19 Quotes by Lynn Turner

Yes, I would, but only because it is him.

If that is what the SEC accepts, then investors are in trouble and our financial reporting indeed needs improving,

If the council determines not to approve the funding, we assume that will be consistent with a decision not to complete the investigation.

That stuff isn't free. It has a cost.

Wasn't horrible and it made sense. And if it stops people from speeding, hey that's a good deal.

When people get successful, when people find that they are making a lot of money, it tends to bring with it certain things like arrogance and greed. There was a suspension of disbelief in the 1990s. No one wanted to roil the waters.

While I certainly don't have sympathy for the auditors and accountants who sold the shelters, I have perhaps even less sympathy for those who were rolling the dice just to see if they could avoid paying their share of taxes.

First and foremost it is the company, it's these executives that put these numbers together, it's not the auditors. So the people who are actually in the kitchen, cooking the books, stirring the stew, so to speak, are these executives, and there is no excuse for what happened.

The good news is, as a result of that process, investors should have greater confidence overall in the numbers going forward.