"… s the SEC a lapdog or a watchdog?” asked Lynn Turner, a former SEC chief accountant who left in 2001, in testimony before a Senate panel examining the role of …"

"… ning in 2006, showed “defects and failures” in audits performed by the accountants. “[The auditors] should have delved more deeply into valuation issues,� …"

"… b to pressure to avoid rocking the boat,” Valukas said.The current chief accountant at the SEC, James Kroeker, who also testified, said that while he could no …"

"… lution as a top priority,” said Gary Anderson, a 67-year-old retired accountant who lives downwind from the company’s coal plant. “I don&rsquo …"

"… g or, for that matter, other significant company actions Nevertheless, SEC accountants cried foul when it discovered Harken had recorded the 1989 sale as a capi …"

"… ipal of the loan is reduced—that is, when real cash comes in.A corporate accountant interviewed by The Public i agreed with the SEC’s claim, saying he found …"

"… any to declare an earning on the sale when it is contingent on a loan. The accountant, who asked to not be further identified, said he knew of no other instance …"

"… etter, it also asked Harken to explain why the company and its independent accountants concluded it could declare a capital gain on the sale.The SEC declined to …"

"… he also sold nearly $700,000 worth of shares in four other companies. His accountant, according to a March 1992 SEC memo to the file, had been “bugging him t …"

"… between $5 million and $10 million to their foundation, according to their accountant, Terry Robbins.The foundation’s 1998 Form 990-PF, which all private foun …"

"… onse to some of the concerns raised by her fellow panelists. …"

"… ayed a role in convincing the SEC to drop fraud charges even though an SEC accountant found problems with Allied’s books.The 76-page report by Inspector Gener …"

"… ry in the Los Angeles Times about her tight-fisted giving, Dole blamed her accountant for the errors and made an additional charitable contribution of $75,000.) …"

"… not-for-profit corporation is under no such legal obligation.Al Olsen, the accountant who prepared the tax return for AHGO in 1997, said he thought that Forbes� …"