Accounting Quotations

Life as we know it, with all its ups and downs, will soon be over. We all will give an accounting to God of how we have lived.

I know what I don't know. To this day, I don't know technology, and I don't know finance or accounting.

If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now.

The accounting of the sacrifice is, more than anything else, the attitude toward war memorials in our time.

Capital isn't this pile of money sitting somewhere; it's an accounting construct.

A full accounting of adoption as an option would not underestimate its emotional challenges - the grief and loss for birth mothers, the uncertainties for adoptive parents operating under a patchwork of state laws.

I came up with the idea for what later became Paychex in 1970 when I was working for Electronic Accounting Systems, a company that sold payroll processing to companies with 50 to 1,000 employees.

The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80% of the total health care bill out there. There is going to have to be a very difficult democratic conversation that takes place. The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.

Identity theft involving these cards is a growing form of white collar crime, facilitating illegal immigration, banking and accounting fraud, tax evasion, and other nefarious activities.

I don't really care about money. I find money boring and accounting boring, so I'm probably not going to ever make a lot of money.

Accounting for the unpaid care economy can drive progressive policies such as paid family leave, social security credits for early childcare, tax credits, and quality early childhood education.

Probably the best advice I ever got in my life was from the head of the accounting department, Mr. Hutchinson, I believe at the Glidden Company in Chicago, and he told me, 'You really aren't cut out for accounting.'

Enron had already collapsed and filed for bankruptcy protection by the beginning of 2002. But despite complaints from short sellers that corporations had used accounting gimmickry to inflate their profits, many investors thought the crisis at Enron was an isolated case.

One of the disconcerting things about writing for publication is that you're trying to clear your little parcel of land in a field where Taste is king - and, as we all know, there's no accounting for Taste.

One of the great things about Berkshire Hathaway is it has one of the best balance sheets and cleanest accounting on the planet, ... And if anything has come out of this period of time, it's that all this sort of fundamental and flaky stuff that's gone on during the bull market has come home to roost.

I was taking a whole bunch of statistics and accounting courses, and I just hated it. I just wanted to figure out how I could do something within my major the next semester that I actually liked.

When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.

Some basic accounting fiscal areas that we would expect for $1 billion operation were just not up to what we would have expected. You would expect to go to personnel files to find salary information, and it wasn't there. In some cases, there wasn't a personnel file.

No credible analysis of an accounting failure would suggest that the appropriate role of the chief executive officer was to substitute his own accounting judgments for those of the professionals.

My dad for a long time was an accounting professor at Rice University. And then he went out on his own, and he got hired by a client. He ended up being CEO of a hospital management company before he retired, called Lifemark.

Obviously the final accounting is yet to come, (but) we do think we're actually going to see profits decline year over year.

If we had nothing else to do, the accounting investigations alone could keep us busy for the next five or 10 years. The size and magnitude are crushing,

If they charge a rental fee of $100 now, that fee may be $104 in the future, but that is something each business will decide for themselves, ... We'll receive a monthly accounting of rentals and leases from each business and the 4 percent tax will be applied. In the beginning, each business will be required to pay the tax monthly, but later, that can be adjusted to quarterly or every other month, whichever the business prefers.

Since the provisions of Medicare Part D became effective on January 1, 2006, a number of questions have arisen regarding the proper accounting for these transactions. Through this proposed Technical Bulletin, we are providing guidance on how best to apply existing accounting standards and to report these new federal payments in state and local government financial statements.

Men who reported being physically active were much less likely to have ED compared to men who reported no daily physical activity. Similarly, men who reported being sedentary - measured by hours of daily television viewing and video and computer use - were much more likely to have ED, even after accounting for other risk factors.

Most people are of the view that this is long overdue. It probably would have happened a few years ago, had there not been the criminal and accounting issues around Tyco.

Mr. Crafts' report was nothing but an accounting exercise. It doesn't show anything about proportionality or uniformity of the property tax system in New Hampshire,

Movaris' customers require technology to automate tens, to hundreds of thousands of control activities across multiple worldwide business units and manage large volumes of changes in those activities. Certainty delivers broad Financial Control Management functionality to automate the day-to-day work performed in finance organizations, such as enforcing corporate policies, GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), Sarbanes-Oxley, and other regulations.

Many core MBA accounting courses more vigorously attack issues of ethical dilemmas and awareness in accounting. And many courses help users of financial information unearth inconsistencies and potential accounting red flags.

James has an impressive and extensive background in accounting and finance. His experience as CFO in two other publicly held companies also prepares him to provide the essential financial leadership we will need as we transition from a period of consolidation to a new stage of dynamic growth.

Given the company's prior accounting and regulatory issues, this is likely to have a meaningful negative impact on the stock today.

Four large deep water platforms accounting for about 10 percent of the pre-storm federal offshore Gulf oil production suffered extensive damage which could take up to three to six months to bring back on line,

For Xerox, the accounting function was just another revenue source and profit opportunity, ... As a result, investors were misled and betrayed.

I am encouraged by the quantity of weapons that have been handed over in the past few days. What is needed now is the time to ensure that the accounting process is completed correctly,

Global trade is an increasingly large component of the world economy -- now accounting for close to 25 percent of global GDP. So when world trade hits the wall, so should the broader measures of global output.

If advertisers and attorneys saw fraud under 10 percent, it would be dismissed as an accounting error, but the lawsuit and our client data makes it clear, that the fraud rate is much higher than that.

I expect that we will continue discussing financial and accounting issues, and perhaps additional topics.

Certainly, analyses do indicate that house prices are abnormally high --- that there is a 'bubble' element, even accounting for factors that would support high house prices, such as low mortgage interest rates. So a reversal is certainly a possibility.

I don't agree with the concept that was presented. I will be voting no. There is no real accounting method for this.

I don't believe that these victims were any less molested than the other victims. This is supposed to be a moral institution, not an accounting firm.

China is accounting for ever larger proportions of research and development financing, but Vietnam is still not in that game yet.

We feel it's unreasonable that for a minor accounting infraction, we essentially had our entire slate eliminated. You're talking about 66 percent of the people running for election.

We've got to get the accounting department here. We've had too many problems with getting bills paid, bills getting paid late, and what got lost in the mail between Montreal and here.

If the subject matter isn't inherently interesting - accounting comes to mind - I've got to make it amusing, if only to keep myself awake.

History has always come to me easily, but economics and accounting were real challenges. Students identify more easily with instructors who can tell them of their own struggles .

There is an accounting benefit because unrealized securities losses were the biggest risk factor for the bank. It may be positive for its shares, but there is no economic merit.

He came in, walked by individuals who were working and specifically targeted the individuals we believe he shot, ... They were from the accounting division. And the woman who was at the reception desk at the time was a vice president, I believe, of human resources.

There is going to be a chain reaction as a result of this. The decision happened very fast in the end. They are almost there (as far as accounting standards go) and they are determined to get there.

There is no accounting for taste and no taste for accounting.

Let me just say once and again that we are proud of our accounting and disclosure practices. We hope this issue is behind us and we'd like to move on.

Log Cabin's accounting shell game will not cover up Grover's act of utter betrayal of the Reagan coalition of social and fiscal conservatives.

Splitting up the portfolio is more than an accounting measure. I've handled cases where the portfolios were really diverse. If I hadn't stepped in, the wife would have been stuck with capital gains that she had no clue about.

Regardless of the outcome, we still believe Oracle's current financial health remains intact. We do not believe there are hidden accounting issues.

Our new city administrator has been great, because I had no experience as a finance director. I am an accounting person, which is a bean counter and finance is a little different than being an accountant. Accountants are more exact and finance people have more vision. He's got the vision. He's been a good compliment to me and has helped me a lot and I really appreciate that. He's a little more involved... For the most part everybody has been great and I have enjoyed every minute of it.

Japan and Korea dominate market volumes today, accounting for over 80 percent of TV phones sold in 2006. However, Western Europe and North America, as well as China, will be the hot spots for global volume growth over the next few years. We expect Western Europe to ramp up to over one million units sold this year, with North America and China coming online in 2007.

It is definitely the way things are going, but a year-end target sounds a bit aggressive. You have the currency issues and the accounting issues and you still have the regulatory issues, and in some countries there are issues about foreign ownership on stock. I think it's a lot easier to have foreign investors buying U.S. stocks rather than the other way around.

It is disconcerting that no one associated with the Guild has yet been able to provide a detailed accounting or basis for these fees, despite the fact that they come directly from dues and fees paid by Guild members, who expect the Guild's leadership and management to be dedicated to furthering the members' health and welfare.

It is clear that integration to 'back-office' systems such as accounting or service management applications is an important aspect of providing end-to- end mobilization for field service organizations. With an easy to implement integration path via SOAP for EService, we are able to provide the considerable benefits of EService while also allowing our customers to use their 'tried and proven' business management applications.

I think the danger is to just look through that lens, to lose a sense of perspective and rush toward harsh regulations that are unnecessary. Some regulation will be necessary, some changes in accounting rules.

I think with regard to this issue, last week was really the news rather than today. Xerox has been turning things around, other than their accounting, by cutting costs. With regard to accounting issues, I would say they've been closely scrutinized.

I think the SEC had to get aboard this ship. Otherwise, they would look like they are lagging behind the parade. They have been somewhat embarrassed by being behind everyone on the issue of accounting reform.

Results from 1,177 polling places of the 3,070 polling stations have been counted and tallied, accounting for 378,008 of the votes cast so far,

Our accounting faculty has done a terrific job building an innovative and practical curriculum.

Overall, we're happy with the level of underlying earnings in the third quarter. The prospect of future accounting restatements disappoints us, but it's likely most of them are out of the way.

Our preliminary findings indicate that certain conduct at UAP circumvented generally accepted accounting practices and violated ConAgra Foods' corporate policy, ... Those actions will not be tolerated.

Over the past year, we have been engaged in career development with an eye toward advancement opportunities for our employees. The new assignments for Otto and Scott are designed to broaden both their understanding of the corporation and their experience in the finance and accounting arenas. We are committed to providing advancement opportunities for our employees and will continue to focus on helping accelerate career development and expanding the knowledge base of our staff.

Our top priority is to fix our financial controls and leave accounting issues behind us.

I think the operational performance is poor and the numbers are confused by restatements for accounting changes and, obviously, the tax paid in Libya.

I think we all like the idea of putting five dollars in and getting 100 from it. That's appealing, but I think it's also entertaining for a lot of people. It's something for Shirley in accounting to talk about with Bill in marketing. It's a way to connect.

It appears that this is a win for consumers. This bill would definitely fix some of the accounting problems that we've seen crop up ... over the last six months.

I think it's a legitimate concern (to elect someone who may not be qualified). At least when I was first elected, there were some things from an accounting standpoint that I needed to take some classes on after being elected.

I think we're going to have a case that's largely about accounting allegations...where the government is going to refuse to call either David Duncan, who was the chief engagement partner for Arthur Andersen, or Rick Causey.

We need a full accounting of the Bush administration's spending on advertising, PR, and fake news. It's time for Congress to reclaim its constitutional role as a counterweight to the executive branch and permanently cut off funding for covert propaganda. We must ensure that taxpayer money isn't being spent by the White House to secretly manipulate the American public.

We are demonstrating that we want to make sure we get all of our financial reporting correct. We're not going to rush a filing. We conducted an exhaustive review of all our accounting issues. We've addressed and corrected those that we thought weren't proper and will continue to do so.

The answer is there was a shift, not a drop, in demand. Chinese shipments of computers were up more than 20 percent nationally, but fell almost 60 percent in Laredo, more than accounting for the drop in overall Chinese imports.

The accounting charges seem to be mostly timing -- instead of earning in one period they have to state them in another period.

The accounting problems in the U.S. seem to have crossed a significant hurdle on Wednesday, and the external pressures on the Japanese market in general have probably peaked.

The accounting rules for pensions allow people to do things you wouldn't believe. The rules are the problem.

The 27-week inflow streak into Japan equity funds ended this week as accounting irregularities at an Internet company and a systems failure on the Tokyo Stock Exchange shook investor confidence.

Will the administration be wise enough to pull back from its hostile attitude? What is needed is a sober accounting of what is needed, instead of turning to the CIA.

We intend to submit a complete accounting of the pattern of evidentiary manipulation and misdirection employed by the independent counsel to the Judiciary Committee,

The $17 billion (loss) is meaningless because it involves all sorts of accounting issues.

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While the equity market and accounting issues and corporate scandals are weighing on the economy, it is still fundamentally sound. The recovery process hasn't been derailed. We still think the economy is going to grow at about a 3.5-percent pace in the second half -- fast enough to keep the Fed from easing, but not fast enough to cause them to tighten this year.

We believe the odds GM management could be held accountable for accounting errors has gone up, and this could accelerate a bankruptcy protection decision that we think is inevitable.

The fact that Hollywood productions use famously creative accounting is no reason to compromise a basic principle of our tax system.

The outlook accounting for Katrina suggests growth will slow in both the third and fourth quarter due to slower consumer spending.

We have received plenty of word-of-mouth referrals in the past five years because of the expertise we continue to gain in handling nonprofits. Some accounting firms have decreased their focus on nonprofits or have left the Winston-Salem market, so we have picked up clients that way as well.

We hope to understand whether Andersen, in its work for Enron, committed any violations of the accounting act.

Upon learning of these accounting irregularities, I immediately requested that the trust undergo a full and complete audit from its June 2000 inception through 2004 to determine if any additional accountancy problems existed with the trust.

We are looking at all the accounting issues we have looked at all along, and at this point, we don't have any conclusions. We are still hoping to wrap up the investigation by the end of December, and if we don't make it we'll do it in January.

The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world, ... The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years.

The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world. The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years.

We are satisfied that IBP's accounting issues have been resolved, and have every confidence in (IBP's) management team, ... We look forward to their contribution as we work together to run the world's premier protein provider.

We are seeing accounting and law firms able to plan out space 7 to 15 percent more efficiently.

We believe CFO Mike Lehman is one of the most conservative on the Street, and we have no reason to believe there are any accounting irregularities at the company.

We want to make calculations based on AT&T's (Wireless) share price at the end of tomorrow, and take any necessary accounting measures,

The deferred prosecution is clearly the only option the government has in this situation given the number of major accounting firms we have.

The defendants are accused of perpetuating a massive accounting fraud that cost public investors hundreds of millions of dollars when it collapsed, then they allegedly tried to cover up their crimes by lying.

What is meat for one is not for another--no accounting for fancy.