About
CPA and former Audit & Quality Partner with 30+ years of experience in public company and private company auditing, PCAOB standards, engagement quality reviews, audit quality, and financial reporting matters. He advises CPA firms on EQR, quality management, inspection readiness, and complex accounting and auditing issues, and is available for consulting expert and supporting expert roles.
Allan Dulany, CPA, is the founder of Allan Dulany CPA PLLC and a former Audit & Quality Partner with more than 30 years of experience in public accounting. His background includes audit quality leadership, engagement quality reviews, PCAOB standards, financial reporting, and complex accounting and auditing matters across public and private company environments.
Over the course of his career, Allan has worked extensively with audit firms on technical accounting and auditing issues, quality control and quality management matters, inspection readiness, remediation, and pre-issuance engagement reviews. His experience includes evaluating complex accounting positions, audit judgments, firm methodology, engagement performance, and professional standards compliance.
Allan’s practice is focused on advising CPA firms in areas such as engagement quality reviews, QC and quality management implementation, PCAOB-related matters, inspection preparedness, and complex audit and financial reporting issues. He is building the expert witness side of his practice and is available for consulting expert and supporting expert roles involving accounting, auditing, financial reporting, audit quality, and professional standards matters.
Methodology & Approach
Allan approaches expert witness and consulting matters with a focus on technical rigor, objectivity, and clear communication. His methodology begins with understanding the relevant facts, engagement context, applicable professional standards, and key accounting or auditing issues. He then evaluates the matter against the relevant framework, including GAAP, GAAS, PCAOB standards, firm policies, and quality management considerations, as applicable.
His approach emphasizes independence of thought, careful document analysis, practical industry experience, and the ability to explain complex accounting and auditing concepts in a clear and useful manner for counsel and other stakeholders. He is particularly well suited for matters involving audit quality, engagement reviews, professional standards, financial reporting issues, and firm-level quality control or quality management questions.
Expert Witness Experience
Building expert witness practice; available for consulting expert and supporting expert roles. Prior experience includes approximately three days of SEC deposition testimony in regulatory matters involving a former firm.
Education & Credentials
Education
B.B.A. in Accounting, University of Houston, 1994
Certifications & Licenses
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Texas