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Scott Carnahan, General Partner, Carnahan Black Pearl LPScott Carnahan

General Partner
Carnahan Black Pearl LP
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Scott Carnahan is Principal at Carnahan Black Pearl, an accounting consulting firm, and was previously a Partner in the Structured Finance Group and a National Director of Advisory Services with KPMG. Scott has more than 24 years of experience serving the financial services industry. He has advised...

Ronald Kiima, CPA, President , Kiima IncorporatedRonald Kiima, CPA

President
Kiima Incorporated
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Ronald A. Kiima is a former SEC Assistant Chief Accountant. Mr. Kiima is currently the President of Kiima Incorporated, a private consulting firm specializing in SEC accounting and disclosure issues, SEC registration statements and periodic reports, SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings,corporate...

Dan Gode, Co-Founder, Almaris E-Learning SystemsDan Gode

Co-Founder
Almaris E-Learning Systems
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Dan Gode is a Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting, Taxation, and Business Law at New York University Stern School of Business. He is also the Co-Founder of Almaris E-Learning Systems. Professor Gode teaches courses in corporate financial accounting and modeling and projecting financial statements....

Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLCAnthony Catanach, Jr.

Director
DI2 Associates, LLC
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Anthony H. Catanach Jr., PhD, is a Professor in the Strategic Initiatives Group of the Villanova University School of Business. He also is a Director at DI2 Associates, a Pennsylvania based accounting and reporting consulting firm. Dr. Catanach has expertise in the areas of business risk management...

Thomas Klein, CPA, Managing Member, KleinCPA PLLCThomas Klein, CPA

Managing Member
KleinCPA PLLC
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Thomas Klein is a Faculty Member at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Business. Mr. Klein teaches taxation and financial accounting courses, both at the undergraduate and graduate (MBA, Masters of Accounting) level. He is also the Managing Member of KleinCPA. Mr. Klein is a former Deloitte...

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Obama Expected to Sign Generous NOL Carryback Bill on Friday

November 5, 2009

Thomas Klein, CPA, Managing Member, KleinCPA PLLC

Congress Passes Unemployment Bill With Tax Items | www.journalofaccountancy.com

On Thursday, Congress sent a bill to the White House containing enhanced net operating loss (NOL) carryback opportunities for most companies. The bill contains a provision extending the NOL carryback period from two years to five years for losses incurred in 2008 or 2009. President Obama is expected...

Cloud Computing is Realizing the Services that you Need, and do not have to Own

November 5, 2009

A trip into the secret, online 'cloud' | edition.cnn.com

Corporations, Government Agency, Healthcare Providers, Doctors, Lawyers, Casinos, and every different business or Individual has IT NEEDS. Social, legal, accounting, storage of personal information, distribution, business to business relationships, Job Search, Unemployment Claims, Banking,and everything...

Why Biofuels are Good for the Us, the Environment and the Economy

November 4, 2009

Biofuels do harm, aren't they? | pellets-wood.com

Food vs fuel proponents argue biofuels replace food crops, therefore causing food shortages For the following reasons this is a short sighted argument. 1. Most crops used for biofuels production in the US aren't for human consumption, their alternative use is as animal feed2. A co-product of theethanol...

Accounting and The Gold Price - Fair Value - Valuation Problems to be Expected

November 4, 2009

Nitish Grover, FCA, AICPA Intl Associate, Principal, Owner, Nitish Grover and Associates

Gold Price Tops $1090 for First Time | economictimes.indiatimes.com

As the price of gold rises on a week on week basis  one can expect to see ramifications in the accounting arena. There are a number of  investment products sold in the market which are linked to the price of  gold and its physical holding. In this analysis I look at the nature of  problems to be expected ...

Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds - The Price of Failure

November 3, 2009

U.K.’s Darling Says RBS, Lloyds Sell-Off Will Boost Competition | www.bloomberg.com

Given that RBS and Lloyds are in a complete mess, thanks to their own inept management, I don't fully "grasp" how it is that any senior manager is entitled to receive a bonus.By paying part of the bonuses in shares, the current shareholders will find their holdings diluted, and the management willbe...

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