Paul Miller, CPA
Professor, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Member of the Accounting Council
Council Member Biography
Paul Miller, PhD, is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Dr. Miller has over 35 years of teaching, professional, and regulatory experience in financial reporting, GAAP, with service on the staffs of both FASB and the SEC. He holds a PhD degree from the University of Texas at Austin and B.A. and B. S. degrees from Rice University. Dr. Miller is a well-known analyst and critic of reporting policies and practices with over 300 publications, including 16 books, and has been a lead columnist in Accounting Today since 1996. He has performed over 100 Red Flag and specialized engagements for GLG since 2004, involving such industries as steel, autos, software, energy, medical devices, retailing, and mining. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 1988 - present
- Professor, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
- 1987 - 1988
- Academic Fellow, Securities & Exchange Commission
- 1982 - 1983
- Faculty Fellow, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOUNDATION INC
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Paul Miller, CPA(?)
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Truth is truth, whether it's welcome news or not
July 7, 2009
Paul Miller, CPA, Professor, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
The Fair Value Deadbeat Debate Returns | www.cfo.com
Financial reporting works best, and maybe only, when it is complete and unbiased. If it is biased to manage the message, it becomes a method of distributing propaganda and all credibility is lost.The economics of gain occurrence is unarguable. If management can retire a debt for a smaller...
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October 13, 2008
Paul Miller, CPA, Professor, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Alls Fair: The Crisis and Fair-Value Accounting | www.cfo.com
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Is it bad reporting or does naivete reign at the highest levels?
August 7, 2008
Paul Miller, CPA, Professor, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Mulling the Fair Value, Historic Cost Choice | www.cfo.com
Maybe it's just me, but these quotes from Herz and Pozen are off-base. When they suggest there could be a pure historical cost system, they are talking about something that doesn't exist and hasn't existed in a 100 years, if even then. I have to believe that Herz was misquoted or misinterpreted; Ican...
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Accounting for subprime investments: Denial is not a river in Egypt
April 7, 2008
Paul Miller, CPA, Professor, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
SEC fails to douse debate over ‘fair value’ | www.ft.com
This article reveals the bizarre mindset of managers who (a) want to take huge risks for a shot at high returns, (b) don’t mind reporting results when they succeed, but (c) don’t want to report their losses. To put it another way, they want to invest in risky securities but report income from their...
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GLG Study Groups with Paul Miller, CPA(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Telecom Experts who are GLG Leaders,Scholars and Educators | 118 |
| US GAAP Healthcare Specialists | 337 |
| Accounting, Finance, and Tax Professors (US) | 448 |
| FASB 28: Sale-Leaseback Accounting Experts | 10 |
GLG Live Meetings with Paul Miller, CPA(?)
Recent Seminars
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December 11, 2008 | New York
GLG Seminar: (NYC) Toxic Accounting for Toxic Financing