General Accounting

Questions on reverse-takeovers (Big private company takes over a small public one)

Suppose that Bose Corporation, which is a privately owned corporation in Boston, buys out a small publicly traded compa...

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Questions about MSFT buying $150M of AAPL in '97

In '97, Bill Gates helped his old frenemy, Steve Jobs, by purchasing $150M of AAPL stocks. Here are my questions about...

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Finamate: Web based Accounting Software

Finamate is a web based accounting software for small and medium scale companies. It has sales, purchase, inventory, man...

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posted by sk.sadi

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How is Bill Gates worth $59B and not $16B?

According to Wikipedia, Bill Gates owns about 6.4% of MSFT's common shares. Their market cap is $254B. According to my...

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Questions about Facebook's IPO

Facebook is going to raise $5B. However, all the aspiring investors will pay a steep excess to the initial share price....

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FKP Property (ASX:FKP) likely to be acquired by Stockland - Sydney Morning Herald commentary

Hi ya'll, just wanted to bring to your attention an organization named FKP Property Trust (ASX:FKP), which is currently...

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posted by ausreit

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How would MSFT's Balance Sheet appear if they purchased $200B of its own stock?

How would MSFT's Balance Sheet appear if they purchased $200B of its own stock? Currently, the share price of MSFT is a...

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What do I do with an (unknown) increase in home value?

Hi all, got a newbie's question. Let's say I value my house at $100.00 in my accounting software (as an opening balance...

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posted by thefronny

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Assistant Controller, Greenville, SC to $70K

Assistant Controller, Greenville, SC to $70K Division of Fortune 500 company seeks Assistant Controller for its South C...

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posted by edfreeman43

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QB and Taxes

Not sure what is going on, but I am having a problem with my Form 1065, page 5 cash matching up to my books on Quickboo...

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posted by survey

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How would MSFT's Balance Sheet appear if they purchased $200B of its own stock?

Currently, the share price of MSFT is around $25. Their market cap is $214B. Their book value (total stockholder's equi...

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Banking Recommendation for Corporate Treasury Accounts

Does anyone know of a credible corporate bank to service an account that will quote monthly fees for advanced treasury...

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posted by persistentone

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The difference in Gross Profit and EBITDA

Sales 1.00 Gross Margin 0.33 EBITDA 0.18 EBIT 0.12 Net 0.084 What does the difference between the Gross Margin and the...

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APA Certification

I am going for my CPA after I complete my Master of Accounting. Is there any advantage in going for either the Fundamen...

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posted by survey

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database for inventory

To: alt.accounting,alt.busine Hello, I have a very small business and I would like to generate a database for the items...

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posted by talal.itani

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