Assurance Publications

EBP Commentator

Published by BDO Seidman's Employee Benefit Plan Audit practice, EBP Commentator provides news and the latest developments impacting your qualified plans and their respective audits.

4/28/2009 EBP Commentator April 2009
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Client Advisories

Our client advisories are concise documents that provide timely commentary, analysis and insights on events and trends of interest to managers and directors. To subscribe to future client advisories, please use our RSS feed or send an email to BDO Seidman’s National Assurance practice at assurance@bdo.com

3/16/2009 EITF Issues Affect 2009 Financial Reporting
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2/27/2009 Improving Transparency in Turbulent Times
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5/1/2008 Disclosures and Audit Committees are Key in Turbulent Times
159KB PDF file
2/28/2008 Financial Reporting in Turbulent Markets
160KB PDF File
1/31/2008 New Accounting for M&A Affects Earnings and Deals
178 KB PDF File

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Financial Reporting Conference Calls

BDO Seidman conducts periodic financial reporting update conference calls for our clients and friends. To hear a replay of a call, click on the link for the corresponding audio (WAV) file below. To receive invitations to future conference calls, please send an e-mail to reportingupdate@bdo.com.
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CPE Attendance Sheet
70KB Word Document
4/15/2009 April 2009 Reporting Update Audio
46.8MB WAV File (1:08:05)
4/15/2009 April 2009 Reporting Update Slides
PPT Presentation
5/6/2008 May 2008 Reporting Update Slides
PPT Presentation
1/2/2008 December 2007 Reporting Update Audio
58MB WAV File (1:22:56)

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Financial Reporting Newsletters

Our Financial Reporting newsletters address significant financial reporting developments, relating to both public and private businesses, that occur throughout the year.

5/8/2009 Shareholder Questions - 2009
180 KB PDF File
4/24/2009 Accounting Challenges 2009
515 KB File
1/20/2009 SEC Year in Review: 2008
333 KB PDF File
1/15/2009 Report on the AICPA SEC and PCAOB Conference
236 KB PDF File
5/9/2008 Shareholder Questions - 2008
194KB PDF File
3/14/2008 Accounting Year in Review: 2007
536KB PDF file
2/13/2008 SEC Year in Review: Overview of Significant 2007 Developments
288KB PDF file
2/1/2008 Report on the AICPA SEC and PCAOB Conference
230KB PDF file

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Comment Letters

BDO Seidman's comment letters on FASB and SEC proposals.

1/6/2009 BDO generally agrees with the changes reflected in the proposed Statement on Subsequent Events and supports the FASB’s proposal to move the guidance on this subject from the auditing literature to the accounting literature.
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1/6/2009 BDO supports the FASB’s proposal to move the guidance on going concern from the auditing literature to the accounting literature but urges the FASB to rethink the expanded time horizon proposed in its proposed Statement on Going Concern.
29KB PDF File
8/11/2008 BDO Seidman urges the FASB to rethink its proposed disclosures about potential litigation and certain other loss contingencies.
77KB PDF File
8/1/2008 BDO Seidman responds to the SEC's request for comments on interactive data to improve financial reporting.
25KB PDF Document
7/23/2008 BDO Seidman asks the SEC to provide guidance about estimates of fair value in distressed markets. We also urge the SEC to recommend that the FASB and IASB be circumspect in extending fair value measurements to nonfinancial liabilities.
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7/14/2008 BDO Seidman responds to the FASB’s request for additional comments on mergers and acquisitions of not-for-profit organizations.
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6/5/2008 BDO Seidman comments on the FASB’s preliminary views regarding financial instruments with characteristics of equity.
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5/29/2008 BDO Seidman generally supports the goal of enhanced reporting by foreign private issuers but suggests a few modifications to the SEC’s rule proposal.
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5/2/2008 BDO Seidman evaluates the disclosure requirements in proposed FSP FAS 132(R)-a and suggests an alternative approach that is more flexible and easier to implement.
30KB PDF file
4/18/2008 BDO Seidman urges the FASB to trim the disclosures in proposed FSP FAS 117-a on endowments for not-for-profit organizations and suggests extending the effective date to allow an extra six months for implementation.
33KB PDF file
3/31/2008 BDO Seidman generally supports the recommendations of the SEC's CIFR advisory committee, but asks the committee to reconsider its recommendations in several areas, including industry-specific and activity-based accounting guidance.
53KB PDF file
1/21/2008 BDO Seidman urges the FASB to clarify the eligibility criteria for the proposed deferral of the effective date of Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, for nonpublic companies.
25KB PDF file
1/16/2008 BDO Seidman supports the proposed partial deferral of Statement 157, Fair Value Measurements, for nonfinancial assets and liabilities
111KB PDF file

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