization's Readiness to Execute Strategy
In these times of economic turbulence, strategy execution has become the new mantra for executives who seek growth. Executives are…
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Finally, Business Talks the Same Language… XBRL
Just as English is the universal language of commercial pilots, so XBRL soon will be the lingua franca for all…
