Harry L. "Hank" Gutman

Principal, KPMG

Taxes in a World of Economic Uncertainty

As Joint Committee Chief of Staff from 1991 through 1993, Mr. Gutman was the primary nonpartisan advisor to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees concerning the technical, economic and revenue aspects of tax legislation. Mr. Gutman also served as Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel in the Treasury Department Office of Tax Policy. Throughout his career, Mr. Gutman has counseled major multinational corporations on various implications of tax legislative change. (More...) 

Kelly Matthews

Executive Vice President and Economist, Wells Fargo & Company

Utah's Economic Outlook

Dr. Kelly Matthews is responsible for local, regional and national economic analysis and forecasting. He is also the Wells Fargo government affairs officer in Utah. He is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.  His research and opinions are widely read by the financial and business community, and he is regularly quoted in newspapers, radio and television news coverage. (More...)
 

Edward W. Trott

Former Member, Financial Accounting Standards Board

The Use of Fair Value Measurements in Financial Reporting

Ed Trott was a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) from October 1999 to June 2007. Prior to being appointed to the FASB, Ed was involved in accounting standard setting as a member of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) for 7 years and the AICPA’s Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC) for approximately 3 years. (More...)

Jason Collins

Partner, Diamond McCarthy LLP

Accountant Liability Amidst the Wave of Insolvencies and Financial Frauds

Jason Collins is a partner at Diamond McCarthy LLP. Jason is a commercial trial lawyer and former Certified Public Accountant who handles all types of complex business litigation, with a special emphasis on financial fraud cases, insolvency disputes, professional liability matters, and cross-border financial litigation. Jason manages some of the most prominent financial fraud and insolvency cases in the United States and around the world. Jason has particular expertise in prosecuting claims against auditors and maintains an active docket of cases against Big Four and major regional accounting firms.  (More...)

Scott Taub

Managing Director, Financial Reporting Advisors, LLC

The US and International Accounting

Scott A. Taub is a managing director of Financial Reporting Advisors, LLC (FRA). Mr. Taub spent 6 ½ years as a professional accounting fellow, deputy chief accountant, and acting chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He played a key role in the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Office of the Chief Accountant, including resolution of accounting and auditing practice issues, rulemaking, oversight of private sector standard-setting efforts, and regulation of auditors. Mr. Taub represented the SEC before accounting standard-setters, the U.S. Congress, the and many other bodies.  (More...)

David M. Allen

Partner, Grant Thornton LLP

Tax Update

Dave is a Tax Partner in the Salt Lake City office of Grant Thornton. Dave brings over 25 years of experience in taxation and international finance. In addition to his experience in public accounting, Dave’s experience includes five years in private industry during which he functioned as Director of Tax and International Finance and Chief Financial Officer of an international design-build construction company with annual receipts in excess of $1 billion. (More...)

Reuben Cook & Bryant Armstrong

Technology and Business Advisor/Partner, Technology & Business Advisory Practice Areas, Squire & Company, PC

Tag You're It: XBRL -What You Need to Know

Prior to joining Squire & Company, PC as a Technology & Business Advisor, Reuben Cook worked as a knowledge base designer, knowledge management coach, and internal auditor. At Squire & Company, PC, Reuben’s experience includes auditing, CFO outsourcing, application implementation, performance management, financial planning and modeling, and data management. Active in the community, Reuben is a member of the board of trustees for UCFS Academy. He is also a member of the Direct Selling Management Association and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Bryant’s area of focus at Squire and Company, PC is financial reporting and business intelligence, reporting and scorecarding infrastructure, accounting system implementation and training. His industry specialties encompass direct selling, government and non-profit, distribution and construction. Bryant heads the Technology Services Division and leads a team of dedicated and trained personnel. He is experienced in auditing a variety of businesses in different industries. He has extensive experience in implementing Microsoft Dynamics GP as well as implementing QuickBooks and assisting businesses in understanding their accounting information. (More...)