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SEC releases taxonomy for GAAP financial reportsThe Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Interactive Disclosure is heralding the release for public comment of computer labels that will help companies make their financial disclosures more useful for investors. 
Two new FASB statements will improve convergence The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued FASB Statements No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, and No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, the standards will improve, simplify, and converge internationally the accounting for business combinations and the reporting of noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. 
Financial hiring survey shows anticipated increases for 2008 Ten percent of chief financial officers plan to add accounting and finance staff during the first quarter of 2008 and 4 percent anticipate personnel reductions, according to the Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. The net 6 percent increase is unchanged from the fourth-quarter 2007 forecast.  
Blogs!What have you got to say today?Anita Campbell: The Complete Small Business Blog: Does a Weak Dollar Help or Hurt? Having just turned on the financial news on TV for a few minutes to check the market, I hear all the talking heads chattering incessantly about fears over the weak U.S. dollar. But what does the "weak dollar" really mean? http://www.accountingweb.com/questions_advice/ http://www.accountingweb.com/blogs Student NewsAccounting student gets highest score in the worldA New Zealand accounting student has scored the the highest mark in the world on the financial reporting exam run by the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), beating more than 20,000 other people. Less than half of those who sit it pass the financial reporting exam. In-Depth NewsUse Mind Maps to organize your thoughts, and lifeMind Maps are almost unmentioned in accountancy circles. I don't know why. They're an extraordinarily useful tool, and they can be easily generated on a computer. Mind Maps can reduce the time taken to achieve some tasks by as much as 80 percent, so it is staggering that they have attracted so little attention in a profession where, quite literally, time saved is equivalent to money made. AUDIOCASTS ON ACCOUNTINGWEBExpert instruction and advice on the latest accounting and
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Tech NewsBeware of 'Vista by stealth', warns IRISBusinesses are being warned to beware of 'Vista by stealth' by business software developer IRIS. Industry surveys have highlighted reluctance among a majority of businesses to move to Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system. But because it is shipped by default on most new PCs, Vista is turning up unexpectedly in many companies. Latest News
2007 ACPEN live web castsIt's that time of year where we are all under pressure to meet our licensing compliance requirements.
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