Accounting
Don’t Just Dream About Success: Stack the Odds in Your Favor
By Ramon Fernandez — I just finished reading a new book by Joe Ben Hoyle entitled Don’t Just Dream About Success: Stack the Odds in Your Favor. It’s a motivational advice book about how to achieve success and attain the goals that you set for yourself. The author writes from experience as a successful CPA,…
Read MoreThe Fraud Triangle: Reducing Fraud
Fraud is a serious issue, and while there is no way to guarantee it will not happen, it is important to try to understand why people commit it to try to prevent it. The fraud triangle simplifies the complicated structure of fraud by breaking it down to three elements: pressure, opportunity, and rationalization. When all…
Read MoreLONGEST-RUNNING SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM AT UST: CSB VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX PROGRAM
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program was begun nationwide in 1969 as an IRS-sponsored program to provide free tax assistance to persons who cannot afford professional tax help. The Accounting Department at the Cameron School of Business has been involved in this program since January 1984, making it UST’s longest-running service learning program. In…
Read MoreWhat Do You See?
What does accounting have to do with 19th century impressionistic art? At first glance, probably nothing. But if one stops to observe, question, think, evaluate, analyze, or imagine, maybe more than you expect. In the Wall Street Journal article “How to End the Age of Inattention” (June 1, 2012), Holly Finn wrote about a now…
Read MoreAdventures of a Forensic Accountant
The forensic accountant, a relatively new breed in the profession, seems to lead a varied and interesting life. Some of them like to call themselves “accountants with guns.” These are the intrepid accountants who work for a government agency and actually train at Quantico. They may work for the DEA where during the day, they…
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