274 Quotes About Accounting

  • Author Matthew Storin
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    I do promise that we will give a full accounting to our readers of what we have found to date. Anything that further research reveals will be disclosed in a timely manner.

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  • Author Paul Sutcliffe
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    For the first time, this document proposes international accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of the main sources of revenue for most governments and their entities - that is, taxes and transfers, including a wide range of non-exchange revenues. The exposure draft will provide guidance to those countries searching for accounting policies to deal with this complex area.

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  • Author Paul Sweeney
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    A modern computer is an electronic wonder that performs complex mathematical calculations and intricate accounting tabulations in one ten-thousandth of a second -- and then mails out statements ten days late.

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  • Author Peter Streit
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    Overall, we're happy with the level of underlying earnings in the third quarter. The prospect of future accounting restatements disappoints us, but it's likely most of them are out of the way.

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  • Author Richard Shelby
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    It's very important that we bring credibility, which is integrity, to our capital markets. And we're going to have to do this by strengthening in a big way our accounting profession.

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  • Author Robert Straus
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    It's taken investors a lot of time to overcome the fear and uncertainty we've seen as a result of terrorist attacks, potential war with Iraq, accounting scandals, etc.,

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  • Author Scott Smith
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    We have received plenty of word-of-mouth referrals in the past five years because of the expertise we continue to gain in handling nonprofits. Some accounting firms have decreased their focus on nonprofits or have left the Winston-Salem market, so we have picked up clients that way as well.

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  • Author Stephan Sirard
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    See, Steven loved what he was doing and he would have wanted this. We are going to create a college fund for the kids and my agency will not make a penny. My accounting books are open for review.

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