About the Author

Dr. George Appiah-Sokye is an accounting professional, scholar, author, and adjunct professor; with over 35 years of working experience in accounting, auditing, teaching, property management, taxation and fiscal policy. Graduating with a DBA degree in Advanced Accounting from the Northcentral University in Arizona in 2016, he had earlier on graduated from the University of Ghana Business School with an MBA and BSc degree, with a concentration in Accounting in 2001 and 1989 respectively. At the professional level, Dr. George Appiah-Sokye holds CPA, CA, CICA, and FCITG certifications; as well as, a membership of the AICPA, ICAG, CITG, and IIC from both Ghana and the United States of America. He belongs to the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society and Golden Key International Honour Society. He has taught in Ghana at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in-Corporate Financial Management, Taxation and Fiscal Policy, Public Sector Accounting, Performance Management, Corporate Reporting Strategy, and Financial Accounting Foundation. Currently, he works as a Fiscal Compliance Auditor with the Youth Connection Charter School, providing second and best chance to at-risk students in the Southern Chicago area. He is an adjunct professor of the Graduate School of the Southern New Hampshire University, with departmental approval to teach: Tax research methodology: Practice and procedure; Federal taxation of individuals, Managerial accounting, Advanced auditing, and Capital budgeting and financing. He has received continuous professional education as a facilitator or participants in short courses, workshops and seminars. Dr. Appiah-Sokye has served on a number of Boards and Committees and serves as an Elder of the Church of Pentecost. Awards include a Fellowship by the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana; Credit Union Sterling Management Award, Supervisory Committee, and other awards. He enjoys reading, writing, listening to music, correspondence, and social work. Dr. George Appiah-Sokye is married with a daughter and three sons.