# Professor Stephen Ryan is quoted in a story on Revolution Lighting Technologies' financial reporting issues

1 Faculty News December 13, 2018 ![stamford advocate logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/stamford-advocate-logo-feature.jpg?itok=GiOSoHZm)>

Excerpt from [Stamford Advocate](https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Revolution-Lighting-investigates-questionable-13464505.php)-- "'Recognizing revenue prematurely, particularly over numerous years — as appears to be the case here — is generally viewed as a serious accounting error,' said Stephen Ryan, a professor of accounting in New York University’s business school. 'This is suggestive that there were not very good internal controls.'"

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