274 Quotes About Accounting

  • Author Dave Knapp
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    We feel it's unreasonable that for a minor accounting infraction, we essentially had our entire slate eliminated. You're talking about 66 percent of the people running for election.

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  • Author David Kaufman
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    We firmly believe that he never would have been convicted had the court not given this instruction, ... because it was clear to anyone sitting in the courtroom that there was no credible evidence that Bernie knew about the accounting decisions in question.

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  • Author Doug Kass
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    It's really getting treated with skepticism. Investors have turned in their rose-colored glasses for accounting visors.

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  • Author Jack Kelly
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    I think with regard to this issue, last week was really the news rather than today. Xerox has been turning things around, other than their accounting, by cutting costs. With regard to accounting issues, I would say they've been closely scrutinized.

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  • Author Jason Kenney
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    I think the operational performance is poor and the numbers are confused by restatements for accounting changes and, obviously, the tax paid in Libya.

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  • Author Lorie Kessler
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    The bottom line is that, when you start taking a look at the accounting differences, it comes down to we're about $117 million higher than Consumers and about two-thirds of that can be attributable to health care and pension benefits.

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  • Author Michael Kozak
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    We hope to understand whether Andersen, in its work for Enron, committed any violations of the accounting act.

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  • Author Stephen Klein
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    AMR's accounting needs to be improved if they suddenly found another $75 million in losses, ... I wouldn't think people would sell on this, but you never know.

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  • Author Efraim Levy
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    This is more of a final nail in the coffin of the company's past accounting practices. Investors are looking at the company going forward rather than past. They have been doing a lot of things right lately.

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