- Documenting Board Approval for Payroll Contracts
- Travel Reimbursements – Tips for Uncommon Scenarios
- Why Segregation of Duties Matters in an IT Environment
- Don’t Hold Your Breath: Why Water and Wastewater Rates in Arizona Aren’t Falling Anytime Soon
- Do Your Due Diligence!
- What Happens When Cash Isn’t Reconciled
- Adjacent Ways Projects: Capitalize or Expense?
- Excel Made Easy – VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP
- Physical Inventory Considerations
- I Submitted a December Budget Revision, Now What?
Author Archives: Diane Bradley
Five Ways to Stay Organized in 2024
It is the beginning of a new year, and we all know what that means – resolutions! The key to a successful resolution is attainability. Instead of vowing to start hitting the gym from once a year to once a … read more
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Tagged career development, organization, organized, resolutions, Sarah Jacobs, soft skills
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New year, new you? New year, W-2s!
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year! If you are in payroll that is. W-2 season is here and we’ll help you sort out what you need to know. W-2 Basics Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement is required to be … read more
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Tagged Arizona, Cheryl White, employee, HR, payroll, school district, taxes, W2, wages
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Calendar Year End Reminders
As we turn the calendar to a new year, there are several calendar year end reminders to bump to the top of your to-do list. Payroll Reminders and Updates W2’s must be filed with the Social Security Administration and mailed … read more
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Tagged 2024, accounting, Arizona, government, HR, Karin Smith, nonprofit, payroll, school district, taxes, year end reminders
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GASB “101” – An Introduction to How the GASB Issues New Statements
As a public accounting firm specializing in governmental accounting and auditing, we often share articles on accounting pronouncements issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Whenever a new GASB statement is issued, we often hear comments from our clients … read more
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Tagged ACFR, Arizona, audit, financial reporting, GASB, GASB statement, government, Jennifer Shields, school district
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Grants Management – Basic Grants Guide for ESEA Title Grants & IDEA Grants
Arizona school districts receive various grants from local, state and federal funding sources. Many of the state and federal grants are passed through and managed by Arizona Department of Education. ADE uses the Grants Management Enterprise system (GME). This article … read more
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Tagged Alex Cooksey, Arizona, ESEA Title grant, federal programs, grants management, IDEA grants, school districts
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GASB 101 – Compensated Absences
I’m sure if you have been to one of HeinfeldMeech’s recent trainings you may have heard that the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) just crossed 100 issued Statements. While GASB Statement 101 won’t have quite the same financial impact that … read more
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Tagged compensated absences, employee leave, financial statements, GASB, government, Michael Lauzon, school district, unvested leave, vested leave
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Where Have All the Accountants Gone?
Aside from the nationwide staff shortage all entities have faced due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the accounting profession is seeing a decline due to two main reasons. On the backend, according to the article ‘Bridging the Gap in the … read more
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Tagged accounting careers, accounting profession, CPA careers, recruiting, staffing shortage, Virlene Cloyd
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