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Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

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Letter to the Editor: Shedding Light on Audit Deficiencies

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

August 2022 0

I read with interest “Article on the New Working World of the COVID-19 Pandemic” (Hila Fogel-Yaari and Kelly Gebhart, March/April 2022) of The CPA Journal.…

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More Predictions about the Profession’s Future

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

April 2022 0

I read with interest the collection of predictions for 2022 (“The State of the Profession: Predictions for 2022,” December 2021), and I have my own…

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Debating the Guideline Method

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

January 2022 0

I read with interest the article “Using the Guideline Company Method in Valuing Closely Held Companies,” by Nicholas Mastracchio (CPAJ July/August 2020), and I applaud the…

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Can Robotic Process Automation Improve Quality Control in Audits?

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

November 2021 0

The PCAOB requires that registered audit firms adhere to an audit quality control (QC) requirement: A firm of independent auditors has a responsibility to adopt…

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ICYMI | Can Robotic Process Automation Improve Quality Control in Audits?

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

October 2021 0

The PCAOB requires that registered audit firms adhere to an audit quality control (QC) requirement: A firm of independent auditors has a responsibility to adopt…

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Can Robotic Process Automation Improve Quality Control in Audits?

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

August 2021 0

The PCAOB requires that registered audit firms adhere to an audit quality control (QC) requirement: A firm of independent auditors has a responsibility to adopt…

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ICYMI | Goal Conflict or Goal Confluence?

The Paradigm Shift to Remote Working in the Wake of COVID-19

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

September 2020 0

This article reviews the paradigm of office work, as the traditional form has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic that has required most employees to…

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Goal Conflict or Goal Confluence?

The Paradigm Shift to Remote Working in the Wake of COVID-19

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

August 2020 0

This article reviews the paradigm of office work, as the traditional form has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic that has required most employees to…

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The Past, Present, and Future of Forensic Accounting

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

April 2020 0

“Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.” —Sophocles This article is a broad-strokes review of what forensic accountants do, how the profession has developed,…

Regulation on the Rise as Bitcoin Gains Popularity Featured

Figuring Out Cryptoassets

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

November 2019 0

I read with interest the article in the June 2019 CPA Journal by Andre Sterley (“Cryptoassets: Accounting for an Emerging Asset Class,” http://bit.ly/2l7CYf9). It's an excellent article about…

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Understanding Electronic Medical Records

Reliability and Integrity as Critical Components of Medical Practice Valuation, Profitability, and Compliance

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM, Kenneth N. Rashbaum, JD and Reed D. Gelzer, MD, MPH

July 2019 0

The sale and merger of medical practices into larger medical groups or hospital networks is an ongoing trend that began almost a decade ago. A…

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“The PCAOB as Third-party Payer”

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

July 2019 0

I enjoyed Michael Doron's article in the February CPA Journal (“The PCAOB as Third-party Payer”). The PCAOB as a third-party payer is—as the article correctly puts it—an…

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The Risks of Fraud Collusion

Are We Only Looking at Lit Corners?

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

April 2019 0

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), in reporting on collusion in its 2018 Report to the Nations(http://bit.ly/2BIITfH), indicates that there is a direct correlation between…

News & Views

Letter to the Editor: TCJA Impact on Charitable Giving

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

September 2018 0

I read with interest “First Look at the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Impact on Individual Charitable Giving” by Mark A. Nickerson in the April…

Letters to the Editor

The Reality of Blockchain and Its Limitations

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

August 2018 0

I read with interest the introduction to the June 2018 technology issue of The CPA Journal and the articles related to blockchain technology. I found the blockchain…

News & Views

The Reality of Virtual Currency

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

June 2018 0

I have been following the virtual currency (VC) debate and marketplace for some years now, and would like to share my observations as a person…

News & Views

ICYMI | On NY’s New Cybersecurity Requirements

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

September 2017 0

The Computer Crime Research Center defines cyber-crime as “the commitment of crime using electronic technology means.” It can be a theft of assets, a destruction…

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Blockchain: The Making of a Simple, Secure Recording Concept

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

July 2017 0

Ever since the double-entry bookkeeping system was created in 1340, accountants and business owners have been focused on the fidelity of financial reporting systems. The…

Shifting the Risk of Cybercrime Featured

Shifting the Risk of Cybercrime

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

June 2017 0

The Computer Crime Research Center defines cyber-crime as “the commitment of crime using electronic technology means.” It can be a theft of assets, a destruction…

Feature Articles

Technology, Risk Management, and the Audit Process

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM and Guido Gabriele, Esq.

May 2016 0

In Brief As the U.S. economy continues to recover from the Great Recession, new technological developments are once again accelerating, as is corporate adoption of…

Letters to the Editor

Overtime Pay for Staff Accountants

By  Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM

April 2016 0

Overtime Pay for Staff Accountants I read with interest the article regarding overtime pay for staff accountants (The CPA Journal, December 2015, pp. 52–56). My…

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