Al Rosen is a living legend in the profession. The New York Times called it a forensic veteran in accounting. He is famous not only for his popular books on financial investigations, but also for foreseeing the financial collapse of several large companies long before their downfall, based on an external analysis of the financial statements. Dr. Rosen has been the head of the Canadian firm Rosen & Associates Limited for over a quarter of a century and is a leading expert in Accountability Research Corporation. These companies are leaders in forensic financial reporting and corporate fraud and crime detection. Mr Rosen is also a radical opponent of IFRS. We were extremely interested in explaining his views on international standards of financial reporting.