Humor for accountants

[Kismet]

This was an IM conversation I had with my husband (who knows nothing about accounting) earlier today. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. His first line is actually a quote from another IM conversation he was having.

Mr. Kismet: "Mr. Kismet can you pretend to be Kismet so I can complain about how my company overly allocated acquisitions to goodwill instead of fixed assets?" -- thats from Mr. X in Ohio
Kismet: hahah. what did you say?
Mr. Kismet: nothing. i didnt know what he was talking about
Kismet: Well it sounds like purchase accounting stuff which I don't do much of. Their company bought another company and the purchase price gets allocated to all the assets and the remainder goes to goodwill.
Mr. Kismet: like the clothing place?
Kismet: sorry, laughing
Mr. Kismet: heh
Kismet: no, goodwill is the difference between what you pay and what it's worth
Mr. Kismet: i see

 

[Skippy123]

This was an IM conversation I had with my husband (who knows nothing about accounting) earlier today. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. His first line is actually a quote from another IM conversation he was having.

Mr. Kismet: "Mr. Kismet can you pretend to be Kismet so I can complain about how my company overly allocated acquisitions to goodwill instead of fixed assets?" -- thats from Mr. X in Ohio
Kismet: hahah. what did you say?
Mr. Kismet: nothing. i didnt know what he was talking about
Kismet: Well it sounds like purchase accounting stuff which I don't do much of. Their company bought another company and the purchase price gets allocated to all the assets and the remainder goes to goodwill.
Mr. Kismet: like the clothing place?
Kismet: sorry, laughing
Mr. Kismet: heh
Kismet: no, goodwill is the difference between what you pay and what it's worth
Mr. Kismet: i see

LOL!!!!

 

[OneFifty]

Cute!

When my husband asks me about work, he always says "How was that quick ratio today? Did you calculate it real quick?" It's the only thing he remembers about accounting101.

 

[Dee*Jay]

LOL!

 

[Phoenix]

Ha ha, too funny!!

 

[stargurl78]

 

[Dee*Jay]

So I had to come back to this thread and say that I started an accounting class last night so I can finish the requirements I need to sit for the CPA and the instructor works for... GOODWILL!!!

In light of this thread, I thought that was just hysterical (and now my instructor things I'm a total loon because every time I thought about the text messages between Mr./Mrs. Kismet I started laughing)!