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Escheats
Hello! I am a consultant for a Federal contractor and all the funds are Federal. We have a huge outstanding check list going back over 10 years. Can we escheat Federally funded uncashed checks? I...
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Construction G&A
What is the GAAP rule for allocating G&A expenses to construction jobs?
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Canadian Online Payroll Tax Calculator(July 2005 tax table available)
- Free Online Payroll Deductions Calculator CanaTax is a free Online Canadian payroll tax calculator. provides u sers with an easy way to calculate taxes on regular salary, bonus, retroactive p ayment...
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US - FL, Tampa: Reinsurance Accountant
CRITERION EXECUTIVE SEARCH, INC. 550 N. Reo Street, Suite 101 ° Tampa, Florida 33609 (813) 286-2000 ° FAX (813) 287-1660 We are seeking a Reinsurance Accountant for a solid insurance group in...
 
Job Change Delimma
I was fed up with my current capital accountant job so I went looking for another capital accountant job with a new company. I think I am close to getting an offer that's gonna pay me $10K more....
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Help 47 yr old man decide on degree?
Last year I went back to local community college for 1st time ever at age 47 I took 3 hrs per semester. Just stuck my "toe" in it to see how it felt. It felt "good". I took Accounting 101... and then...
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swaps - why?
I have swaps with rate refixing. Basically it's like deposit placed and taken without principal settlement. Only interest earned/spent is settled on some fixed dates (rate is floating and determined...
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Source of "r" in dr?
Hello, I've recently started my first accounting class. The textbook lists shorthand for some common terms (cr = credit and dr = debit). The "r" in CR makes sense to me, but can someone please explain...
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just got done taking FAR...amazing how you guys used to take the CPA exam
I felt like I might have come close to failing this one. I think it'll be close, as I messed up my timing and was only able to write a skeleton essay --good points, but little/no meat-- for one of the...
 
Will Corp or LLC Really Protect?
I would like to hear your input, thoughts, etc. on the following statement. If you are a tort attorney, your professional input would be especially appreciated. I have heard everybody and their cousin...
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recommend web-based accounting application - preferably unix/linux based
hello, i'm looking for recommendations of web-based (no client/server applications) accounting systems. POS, inventory management, multi-user login, track sales, profit/loss, etc. so far, the 2 i've...
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11 book lot on ACCOUNTING: Business, Finances, Auditing
Check out: (be sure to sign-in to ebay first) Lot of 11 excellent Accounting textbooks (totalling more than 10,750 pages combined!) covering a wide range of topics, including accounting principles,...
 
CK-ERP v.0.13.1 released
A new release, v.0.13.1, of CK-ERP, has been posted at . The new version has beenmodified for multiple middleware operation. Connectors for egroupwareand phpbb are added. French translation files are...
 
Property Buy-then-Sell question.
In December 2004, three friends of mine bought a property together as an investment. It's a single family home that none of them lived in, and it was not rented out. All 3 names were on the deed. They...
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Equity accounts setup for S-Corp.
I am new to Quickbooks and accounting, and would like to know how to properly set up equity accounts for an S-Corp. 1. Should capital stock be subaccounted per shareholder? I.e. is there a need to...
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