UK accounting watchdog threatens to quit over EU rule change (Guardian Unlimited) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:36:55 GMT The head of Britain's accounting watchdog threatened to quit yesterday if the EU pressed ahead with demands to tear up strict valuation rules and allow banks to avoid write-downs of billions of pounds on sub-prime lending losses. Sir David Tweedie, chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, told Treasury select committee MPS that moves by Brussels to weaken fair-value rules ... Click Here for Other Details

Advantage for Analysts(R) LLC Demystifies HLBV and Simplifies Tax Equity Accounting for Renewable Energy Financing (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:58:00 GMT A recent article by Advantage for Analysts in the October 2008 issue of North American Wind Power demystifies Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value, or HLBV, the primary accounting method used for calculating book earnings for tax equity partnership deals. In the article the authors, Dennis Moritz and Rajiv Advani, describe HLBV and its relation to the rules that define a partnership structure. Click Here for Other Details

Survey: Accounting firms eye growth during downturn (Triangle Business Journal) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:56:17 GMT Most certified public accounting firms reported strong growth during the past two years and are poised to benefit as clients use their services more to navigate their way through the troubled economy, according to a recent survey conducted by the Durham-based American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Click Here for Other Details

Duke Energy Generates Unique Wind Energy Partnership with World's Largest Retailer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:04:00 GMT Duke Energy has entered into an agreement with Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, to provide electricity for its growing Texas market. Click Here for Other Details

Grant Thornton sells Marchpole subsidiary (Accountancy Age) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:50 GMT A subsidiary of insolvent luxury brand management business Marchpole Group has been sold. JCC, the brand and producer of clothes and accessories in partnership with designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, has been sold to Atlas Design Group for ?3.15m. Click Here for Other Details

Green efforts save district $1 million (The Indiana Gazette) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:12:26 GMT FORD CITY - In the Armstrong School District, going green means saving green, sometimes as easily as flipping a switch. Thirty-seven months into its energy conservation program and partnership with Energy Education Inc., the district has saved approximately $1 million in energy costs. Click Here for Other Details

AVRE associate receives certification (Press & Sun-Bulletin) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:47 GMT Binghamton Steve Comency, accounting associate with the Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment Inc., has received certification in the National Industries for the Blind's Business Basics Program. Click Here for Other Details

Ashford and Harper form agreement (Palatine Countryside) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:46:27 GMT Ashford University has formed a partnership with Harper College, Palatine. Through the partnership, Harper students will be able to transfer into one of Ashford's acclaimed bachelor's programs. Click Here for Other Details

NDC Reports 27% Rise in Total Equity for 3Q 2008 (RAS) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:48:00 GMT The National Depository Center , Russia's only settlement depository servicing the full range of Russian securities, today released its financial results for January-September 2008 in accordance with Russian Accounting Standards . Click Here for Other Details

Grant Thornton sells Marchpole subsidiary (vnunet.com) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:24:12 GMT Kevin Reed, Accountancy Age , Thursday 20 November 2008 at 10:09:00 Marchpole subsidiary sale achieves ?3m return for creditors A subsidiary of insolvent luxury brand management business Marchpole Group has been sold. JCC, the brand and producer of clothes and accessories in partnership with designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, has... Click Here for Other Details

PayPartners to Provide Its Pay Card Services to Mobile FarmWare LLC - MarketWatch Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:23:36 GMT PayPartners to Provide Its Pay Card Services to Mobile FarmWare LLC MarketWatch - 6 hours ago The new debit MasterCard Pay Card will be issued to and used for clients who use Mobile FarmWare's "Windows Accounting Made Simple" software. ... Click Here for Other Details

Duke Energy Generates Unique Wind Energy Partnership with World's ... - MarketWatch Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:07:47 GMT Duke Energy Generates Unique Wind Energy Partnership with World's ... MarketWatch - 9 hours ago This partnership will be the first substantial purchase of wind energy in the US by Wal-Mart. The deal also represents one of the first sales of power ... Click Here for Other Details

NDC Reports 27% Rise in Total Equity for 3Q 2008 (RAS) - MarketWatch Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:54:10 GMT NDC Reports 27% Rise in Total Equity for 3Q 2008 (RAS) MarketWatch - 6 hours ago NDC provides storage of global certificates and depository accounting for 99% of corporate bond issues, sub-federal and municipal bond issues. ... Click Here for Other Details

Smart Payment Solutions Partners with SofterWare and Delivers ... - MarketWatch Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:43:05 GMT Smart Payment Solutions Partners with SofterWare and Delivers ... MarketWatch - 6 hours ago "It is much easier than our previous payment solution from our bank, and the integration with our accounting ledgers is a huge time-saver, ... Click Here for Other Details

Yahoo Said to Continue Discussions With Time Warner (Update1) - Bloomberg Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:22:51 GMT Yahoo Said to Continue Discussions With Time Warner (Update1) Bloomberg - 7 hours ago Still, Ballmer said yesterday that a partnership between the companies in the Web-search market is an ?interesting possibility.? Yahoo, owner of the second ... Click Here for Other Details

Advantage for Analysts(R) LLC Demystifies HLBV and Simplifies Tax ... - MarketWatch Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:02:19 GMT Advantage for Analysts(R) LLC Demystifies HLBV and Simplifies Tax ... MarketWatch - Nov 17, 2008 ... Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value, or HLBV, the primary accounting method used for calculating book earnings for tax equity partnership deals. ... Click Here for Other Details

SC&H Group Announces Its Business Partnership With Deltek, Inc. - CNNMoney.com (press release) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:11:55 GMT SC&H Group Announces Its Business Partnership With Deltek, Inc. CNNMoney.com (press release) - Nov 18, 2008 This partnership combines excellent accounting system software and a team of experienced implementation experts to provide clients with highly capable ... Click Here for Other Details

Koppenhaver: Investing in community - Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:19:05 GMT Koppenhaver: Investing in community Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun, IA - Nov 19, 2008 She joined a partnership with her father in 1987. (Koppenhaver?s daughter, Erica, is currently studying accounting at Coe College; her son, Beau, ... Click Here for Other Details

Open Solutions Expands Strategic Relationship with CNS to Deliver ... - MarketWatch Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:38 GMT Open Solutions Expands Strategic Relationship with CNS to Deliver ... MarketWatch - 52 minutes ago The partnership will introduce products and services that were not widely available to many in-house clients. CNS EFT solution sets include ATM driving and ... Click Here for Other Details

A Lucian Bouchard speech inspired two accounting firms to merge - The Gazette (Montreal) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:46:09 GMT The Gazette (Montreal) A Lucian Bouchard speech inspired two accounting firms to merge The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 21 hours ago So, in a change of strategy, the Montreal partnership of RSM Richter has decided to merge with Chamberland Hodge, a mid-size accounting and business ... Click Here for Other Details