The Commissioners and staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission are great people: smart, talented, personable. Nonetheless, I would guess that most Compliance Week readers would like to interact with them as little as possible. I’m here to help.
No, I don’t know how to get your company off the list to get an SEC comment letter. But I can give some simple advice that will make your dealings with the SEC on accounting matters easier, and greatly reduce the chance that you’ll end up with a restatement or an enforcement action.
My advice won’t help with problems caused by ...