Ryan Buckner

Hopefully this writing finds you well and adjusting to perhaps the most serious health-related situation in many a lifetime. Perhaps it may find you contemplating preparedness in specific ways.

While it’s true that life and the American experience has tremendously improved for most black Americans since the Civil Rights Movement, there remains much opportunity for continued progress.

Originally published in Accounting Today Simply put, SSAE No 18 is the standard which recodifies all the previous attestation standards. It is the culmination of the efforts to clarify...

CIOs have a unique vantage point over their organization.  From where they sit, they see efficiencies, pain points, and potential weaknesses across all departments.  This level of visibility is...

Whether it is shoes, real estate or professional services, capitalism means for competition among suppliers in ways that are both healthy and necessary.  For consumers, competition also provides a...

Think of your auditing firm like you would a long-term business partner. They are someone you will work with year after year, and they will be an integral part of setting the stage for your...

If we require assistance from a vendor to have developer access to production how is that treated during the audit?

The WLA Security Control Standards help provide confidence in a lottery operation. To retain the confidence of players and other stakeholders, lottery organizations need to develop and maintain a...

In January, the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee (ASEC) released the revised version of the Trust Services Principles and Criteria (TSP). Since the release, there have been questions...

In my line of work, it is not only advisable to have a mastery of the facts, but prudence would suggest that a good dose of foresight and reason based on actual experience can often times be as...

Belonging to the school of thought that new cars are for the birds, I have nearly 250,000 miles on my 14 year old SUV. In some ways, it’s a point of pride, but I must admit that the engine doesn’t...

The following is a summary of thoughts based on an enthusiastic exchange at the Atlanta Chapter CSA Meeting on January 20th and was attended by Schellman Shareholder Ryan Buckner.

In October, I posted an article on the various alternatives for CPA attestation reports. This past week, the AICPA issued its guidance on Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 reports and an...

This article is also posted on the re: The Auditors blog and can be found here.