Entries from March 2008 ↓

Explaining the virtues of testing

March 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments

One of the most challenging aspects of my job as a public accountant and auditor is explaining to clients why I’d like to do what I need to do. Frequently you’ll find in your position as the auditor that client employees will enjoy seeing you twist in the wind and will find the most effective way […]

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Category: Auditing
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Financial statements using Flash

March 27th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Are there any companies out there presenting their financial state­ments, or infor­mation derived from financial statement data, using Flash? I haven’t seen any, but if they’re out there, I’d like to. If you know of any, please let me know! I think it’d be a pretty engaging medium to use to commu­nicate financial data to stakeholders. […]

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CA">Today I am a CA

March 27th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Got the email from the ICAO this afternoon at about 4:30. I was accepted as a member (i.e. a Chartered Accountant) on the March 24 committee meeting! So, with that, my blog has no purpose. It all began shortly after I passed the CKE in early 2006, and you’ve been following my journey down the […]

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Category: Profession

Mid-busy season update, part deux

March 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

The silence from this blog lately has been deafening. Time to pick the low-hanging fruit and churn out something, anything, to let my readers know I’m not dead yet. First of all, my buddy Krupo’s been cranking out quality, enter­taining posts every other day it seems. In this latest post on unions, he lays the smack […]

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