Introduction - The term forensic accounting is often misused and misunderstood. Tell someone you are a forensic accountant, and the response typically is: “So, like CSI on television!” Sort of. But forensic accountants...more
Existe una propuesta de valor presentable a un cliente cuando un abogado trabaja en conjunto con un contador forense. Los litigios a menudo implican la superposición de múltiples y complejos asuntos legales y contables....more
There is a value added for a client when an Attorney is working in tandem with a forensic accountant. Litigation often involves overlapping complex accounting and legal issues. Working together, Attorneys and Forensic...more
Among the insights shared at last week’s 2019 AICPA Conference on SEC and PCAOB Developments, held December 9–11, Sagar Teotia, recently appointed Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered a...more
In remarks made in December 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chief Accountant Wesley Bricker reaffirmed that auditor independence remains one of the SEC’s areas of focus. Consultations with the SEC about...more
Members of the SEC and staff gave various presentations at the 2015 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments. Much of it contains practical guidance. Speaking to the new accounting standard on revenue...more
In this alert, we provide a detailed overview of the final rules, Regulation Crowdfunding, which will be applicable to crowdfunding offerings conducted in reliance on Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended...more
A standard part of every financial statement audit is providing the auditor a representation letter reaffirming certain assertions that are implicit in preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The AICPA...more
The AICPA has issued non-authoritative guidance which provides that auditing an SEC issuer’s financial statements and performing an independent private sector audit of a conflict minerals report would not be inconsistent with...more