General Accounting

Are Call Options on a Bond the same as a CDS?

Are Call Options on a Bond the same as a CDS? After all, mortgage payments are basically fixed income payments, except t...

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Why aren't there such a thing as "Municipal Equities"?

Here's an idea: A town which needs money for capital expenditures raises money, but not via leverage. what would be the...

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Differences between CDOs and CMOs?

They both are repackaged MBS that are 'tranched'. So what are the differences?

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Please explain: Net Income = -$129M, but Cash has decreased by $7.7B?

"DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. said Friday it lost $129 million in the third quarter as the struggling automaker bur...

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getting AccPac error

I'm a student with lots of experience using QuickBooks, Simply Accounting & MYOB. I'm taking a course in AccPac and pur...

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posted by smserba

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How to record 401k contributions

How do I record my wife's 401k contributions? It comes out of her gross pay but we don't see it in the checks. Furtherm...

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posted by thefronny

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Taxation & Audit Jobs for CPA

Hi I am a Chartered Accountant from India with four years of experience in taxation. I recently cleared CPA exams from...

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posted by sumit21g

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Need for accounting data

Dear All, I need historical data for my academic research. Any helps will be very much appreciated. I was not able to f...

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posted by vst

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accountant joke

Did you hear about the comptroller named Dracula? They called him Accountant Dracula.

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Giuen Holding Trust Ltd. Financial Derivatives

Global Fund Guide - Pension Portfolio - Economic Time Package Endowment Management – An Investment Adviser’s Perspectiv...

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Questions on a bank's operations

I have a question: Since deposits are liabilities and mortgages/loans are assets, then isn't a highly leveraged bank a...

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MBA at the University of Adelaide

I'm currently doing an MBA at the University of Adelaide I was wondering what its market value is becayse it is extremel...

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posted by merch.55

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World Accountant's Day - November 10th

Please find this call by Prof David Albrecht to recognize November 10th as World Accountant's Day. http://profalbrecht....

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posted by innercircle

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Bank Accounting Question

Dear People Who Actually Understand Accounting: Joe Plumber takes out a mortgage on a $1,000,000 dollar house, 20% down...

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Current ratio after write off?

Before writing-off the uncollectible account of Sears, KMart had current assets of $150,000 and current liabilities of...

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