In the past year at the PCAOB, we've had a lot of change. At the beginning of the year, and for the first time since…
One of the most challenging issues facing leaders in the public accounting profession is the high rate of employee turnover. A recent survey finds that…
Accounting in the Public Interest
An Historical Perspective on Professional Ethics
In Brief The commitment to serve the public interest in accounting has eroded, as personal and business relationships with clients and client management increasingly create…
Accounting professionals are keenly aware that the workflow in public accounting is cyclical and that reporting deadlines can lead to work weeks well in excess…
I wanted to be a doctor for most of my childhood. Then, during my senior year in high school, on a whim I took an…
Old Habits Are Hard to Break
The Expectation Gap and the Case against Careless Use of Outdated Language
“For in spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody.” —Aldous Huxley, “Sermons in…
One CPA’s 30-Year Journey
A Path into and out of Public Accounting
In my 30 years of being a CPA, I’ve gone from a family small business accounting practice to being a head of tax at a…