Resources
As recognized accounting experts, members of our team are consistently asked
for professional opinions regarding accounting and reporting issues, as well as
tax-related matters, financial planning, and various other services. The
financial tools offered below are not meant to substitute for financial advice
from a qualified professional, but rather to act as an informational starting
point for research. Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the CRI team
with additional questions after review.
Scholar-in-Residence Program
CRI created its scholar-in-residence program initially to focus on
enhancing the quality of service provided by the firm’s accounting and auditing
(A&A) practice. The program since has expanded to encompass tax, forensic
accounting and firm-wide skills training, including its unique Leadership
Academy. Currently, CRI benefits from the expertise of four PhD
Scholars-in-Residence who facilitate training at all levels within the firm.
CRI’s executive committee utilizes these Scholars to communicate consistent
messaging and help implement the quality control process throughout the firm’s
various practice areas.
Steve Grice, PhD,
CPA, an associate professor of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and
the former director of the School of Accountancy at Troy University, serves as
the Accounting & Auditing Scholar-in-Residence. His role not only includes the
development of accounting and auditing training curriculum for the firm and
serving as a technical resource, but it also includes working as a part of the
quality control committee with a focus on quality control standardization and
consistency throughout the practice offices.
Frank Messina, DBA, CPA
and chair of the department of accounting and information systems at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham, serves as the Tax Scholar-in-Residence. In
addition to serving as a technical resource for tax issues, he is charged with
developing consistency and standardization throughout the firm’s tax practice.
Dr. Messina is also well known for his expertise regarding cooperative taxation
and has served on the national education committee of the National Society of
Cooperative Accountants (NSAC) for over 15 years.
Tommie Singleton, PhD,
serves as the Scholar-in-Residence for information technology and has recently
been appointed to the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Information Technology
Executive Committee (ITEC). His CRI responsibility areas encompass IT audit,
forensic accounting and SAS 70 audits. Dr. Singleton is also an associate
professor in the Accounting and Information Systems Department at the University
of Alabama at Birmingham and co-author of the college textbook, IT Auditing
and Assurance. He is currently completing his third year as editor of the
Information Systems Audit and Control Journal and author of its “IT Audit
Basics” column, which is published six times a year.
CRI’s fourth scholar-in-residence,
Molly Epstein, PhD,
is an associate professor in the practice of management communication department
at the Goizueta Business School of Emory University. Through her leadership and
direction, the firm developed the Annual Leadership Academy, which focuses on
helping employees become better professionals. The first course employees
complete at the academy outlines CRI’s culture, vision, and values, while other
courses highlight professional skills such as teamwork, professional
communication, and coaching and mentoring.
CRI Tax Planning Guide
The Carr, Riggs & Ingram Tax Planning Guide is now
available in PDF format. Adobe Reader must be installed to view the document.
Tax
Planning Guide
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American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants
Committed to member service and the public interest, the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and its predecessors have
been serving the accounting profession since 1887. To find out more about the
AICPA, please click on the following link.
AICPA
The AICPA recently announced its
2010 Training School - IT
Considerations in Risk-Based Financial Statement Audits. The conference's
goals are to provide hands-on case studies while providing a better
understanding of the impact of IT issues upon financial reporting.
CRI is pleased to announce that two of our team members,
David
Mills and
Tommie
Singleton, will be presenting during the conference. David Mills, CISA,
CGEIT, serves CRI as an IT consulting partner and has conducted numerous IT
audits and security testing for governmental, financial, private and publicly
traded entities. David designs, implements and maintains IT systems for
government, education, and private business. With over thirty years of
accounting and auditing experience, Tommie Singleton, Ph.D., CISA, CITP, CMA,
CFF, CGEIT, is a Scholar-in-Residence. His specializations include IT audit, IT
risk analysis, disaster recovery, forensic accounting/fraud, IS development, and
IT governance.
Accounting Today Top 100 Accounting Firms
Carr, Riggs & Ingram is proud to be recognized by Accounting Today
as the 34th largest accounting and advisory firm in the nation. In addition to
this national ranking, we are also pleased to announce that Accounting Today
also recognized CRI as a "Leader in A&A".
Accounting Today
Top 100 Firms 2010
Gulf Coast Oil Spill
CRI has developed a task force of experienced business
valuation experts available to advise business and property
owners regarding proactive steps to meet the upcoming challenges
resulting from the damages to our Florida coastal areas.
Recommended tips for claim documentation include:
- Clean the expected exposure area.
- Place booms, sandbags, hay and/or pine straw along the shoreline.
- Track all costs.
- Photo and videotape daily events, including mitigation efforts.
- Document all lost revenue, and ask who,
when, and why.
- Refer to the USCG claimants manual on their
website.
- Available types of claims include removal
costs, real or personal property damage, loss of
profits and earnings potential, loss of
government revenues, and cost of increased
public services - overtime, system losses, etc.
- Save the newspaper articles detailing the
spills.
- Compile witness statements.
- Detail attempted actions on behalf of
yourself and your business.
- Document dates and times.
- Be advised that your homeowner's policy may
include a "Pollution Exclusion".
Oil Spill
Expense Spreadsheet
Oil
Spill Contacts & Claims
Glossary of Accounting Terms