Newly minted CPAs typically have limited hands-on auditing experience. They almost always have no training in specialty areas, such as forensics. A term now commonly used—“frauditing”—connotes approaching an engagement with what would be a routine annual audit with...
In Brief For the last seven years, Russell G. Golden has served as FASB’s chairman. During this time, and for the nine years previously, he has seen the standards setter face numerous challenges in its mission to improve the quality and reliability of financial...