Sunday, January 01, 2006

State of the Industry's Reputation


With the start of 2006 here, we took a look at replies from industry leaders when asked in the fall of 2005 if they felt the profession had successfully burnished its reputation and moved beyond the scandals of a few years ago.

Through January, WebCPA will post new comment collections each week, featuring thoughts from many of the individuals who made Accounting Today's 2005 Top 100 Most Influential People list.

This week, among others, thoughts from Financial Executives International president and chief executive Colleen Cunningham; noted securities lawyer Melvyn Weiss; chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Robert Herz; and the founder of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Joseph Wells.

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