A suspicious mind: profile of a forensic accountant

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Former IRS Criminal Investigation Division chief Robert G. Roche is joining other former top IRS agents in forming The Financial Investigative Services Group, a nationwide private financial investigation network. Roche has received specialized training from the IRS on how to conduct forensic investigations, encompassing interview techniques and various methods of proof. He believes a forensic accountant must have a suspicious mind, be able to look beyond the face value of records, and must be prepared for such activities as conducting surveillances, reviewing telephone toll records, conducting mail watches, and even examining suspects' trash. Roche believes that demand for forensic accountants will increase, and says public accounting firms may have to inaugurate training programs similar to that of the IRS.

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Mission to Macedonia

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Retired financial executive Louis Vlasho was sent by the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) to Macedonia to help a small company develop a cost accounting system. FSVC was established by former Sec of State Cyrus Vance and former Deputy Sec John Whitehead in 1990 to provide technical financial expertise to former communist countries in Europe. Vlasho, who is of Macedonian heritage, was charged with assisting household appliances maker Mikron implement a world-class cost accounting system. Aside from achieving this objective, he has been trying to promote investments in the former Yugoslav republic. Even after completing his mission, Vlasho continues to monitor Mikron's progress and may even return to the country to help it compete in the global marketplace.

Motor and Generator Manufacturing, Household Appliances, Household Appliance Manufacturing, Motors and generators, Electrical Motors, Donations, Accounting and auditing, Home appliances industry, Appliance industry, Appliances, Electric motor industry, Macedonia, Electric motors, Vlasho, Louis, Mikron

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Bob Liptak, president, 1992-93

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Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Pres Robert W. Liptak believes that the organization's principal mission is to help its members respond to the demands of a rapidly changing business environment. Liptak therefore intends to concentrate on four basic strategic objectives. These are enhancing the IMA's influence, encouraging accountants to seek CMA certification, building professional links among IMA members, and improving the quality of the IMA's continuing education programs. Liptak, a chief financial officer at the real estate firm Fasion & Assoc, began his one-year term as IMA president on July 1, 1992.

Accounting, auditing, & bookkeeping, Cover Story, Associations, Managerial accounting, Liptak, Robert W.

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