Tom Groskopf is a nationally recognized authority on accounting and auditing topics and recently named by Accounting Today as one of the top 100 most influential people in accounting. Tom is service line leader for Barnes, Dennig & Co., Ltd. A&A practice. He also serves as Technical Director for the AICPA's Center for Plain English Accounting, a national A&A resource center. Tom is a founding member of the Private Company Council and was the past representative from the U.S.A. on the International Financial Reporting Standards' Small- and Medium-sized Entity Implementation Group. Tom previously served on the advisory-only FASB Private Company Financial Reporting Committee, and he served a three-year term on the AICPA's Technical Issues Committee.