The Little Guys Doing Large Audits

AUGUST 22, 2005 NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY Cheaper, more attentive second-tier firms are scoring clients off the Big Four When the board of directors of Hercules Inc. (HPC ), a $2 billion Wilmington (Del.) chemicals company, decided earlier this year … Continued

Losing purchase (accounting)by Robert Willens

Posted 02:50 EST, 12, Aug 2005 In connection with its persistent efforts to “harmonize” accounting principles wherever possible, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed to alter the manner in which business combinations are accounted for. It, in conjunction with … Continued

IG: Risks overshadow IRS modernization successes

http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/36691-1.html By Mary Mosquera GCN Staff The IRS still wrestles with meeting long-term cost and schedule estimates and with managing its programs, although it successfully deployed business system modernization projects in the past year and met short-term deadlines, according to … Continued