Even in the post-Sarbanes Oxley, post-Enron environment, accountants have continued to enjoy a solid reputation among the public, and among business decision makers. That's a testament to your integrity and professional competence. Business executives -- your clients -- give you...

For close to three years the Big Four accounting firms have been advising their corporate clients to change the way they account for auction-rate securities. Many companies changed the way they account for auction-rate securities on their balance sheets, sometimes...