ALBANY—Deemed
a “semisecret fourth branch of government” that
operates with limited supervision, New York state’s 600-plus
public authorities are the object of a major reform initiative.
NEW YORK—A
year-old anti-fraud standard has gone into effect in earnest recently
as practitioners begin to audit financial statements with a mandate
for a keener eye and greater skepticism. Continue...
Society
Mourns Loss of Profession’s Leaders
The New York State Society of CPAs
mourns the passing of two prominent members. Continue...
It was about
this time two years ago that I was nominated to serve as your president-elect
to eventually become your president. At the time we were in the
middle of what has become known as the Enron crisis. The energy
giant had declared bankruptcy and was effectively out of business.
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