In “Communication Skills and Accounting: Do Perceptions Match Reality,” authors Elsie Ameen, Sharon M. Bruns, and Cynthia Jackson argue that there is an unrealistic expectation of skills required by accounting students and professionals. Using several studies and statistics they conclude that oral and writing skills are thought to be minimal and mathematics and tax preparation are expected to be the main source of skill needed in the accounting field. Employers generally stated oral and writing skills were among the top skills required to excel and move up in this department while studies from 1998 to 2006 showed little change in the expectations of employees and students and the anxiety of oral and writing skills remained higher in those majoring