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Topic: Financial Accounting

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite possession(s):

Credit card

Most admires:

Warren Buffet

Favorite website(s):

E*TRADE

Currently has on their coffee table:

Economist

Politics:

Capitalist

Dream job(s):

CEO, Tax Collector, Banker

Education:

Post-graduate

Interest(s):

Economics, Business, Computers

Likes to wear:

Business suits

Ultimate fantasy(s):

Bankruptcy, Getting off welfare, Finding a job

Worst habit(s):

Wasting money

Favorite quote(s):

"Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes." - Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

John Fielding,
CEO

Besides accounting and financial reporting expertise, this group of professionals is trained to provide business advice and to recognize opportunities for tax and management consulting services to further benefit our clients.
The growing accounting and financial reporting complexities make having significant financial expertise among audit committee members crucial.
Accounting and auditing An AUDIT of our financial statements adds to their credibility and puts you in strong standing with lenders and investors.

Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

The financial statements and the overall operations of the Croatian National Bank are audited by an independent external auditor in accordance with audit regulations and the International Accounting Standards.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles and standards for financial reporting as promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
The subject is particularly timely since the Commission has suggested this approach in a number of recent proposals and the Financial Accounting Standards Board is currently considering the conceptual framework for accounting and reporting in connection with its review of the Trueblood Committee report on the objectives of financial statements.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

Dan was also responsible for the accounting department and financial reporting for a wholesale distribution company selling footwear and accessories worldwide.

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