CPA discusses field with students

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Robert W. Askey, a certified public accountant and managing partner of Askey, Askey & Associates, recently spoke to Chopticon High School students about fraud and forensic accounting.

He spoke to business administration students and students of the school's Academy of Finance. His talks were specifically designed to open the eyes and minds of the students toward degrees in accounting by pointing out to them that accounting is more than just crunching numbers, according to a press release from the accounting firm.

"Specialized training and certification in the areas of fraud detection and forensic accounting are now necessary tools of our trade," Askey said in the release. "Current economic conditions coupled with simple greed and man's need for financial survival require that we be properly trained in these areas to combat what will likely be an increase in incidents of thefts and embezzlements into the near future."

Askey team members are accomplished speakers on a variety of tax, accounting and financial matters and are available to speak to local organizations, Askey said.