- Wildfire and Disaster Funding Opportunities for Arizona Cities and Towns
- Preparing for the Future of Single Audits: Navigating the Latest AICPA Guidance
- Common Audit Requests for Selections and the ADM 15
- 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?
Author Archives: Diane Bradley
Capital Assets – Using Data Analytics to Strengthen Our Audits
Updating and maintaining an accurate capital asset listing is not typically at the top of anyone’s to-do list. However, it is something that is required of your organization and it oftentimes is a lot of work. Most organizations spend the … read more
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Tagged Arizona, audit, capital assets, data analytics, government, Joshua Jumper, school district
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Workplace Trash Can Challenge
I dare you to spend three minutes taking this challenge. After just a few minutes, you are likely to experience a change in perspective, a boost in creativity, and an overall sense of being a do-gooder. The challenge requires no … read more
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Tagged Earth Day, office trash, recycle, reduce waste, Shauna Brewster, sustainability
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Developing a Conflict of Interest Policy
We make countless decisions every day of our life. Many of these are most likely inconsequential, but there will be plenty of choices to make that have a greater impact. Part of life includes learning how to make the best … read more
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Tagged conflict of interest, government, internal controls, nonprofit, NPO, policy, school district
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Navigating the Open Meeting Law in the Telecommunications Age
As public officials and administrators, many of us are probably familiar with Arizona’s Open Meeting Law. Arizona Open Meeting Law, A.R.S. § 38, Chapter 3, Article 3.1 Public Meetings and Proceedings, is chock-full of requirements our Governing Board or City/Town … read more
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Tagged Arizona, city council, e-mail, email, governing board, municipality, open meeting law, remote meetings, school district, telecommunications, town council
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New Independent Auditor’s Report on the Way!!!
The hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of staff hours dedicated to an audit results in a single deliverable of captioned paragraphs, technical auditing phrases, and the all-important signature on firm letterhead. Of course I am referencing the independent auditor’s … read more
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Tagged audit report, auditors report, Corey Arvizu, FASB, financial audit, GASB
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Data, Data and More Data – How to Make it Work for You!
In the past, decision-making was much simpler, but we often got it wrong because although we knew a lot about one or two options, we didn’t know what our other choices were or we made poor choices anyway. A historic … read more
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Tagged Arizona, CPA, data analysis, data bias, data management, Melanie Askew, school district
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Auditor Prepared Financial Statements – What Your School District Needs to Know
A few years ago, I recorded a video blog on The Do’s and Dont’s of Reviewing Your School District Audited Financial Statements. This blog reviewed key information that your school district should know in order to perform a thorough and … read more
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Tagged AFR, Arizona, auditor, CAFR, CPA, financial statements, independent, non-attest service, review, Sara Kirk, school district
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