By
Simon Eskow
New York
— A New York State Education Department official hopes
to reform the accounting profession from the inside out by making
changes to state regulation with or without accompanying legislative
measures.
Johanna
Duncan-Poitier, the deputy commissioner for Higher Education
and the Professions, told the New York State Accountancy Board
that her department planned to become more aggressive in pushing
for change.
“At
this time last year, we thought (2004) was going to be the year
we’d see legislation,” she said. “Then, 2004
felt like déjà vu. Now, this is going to be the
year….we can’t wait for legislation.”
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