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Fairvalue #53 Fair Value Accounting Standards

March 30th, 2009 study accounting   No Comments

http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/fairvalue.htm study to be conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (���ommission��� under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the ���ct���1 of ���ark-to-market��� accounting applicable to financial institutions, including depository institutions, the Commission welcomes public comments on the issues, point-of-view, research and opinions that the Commission��� staff should consider inconducting the study. The Act …

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IUP Profile: Alyssa and Emily Shubra, Accounting Majors and Honors College Students

March 28th, 2009 study accounting   No Comments

Alyssa and Emily Shubra, of Indiana, Pa., twins and Accounting majors in the Business Honors Program at IUP, discuss how the Robert E. Cook Honors College led them to IUP and opportunities including a summer study abroad program at Oxford University in England and a senior synthesis class in Rock and Roll in Society. The challenge of being student athletes on the IUP tennis team has also helped them to improve their time-management skills, they said. Learn more about Alyssa and Emily: http …

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Fairvalue #4 Fair Value Accounting Standards

March 26th, 2009 study accounting   No Comments

http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/fairvalue.htmOct. 7, 2008) * SEC Office of the Chief Accountant and FASB Staff Clarifications on Fair Value Accounting (Press Release No. 2008-234; Sept. 30, 2008) Requests for Public Comments * SEC Study of Mark to Market Accounting (Release Nos. 33-8975, 34-58747; File No. 4-573) Comments received are available for this proposal. Submit comments on 4-573 * In addition to the above, the Commission welcomes feedback at any time from investors, financial …

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Sec. 132. Authority to suspend mark-to-market accounting. MeltDown #152 EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION

March 24th, 2009 study accounting   No Comments

HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c110:./temp/~c110JIik9X Sec. 132. Authority to suspend mark-to-market accounting. "The Securities and Exchange Commission shall have the authority under the securities laws 12 (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 USC 78c(a)(47)) to suspend, by rule, regulation, or order, the application of Statement Number 157 of the Financial Accounting Standards …

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Fairvalue #50 Fair Value Accounting Standards

March 22nd, 2009 study accounting   1 Comment

http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/fairvalue.htm adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net ets in the statement of financial position) for the fiscal year in which this Statement is initially applied. http://www.fasb.org/st/summary/stsum157.shtml SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release Nos. 33-8975; 34-58747; File No. 4-573] SEC Study of Mark to Market Accounting AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.ACTION: Request for …

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