• You ask Google, I answer you.

    Here are some recent questions my readers posed to Google, with answers from me for quick reference. Is Eddie Antar still in prison? No. What happened to Flip This House? Richard Davis and A&E had a big fight and now […]

  • Is fraud ever immaterial?

    A search that brought someone to my blog over the weekend gave me the idea for this post. Immateriality is a concept in accounting that amounts to “too small to matter.” Think of a company with $100 million in sales […]

  • Overstock.com: What are you hiding?

    The “Black Ops” train at Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) has been chugging full steam ahead over the last month, so that can only mean one thing… Patrick Byrne and his minions have something to hide. And indeed, the fourth quarter financial results […]

  • The Fair Tax explained

    This comment was posted earlier this week on WalletPop, in response to a discussion about loans from 401(k) plans. I generally advise against taking loans from your 401(k) or other retirement plan, because before you know it, that loan could […]

  • My Incredible Book Writing Journey

    My first book, Essentials of Corporate Fraud, is not even done printing yet, and I am already starting to write my second book for John Wiley & Sons. How did I do it Well that’s all a bit of a […]

  • Answering tax questions on WalletPop

    AOL is featuring me as their tax expert this season, and I’m answering all kinds of questions about income taxes on WalletPop. Below is the promotional piece from the AOL Money tax page. Feel free to run over to WalletPop […]

  • A Blackerry Blackout?

    Are you sick of seeing people on their BlackBerrys??? Writing emails with their thumbs all day and all night… even during meetings or while they’re having lunch with you? Companies and individuals are trying to do something about it by […]

  • Posts Containing Information About Mark Shurtleff

    To make it easier for those of you have been searching for information on Mark Shurtleff, the Utah Attorney General who endorses multi-level marketing company Usana and engages in other sketchy stuff, I provide this list of links: Utah Attorney […]

  • Steal public funds, get a new gig paid for with public funds…

    I realize that everyone has to make a living somehow. But I’m sorry…. you steal taxpayer money that was supposed to be used to educate children, and you shouldn’t be allowed to get paid with taxpayer money for… educating children. […]

  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says buyout of Yahoo would be great

    Well of course he’s going to say it would be great… he wants to do the deal! The gist of it is this… Ballmer says the Yahoo buyout would be great because (***drum roll***)… it’s about the only way Microsoft […]