Legal Matters
Lawsuits have become commonplace as shareholders and government officials go after firms and accounting scandals continually erupt. Find out the latest here about shareholder lawsuits, class-action suits, new and ongoing litigation, and liability insurance to protect auditing firms.
Judge’s Order Blemishes Derma Wand Ex-CFO
A federal judge has barred the former CFO of a company that sold a gadget for fixing skin wrinkles and blemishes from serving as an officer or director of a public company for five years. Read more »
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Document Retention and Destruction: What Human Resource Professionals Must Know
May 17, 2012Location: Audio Conference
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CPA Sentenced for Defrauding Clients
May 10, 2012An Oregon CPA has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for defrauding clients of his former... Read more »
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Organizations Lose 5 Percent of Revenues to Fraud
May 9, 2012Organizations worldwide lose an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues to fraud, according... Read more »
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Former H&R Block Subsidiary to Pay SEC $28.2M to Settle Subprime Mortgage Charges
April 24, 2012H&R Block’s former mortgage subsidiary Option One has agreed to pay $28.2 million to settle... Read more »
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SEC Charges Chinese Energy Company Sino-Tech
April 24, 2012The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Chinese oil field services company Sino-Tech... Read more »
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Former Gateway CFO Settles Accounting Fraud Charges
April 18, 2012A former CFO of computer maker Gateway has settled allegations by the Securities and Exchange... Read more »
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Ernst & Young Lawsuit over Lehman Audits Heads to State Court
March 23, 2012A lawsuit from New York's attorney general accusing accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP of helping... Read more »
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Mets Owners Settle with Madoff Trustee
March 19, 2012An investment group including New York Mets chairman and CEO Fred Wilpon and Mets president Saul... Read more »
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SEC Settles with Koss over Accounting Problems
March 12, 2012A federal judge has approved the settlement of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... Read more »
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Stanford Conviction Shows Limits of Accounting Standards
March 7, 2012Allen Stanford, the Texas financier convicted of masterminding a $7 billion fraud involving... Read more »
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Independence, Integrity and Objectivity for Forensic Accountants
February 28, 2012Forensic accountants must perform their services with the utmost professionalism, whether they... Read more »
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Gateway’s Ex-CEO and Controller Settle SEC Fraud Charges
February 2, 2012Final judgments were entered against Jeffrey Weitzen, the former CEO of computer maker Gateway,... Read more »
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Save yourself from your clients
February 1, 2012Prevention strategies to keep them from causing you trouble later Read more »
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Diamond Foods' Accounting Troubles
January 27, 2012Former federal prosecutor J. Bruce Maffeo, a New York-based partner in the White Collar & Complex... Read more »
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What's New at Grant Thornton
May 14, 2012
CEO Stephen Chipman talks about his firm's new brand focus on growth, and its recent M&A activity.
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Top 10 Payroll Mistakes Companies Make
May 14, 2012
Keeping your clients from running afoul of IRS rules around payroll taxes will help them avoid stiff penalties.
Favorite Busy Season Activities
April 10, 2012
LinkedIn Accounting members share the best methods to bust stress and boost morale.
The Best Places to Be an Accountant 2012
March 27, 2012
From our 2012 Regional Leaders list, we rank the best parts of the country to operate an accounting firm.
More Wacky Tax Deductions
March 26, 2012
LinkedIn members point out some weird tax deductions their clients have suggested.
