tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post7150018161132898110..comments2024-03-18T23:59:39.885-07:00Comments on Skeptical CPA: A Greek SpecialistIndependent Accountanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800220849565219709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-23659065853867031202010-03-14T07:22:20.295-07:002010-03-14T07:22:20.295-07:00TC:
Thanks.
IATC:<br />Thanks. <br /><br /> IAIndependent Accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800220849565219709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-16039487498704680702010-03-14T07:04:41.093-07:002010-03-14T07:04:41.093-07:00interesing & a rare post in the internet.
tha...interesing & a rare post in the internet.<br /><br />thanks for sharing this with us.<br /><br />regards,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tescottcpa.com/" rel="nofollow"> tucson cpa</a>tucson cpahttp://www.tescottcpa.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-64994050600358244902010-03-13T08:58:28.644-08:002010-03-13T08:58:28.644-08:00There is an expertise of Wall Street which is tole...There is an expertise of Wall Street which is tolerated by regulators.<br /><br />This is regulatory, accounting and legal smoke and mirror making.<br /><br />Obscuring substance... and meeting legal "form"...<br /><br />Vampire Squid, and their less talented brethren, know that regulators are not clever enough to catch them at it... and I imagine Addy and her compatriots have a good laugh at the stupidity of the government stooges that they service. <br /><br />Zero sum game? Why yes... that's true IA... and the main myth that the Greeks can help us slay is that the financial wizards are able to create value from financial engineering.<br /><br />Those striking pensioners in Athens can't eat interest rate swaps... in fact they will eat less because MORE money is owed now thanks to Addy the Greek yogini...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-75535185467476487042010-03-13T07:53:25.316-08:002010-03-13T07:53:25.316-08:00I am not one to think of CPAs much but the occasio...I am not one to think of CPAs much but the occasional reading of your posts and your blog's title does have me now pondering this subject.<br /><br />It seems to me that you will still always be left dealing with the moral fiber of a CPA, what level of integrity they have and ultimately who they feel their client is they are representing.<br /><br />I am sure you guys have a professional standard for this issue but like most standards, are a rabbit hole you can drive a 10 ton truck through.<br /><br />So it still gets back to the individual as well as the culture of the firm the CPA works for as well as the broader culture the firm itself resides within.<br /><br />Perhaps another way of re-stating "Where were the CPAs and analysts while this sham went on?" is "Where were the CPAs who think and act like me?" ;-)<br /><br />I do agree with you that if she really masked Greece's debt, she should at least be stripped of the right to work with other people's money, if not placed in prison.<br /><br />... FWIW I don't get the sense the concept of "professional" in financial services professional is the same concept of professional you and I have.<br /><br />Be wellThaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700253024420397221noreply@blogger.com