“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,…
Making the Transition to the Nonprofit Sector
An Insider’s Perspective
Countless articles have been written about undertaking the transition from the for-profit sector to the nonprofit sector, but few have focused on the accounting profession.…
My initiation to the accounting profession came in 1951, when I was first old enough to get working papers. In my time off from school,…
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." — George Bernard Shaw Is the CPA profession declining in…
ICYMI | Managing Risk at the Speed of Change
A New Risk Vocabulary and a Call to the Profession
Electronic commerce has changed the pace of business activity. One McKinsey estimate speculates that the current rate of change is 10 times that of the…
The June 2017 installment of this column covered “Reporting on Restatement Adjustments after an Auditor Change” (http://bit.ly/2pQMClB). This installment expands on that theme, providing guidance…
Managing Risk at the Speed of Change
A New Risk Vocabulary and a Call to the Profession
Electronic commerce has changed the pace of business activity. One McKinsey estimate speculates that the current rate of change is 10 times that of the…