Accounting for the Stars

Accounting for the Stars

Hollywood accounting oftentimes means creative accounting, and movie studios are not infrequently on the receiving end of lawsuits over the meaning of terms like “gross participation.” Celebrities typically blame their accountants and money managers when their cash flow dries up.

Mike Tyson Sues Former Financial Advisor for $5 Million

Mike Tyson is preparing for another fight—this time, with his former financial planner. Read more »

The Resource Group to Host Webcasts on Costs of Entry-Level Accounting Systems

March 28, 2013

Microsoft Dynamics GP partner The Resource Group will launch a series of webcasts beginning April... Read more »
Movie Tech Maker Avid Wins Big at Oscars, but Not at Accounting

February 27, 2013

Avid Technology, a developer of digital audio and video editing software and equipment whose... Read more »

Novelist Patricia Cornwell Wins $50.9M Judgment against Accounting Firm

February 19, 2013

Best-selling novelist Patricia Cornwell has won a $50.9 million judgment against her former... Read more »
Novelist Patricia Cornwell Blames Accountants for High Spending

February 11, 2013

Patricia Cornwell, a best-selling crime novelist, testified before a jury about her lawsuit... Read more »

Lawsuit Filed over Accounting for Hollywood Films

December 26, 2012

Movie production company Nu Image has filed suit against a former subsidiary of Starz Media over... Read more »
Prince Charles Wants Accountants to Recognize Environmental and Social Factors

December 14, 2012

Organizations are struggling to understand the implications of environmental and social factors... Read more »

Models Sue Agencies over Accounting

October 19, 2012

Fashion models are suing a group of top modeling agencies claiming they have collectively lost up... Read more »
Accounting Gangnam Style

October 3, 2012

Korean pop sensation Psy has been shattering YouTube records with his infectious “Gangnam... Read more »

Marilyn Monroe’s Estate Loses Tax Case

September 5, 2012

Fifty years after the untimely death of film legend Marilyn Monroe, the courts are apparently... Read more »
Boomer's Blueprint: Leadership, Management and Administration

September 1, 2012

Leadership, management and administration: What's the difference? Read more »

"Sister, Sister" Producers Sue Accounting Firm

August 17, 2012

Producers of 1990s TV sitcom Sister, Sister have filed a $5 million lawsuit against Los Angeles... Read more »
Purchase Accounting Helped Comcast ‘Breakeven’ with Olympics

August 3, 2012

Analysts found that Comcast might need to revise its scoring system after Steve Burke, CEO of its... Read more »

Tax Strategy: Reacting to the Challenges of the Health Care Law

August 1, 2012

Odds have now turned against those hoping that the health care law passed in 2010 will "just go... Read more »
Rihanna Sues Accounting Firm

July 5, 2012

Pop singer Rihanna has filed a lawsuit against her former accounting firm, Berdon LLP, claiming... Read more »

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