Contract-signing bonuses may be offered for a variety of reasons, such as to entice the candidate to accept an offer, to offset some of the related transitional costs including relocation or to comply ...

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Construction workers tend to work based on contractors they make with the owners of property. Traditionally these contractors could choose from a variety of accounting procedures to account for the ...

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Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 54, No. 2, Future Directions in Accounting Research (MAY 2016), pp. 397-435 (39 pages) This paper reviews theoretical and empirical work on financial contracting ...

The World Bank's STEP System has a new Contract Management Module. This tutorial covers how to use the Contract Management Plan to manage the contract. Click on the video to start watching.

The World Bank's STEP System has a new Contract Management Module. This tutorial covers recording key planned dates for contracts that are ready to be signed. Click on the video to start watching.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board approved a new rule for companies leasing out assets in an effort to eliminate a sometimes sizable accounting loss at the start of certain contracts. The new ...

Securities and Exchange Commission staffers have been pressing Computer Associates International Inc. for more-complete accounting, including details on how its so-called pro forma earnings statements ...