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Study Group: Accounting, Finance, and Tax Professors (US)

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This study group may include chief financial officers, chartered public accountants, controllers, and consultants knowledgeable on topics such as finance, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting and fraud, financial accounting and reporting, bankruptcy, pension benefits, cash flow, company valuation, working capital, hedge accounting, and mergers and acquisition, among others.

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Sabry Ayad

Chairman of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Westgate Medical Anesthesia Group
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Sabry Ayad, MD, is a Member of Westgate Medical Anesthesia Group, a private practice that provides a full range of anesthesia services for local healthcare facilities in Ohio. Through his employment at Westgate Medical Anesthesia Group, he is the Chairman...

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

Co-Founder
Almaris E-Learning Systems
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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...

Thomas Klein, Managing Member, KleinCPA PLLCThomas Klein

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...

Jim Handy, Director, Objective AnalysisJim Handy

Director
Objective Analysis
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Jim Handy is a Director at Objective Analysis, a market research company. He has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry in the areas of memory manufacturing and sales. Mr. Handy is the author of "The Cache Memory Book" and also holds...

Russell Freid

Urologist
LAWRENCEVILLE UROLOGY
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Russell Freid, MD, is an Urologist at Lawrenceville Urology. Dr. Freid is busy in practicing all areas of urology and also conducting several research clinical trials. The Lawrenceville Urology practice is located in central New Jersey and serves a diverse...

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More Under Armour Red Flags...

November 20, 2009

Stock Jocks Punish Under Armour's Mathletes | www.cnbc.com

Under Armour's most recent 10K contains a number of financial reporting "red flags" that reflect a cavalier attitude toward financial reporting transparency.

What the Former SEC Chairmen Missed...

November 19, 2009

Don't Let Banks Hide Bad Assets | online.wsj.com

Conceptually, the arguments favoring fair value accounting are sound and quite appealing. Unquestionably, financial statement users will benefit from data about how a company’s assets and liabilities change in value during a reporting period. However, there are two major issues associated with fair value reporting that accountants, investors, legislators, and regulators need to address in the wake of our most recent financial crisis.

What Have the Accountants Done For Us Lately?

November 19, 2009

Systemic risk legislation threatens FASB’s independence | www.accountingweb.com

Debates about the causes of the recent financial crisis have yet to focus on the inability of financial institution independent auditors to provide adequate oversight over management’s valuations of financial instruments.

Obama Expected to Sign Generous NOL Carryback Bill on Friday

November 5, 2009

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 to sign the bill on Friday which would result in the immediate filing for refunds by many companies.

Obama Administration Moves Foreign Earnings Tax Deferral Reform to Back Burner

October 13, 2009

Business Fends Off Tax Hit | online.wsj.com

Once again, a proposal to reform how a U.S. based multinational company's foreign earnings are taxed has failed to gain congressional support. Similar proposals introduced over the past twenty years have consistently failed to gain traction. The current proposal was part of the Obama administration's fiscal year 2010 budget which made reference to additional tax revenues in excess of $200 billion related to the reform of corporate taxation on foreign earnings.

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