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- 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
Updating Internal Controls for a Remote Environment
A nonprofit organization (NPO) has a responsibility to its donors and other stakeholders to keep a strong internal control structure to help prevent and detect fraud. In the ever changing world we are in, it can become increasingly hard to … read more
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Tagged accounting, COSO, internal controls, management, nonprofit, NPO, remote working
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Recording Developer Contributions
When new development occurs within your community, typically significant infrastructure construction (roads, street lights, sidewalks) is necessary to make the development usable by citizens. However, as much as this infrastructure is a public good, municipal governments typically are not the … read more
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Tagged accounting, assets, construction, contributions, Development, financial reporting, infrastructure, Jared Young, land, municipalities
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Understanding the New Independence Rules Related to Financial Statement Preparation
Have you heard of the new Yellow Book or Government Auditing Standards issued by the Governmental Accountability Office? If not, that’s OK – this article aims to provide you with some critical information to be aware of for the upcoming … read more
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Tagged Brittney Williams, financial statements, GAS, government, independence, Single Audit, Yellow Book
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The Potential Impacts to Nonprofit Organizations Caused by the Coronavirus
The nonprofit world is about coming together to help others and it is times like the current worldwide struggle that nonprofit work is more valuable than ever. There seem to be a ton of resources for small businesses but did … read more
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Tagged business office, coronavirus, COVID-19, Eugene Park, government support, loans, nonprofits, NPO, operations, support
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Getting Your Organization Ready for Remote Auditing
Every year, the accounting profession takes another evolutionary step to meet the changing demands of our technologically advancing world. The current health crisis has highlighted the importance of up-to-date technology to help perform work efficiently and effectively from any location. … read more
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Tagged Arizona, CPA, government, nonprofit, NPO, Patrick Copeland, remote auditing, remote working, technology
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Ways to Help Detect and Prevent Fraud in Non-Profit Organizations
Preventing fraud in a non-profit organization is critical to protecting its assets, as well as its reputation. Donors to non-profit organizations want to feel that they can trust the board of directors and management of the organization to uphold its … read more
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Tagged accounting, best practices, Eric Taylor, fraud, government, internal controls, management, nonprofit, NPO, organization, policies, theft
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Keyword Analysis in Excel
When most people think of keyword analysis, they likely think of it in the context of search engine optimization: that is, which keywords or search phrases that bring visitors to websites. However, the applications of keyword analysis are not limited … read more
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Tagged audit, data analysis, financial statements, keyword
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