Accounting and law students team up to aid small businesses, non-profits.

From left, Corally Rodriguez, MACC student; Illeana Charry, client;Indyara Andion, law student, and Tessie Brunken, professor, Accounting Thanks to an innovative collaboration between the college’s School of Accounting and the College of Law, qualified small businesses and non-profit organizations can receive free accounting services in the latter’s Community Development Clinic. Launched in fall, 2007, the initiative has received […]

New director of the School of Accounting feted at Deloitte-hosted reception.

Attendees at reception for Director of School of Accounting Sharon Lassar The College of Business Administration and the hard-working committee that conducted a national search were delighted when Sharon Lassar accepted the position as director of the School of Accounting. She, in turn, was pleased recently by a reception that Deloitte, and Carlos Sabater, Deloitte […]

Accounting sector sees future leaders within the College of Business Administration’s ranks.

While many people kick back in the summer, an elite group of students from the College of Business Administration stayed busy attending special events designed to prepare them for careers in accounting. Grant Thornton (GT) LLP, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), and KPMG ran programs this summer targeting those from diverse backgrounds, helping groom […]

ALPFA National Convention puts students past and present in the spotlight.

FIU Accounting Association at 2007 ALPFA National Convention in Orlando, FL “South Region Student of the Year.” “ALPFA National Student of the Year.” “South Region Chapter of the Year” award. Regional winners, KPMG case competition. Those honors accrued to students and alumni from the College of Business Administration during the Association of Latino Professionals in […]

Research reveals the perceptions and realities around audit firms’ services and fees.

Kannan Raghunandan The financial collapse of the Enron Corporation in late 2001 generated headlines around the world and set off a chain of events that has left a lasting effect on corporations today—including how investors perceive a company’s relationship with its auditors. “Since then, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has required public companies to […]

College’s School of Accounting Advisory Board helps spearhead new Accounting Alumni Affinity Council.

At the December Advisory Board meeting of the School of Accounting, members agreed to move forward with plans to launch a new Accounting Alumni Affinity Council in 2007. Each firm represented on the Board will select two School of Accounting alumni who work in their respective firms to sit on the Steering Committee, which will […]