HSE accounting systems ‘outdated’ (Irish Examiner)

ARCHAIC accounting systems mean the Health Service Executive cannot manage its €15 billion budget properly.

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BDO (SA) Selects Maconomy’s Tax, Audit and Accounting ERP Solution (CRM Today)

Maconomy, the international supplier of ERP solutions for Professional Services Organizations (PSO), has signed a deal with the South African audit firm BDO Spencer Steward, a part of the world's fifth-largest accounting network. The deal includes an ERP solution for 480 users.

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SEC CHARGES FORMER CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER OF BEAZER HOMES FOR FRAUDULENT EARNINGS MANAGEMENT SCHEME (Accounting Education)

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former chief accounting officer of Atlanta-based home builder Beazer Homes, USA, Inc., for conducting a multi-year fraudulent earnings management scheme and misleading Beazer's outside auditors and internal Beazer accountants in order to conceal his wrongdoing.

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Access Accounting restructures and rebrands (Accountancy Age)

Access Accounting, the financial software suppliers, will now primarily be focused on consulting in a restructure by its parent company, ATG, which is consolidating its subsidiaries.

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SEC Charges Ex Beazer Accounting Chief with Fraud (WebCPA)

The SEC has charged the former chief accounting officer of Beazer Homes with conducting a fraudulent earnings management scheme for over five years and misleading the home builder s outside auditors and internal accountants.

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Nigeria: Accounting Board Partners NERC to Improve Standards (AllAfrica.com)

Lagos — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Nigerian Accounting Standard Board (NASB) are collaborating to develop an accounting system to aid the determination of electricity tariff, report cost and expenses for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).

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Ex-Beazer Accountant Sued by SEC for Accounting Fraud (Update1) (Bloomberg)

July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Beazer Homes USA Inc .’s former chief accounting officer was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for fraudulently managing earnings to meet analysts’ expectations and boost executive bonuses.

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Neverland Accounting (Forbes)

Why Michael Jackson's balance sheet looked like an ailing company's.

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BDO (SA) Selects Maconomy's Tax, Audit and Accounting Solution (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

BOSTON----Maconomy, the international supplier of ERP solutions for Professional Services Organizations , has signed a deal with the South African audit firm BDO Spencer Steward, a part of the world's fifth-largest accounting network.

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ACCOUNTING IN DIFFICULT TIMES (Mondaq)

Whether reporting under IFRS or UK GAAP, many companies will be having to consider the implications of the global financial crisis. We examine some of the financial reporting consequences, both in respect of new standards and guidance and applying existing standards.

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