The best compliment I ever received was, “You're not the typical accountant.” I've had a very rewarding career in public accounting. Upon graduation from college,…
ICYMI | Serving the Public as a CPA
It’s More Than Just Numbers
After reading the definition for “Certified Public Accountant,” one could easily walk away with the understanding that a CPA is a numbers cruncher, someone who…
Listening to the Advice of Others
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
At age 17, the probability of my becoming a CPA and creating a successful public accounting practice was similar to the probability of David slaying…
The best compliment I ever received was, “You're not the typical accountant.” I've had a very rewarding career in public accounting. Upon graduation from college,…
My Journey as a Forensic Accountant
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
Life has many unexpected turns; one such turn was the direction my career took when I was 29 years old. A single phone call from…
My Life as an Accountant—and More
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
Editor's Note: The following is an extended version of an article originally published in the February 2018 print issue. I was born in Uzbekistan during…
My Life as an Accountant—and More
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
I was born in Uzbekistan during the Soviet era. Growing up, I spoke Russian and Uzbek, and lived a very simple, modest life. But I…
While the first “thinking machine” was invented in the 1940s, it took a good 30 years before computers were small and affordable enough to become…