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The recent discovery of prior-year accounting errors has been extremely disappointing and embarrassing to all of us. Credibility is paramount, for GM as a company and for me personally.

We will be able to transfer data between our event management system and our accounting system, saving hundreds of hours of data entry.

Those things don't exist now. I think right now they're much more transparent in their accounting for their economy.

What seemed to be doable in July all of a sudden seems to drag and drag, and at the last minute, there's this crunch to meet shareholder expectations or the accounting end of things,

What people don't realize is that intimacy has its conventions as well as ordinary social intercourse. There are three cardinal rules -- don't take somebody else's boyfriend unless you've been specifically invited to do so, don't take a drink without being asked, and keep a scrupulous accounting in financial matters.

David Kaufman

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.

Robert Johnson

While this may be an easily explained accounting issue, it creates uncertainty and is a contentious issue with investors scrutinizing software stocks.

With recent growth, we were soon going to need an upgrade for our Sage MIP Fund Accounting product. The new product configuration gives us the freedom to grow without upgrading products and without fees. In addition, the new workflow navigator built into the latest version of Sage MIP Fund Accounting will make processing payroll even easier, and the new payroll reports will help our management and department heads stay on top of costs.

Ginni Rometty

Embracing new ways of managing key business processes, such as procurement and accounts payable, allows leading companies like Colgate to uncover significant new sources of value within their operations. We're pleased to help Colgate move its business forward using our organization's expertise in procurement innovation coupled with IBM's well established group of supply chain and accounting professionals.

Each day the uncertainty surges and investor non-confidence increases amid the rise in cases of creative accounting in the United States.

Michael Davies

Establishing LEA Europe and LEA Asia Pacific enables us to deliver a unique advantage -- best-in-class strategies and processes, faster new service development cycles, improved recruiting and retention and accelerated profitability -- to accounting firms around the world.

Conrad Black

There was a colossal bankruptcy, 50,000 people lost their jobs, tens of billions of dollars were lost and there was a $4 billion accounting fraud. Keep a little perspective, guys,

There's still some overhang from the accounting worries out there.

Easter is the third-biggest seasonal driver for retailers in malls. The Christmas season November and December accounted for 25 percent of their sales last year. The beginning of summer May and June accounted for 15. 4 percent of total sales last year. Then came March and April, accounting for 12 percent of sales.

Corporate governance mandates, new business practices and recently created regulatory agencies have made this a dynamic time for accounting and finance professionals at all levels, and have led to new opportunities and challenges. To succeed in this environment, accountants must go beyond their traditional roles of simply delivering financial data. Rather, they will need to discuss the implications of this data in the broad context of compliance and how it impacts other areas of the business.

To be forced to stake our economic future on accounting maneuvers and inflated growth estimates is a stunning reversal from the economic situation you inherited just seven short months ago,

This new service is an ideal way for our Business Check Card customers to simplify their accounting practices and better manage company expenses.

Terry Smith

There had been no standardization among desktop computers. Although it seemed as if we were changing only the accounting system (or desktop), we were implementing a large culture change. We faced a training challenge when we asked people to transition to a Windows 95 environment from DOS.

Mark Jones

We have experienced significant client growth and increased demand by small business owners for consulting services, particularly in accounting and financial reporting. Ms. Mills will relocate her office and continue her practice with our firm, focusing on consulting for small businesses and tax planning and preparation.

We felt the need to connect with industry thought leaders who would help direct our product development to meet the future demands of the market. For our market of SOX compliance and financial controls, we reached out to accounting professors who are experts in risk management and corporate governance.

You get a certain amount of respect when you start accounting for 1,000 transactions a month.

We thank David for his contribution over the past three years and wish him a successful future. We are pleased that Allen has agreed to take on the additional responsibility. He has done a tremendous job over the past three years as our chief accounting officer and will help ensure a seamless transition.

We spent $250,000 on an armored bus and hundreds of thousands on security guards, bulletproof vests, night goggles, and safe day camps for children. We're very proud of what we've accomplished, and we maintain a very vigorous paper trail and accounting methods to track where every dollar is spent.

What that will tend to do will be to drive down accounting rates in international markets, which will tend to stimulate volume growth, and that will be a good deal for customers.

There are a lot of accounting issues that have taken place under prior management that haven't gone away and don't appear to be dissipating.

Chris Edwards

There's not going to be any details. They don't want the budget accounting to get in the way of the message ... of the benefits (of overhauling Social Security).

Chris Edwards

There's not going to be any details, ... They don't want the budget accounting to get in the way of the message ... of the benefits (of overhauling Social Security).

I see no reason to buy banks now. Their fundamentals are shaky with bad loans and companies are stepping up selling of bank shares ahead of the September implementation of mark-to-market accounting rules.

William Boyd

We have criticized these, but the real problem, the really irrational part of what is proposed, is the material on internal accounting control.

Michael Chertoff

We owe the American people a full accounting from all levels of government concerning what went right and what went wrong with the initial Katrina response,

While none of these issues are enough to change our thesis on GM, they do raise our concerns on the company's internal accounting controls.

Identity theft involving these cards is a growing form of white collar crime, facilitating illegal immigration, banking and accounting fraud, tax evasion, and other nefarious activities.

We have been requesting for details of accounting transactions but have not got satisfactory answers.