FASB issued rules amendments Thursday to clarify an entity’s accounting responsibilities related to callable debt securities. Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-08, Codification Improvements to Subtopic 310-20, Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, states that an entity should reevaluate whether a callable debt security is within the scope of Paragraph 310-20-35-33 for each reporting […]
Archives for October 2020
Recapitalization? SPACs? Cetera’s PE backer shares long-term plans
Cetera Financial Group’s private equity backer is promising the firm’s 8,000 advisors that Genstar Capital is in it for the long haul as an investor. Cetera is “a flywheel; It just keeps getting better and better,” Tony Salewski, a Genstar managing partner and Cetera board member, said at a virtual event for advisors this week. […]
GM’s Cruise plans to test autonomous vehicles without drivers this year in San Francisco
Cruise Automation COO Dan Kan (l to r), Cruise Automation CEO Kyle Vogt and General Motors President Dan Ammann Tuesday, November, 20, 2018 at Cruise Automation offices in San Francisco, California. Source: Noah Berger | General Motors Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, plans to begin testing unmanned autonomous vehicles by the end of […]
Common Bookkeeping Mistakes
There is never enough time in the day to accomplish everything you want to. Therefore, why would you spend 70 hours a week doing something that is not growing your business? Not everyone can do the job effectively if they take on too large of a load. It is crucial that you avoid common bookkeeping […]
Groww Online Demat Trading and Direct Mutual Fund Platform Review
Groww is a leading online demat trading and direct mutual fund investment platform. Groww has more than 9 million user base. Groww provides an investment platform free of cost. This means you can invest in mutual funds and equity without transaction or subscription charges. If you are a newbie or beginner and exploring an online […]
Zoom Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption After Setbacks
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Broadvoice Leak Exposes 350M Records, Personal Voicemail Transcripts
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Starting a Business from Home: 11 Steps to Successfully Launch Your Home-based Venture
Love the idea of starting your own business, but don’t want to deal with the hassle of finding an office space and paying rent? Then starting a business from home may be a good fit for you. Find out the pros and cons of owning a home-based business and how to start a business from […]
Ted on Tech: Office in a box — what the post-COVID office looks like – Accounting Today
By now, some of you have already started to get back to your physical office, possibly part-time, or perhaps full-time. At the time I’m writing this, the pandemic seems far from over, though it appears we’re slowly coming to some kind of equilibrium. But exactly what we wind up with is unclear at the moment, […]
Here’s a blank slate
Brian Portnoy and I are very excited for the launch of our new book on November 17th. The reviews and reactions are starting to trickle in from the small handful of people who got advanced copies. We’re hearing some great feedback. More advanced copies are making their way out as we speak… Jeff Benjamin did […]