Mastery of accounting standards is critical to the evaluation of issues such as potential financial statements misstatements, auditor misconduct, insolvency, and the damages potentially resulting therefrom. However, such analysis should not be limited to the contemporaneous standards, but rather include an understanding of their evolution over time. This understanding provides increased perspective into the proper […]
Accounting & Auditing Standards
Amy Yurish, CPA, CFF, CFE, Participated in AICPA Panel Discussion For (SSFS No. 1)
Last week Amy Yurish, CPA, CFF, CFE, participated in a panel discussion held by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) related the Statement on Standards for Forensic Services No. 1 (SSFS No. 1). The panelists included Annette Stalker of Stalker Forensics, Lynda Schwartz of Lynda Schwartz LLC, and Amy Yurish, and the discussion […]
Carey Miller, CPA, CFF, Selected for AICPA 2021 Leadership Academy
Carey Miller, CPA, CFF, was one of only 30 CPAs honored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) as a member of the Leadership Academy’s 13th graduating class. Carey was selected based on her exceptional leadership skills and professional experience. Carey provides forensic accounting services and dispute consulting services to public and private sector clients. […]
Veris from Ocean Tomo: Introducing Accounting and Auditing Standards
When assertions of error in financial statements are made or when the conduct of professionals is challenged, it is imperative that those assertions and challenges be evaluated by competent professionals who will call it as they see it. That competency and integrity define the Veris from Ocean Tomo practice and professionals. Veris from Ocean Tomo […]
Michelle Avery Speaks at William & Mary’s Mason Summer Business Institute
Veris from Ocean Tomo’s Michelle Avery recently spoke at William & Mary’s Mason Summer Business Institute (MSBI). Michelle was selected to discuss non-traditional finance options incorporating both her background in forensic analysis and auditing and her role on the AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinRec). FinREC is a senior committee of the AICPA for financial […]
Veris from Ocean Tomo Managing Director, Jonathan Couchman, published in the American Bar Association Website
Ghostwriting Expert Report a Remarkable Breach of Ethics and Protocol A recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on a motion to preclude expert testimony underscored the importance of maintaining an expert’s objectivity. In Numatics Inc. v. Balluff Inc. and Barnum Company (13-11049), the court excluded the testimony of an expert […]