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Tag Archives: accounting
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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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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The Do’s and Don’ts of Reviewing School District Financial Statements
by Sara Kirk, CPA, CFE, Consulting Manager
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Tagged accounting, annual report, Arizona, CAFR, financial statement, GASB, presentation, Sara Kirk, school district, video
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Tips for Effective Capital Asset Reporting for School Districts
As your school district prepares for its upcoming audit, you may be scrambling to get everything in order – including finalizing the District’s general ledger, reconciling cash records to those of the County Treasurer, and of course, preparing capital asset … read more
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Tagged accounting, capital asset reporting, capital assets, compliance, financial statements, inventory, James Shankland, school district, USFR
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Schools and School Districts: Getting Comfortable with E-rate Financial Reporting
A Bird’s-eye View Over the E-rate Process High-speed internet and telecommunications have become necessary to partake in modern society and gain access to information on education, job training, health care, and much more. Yet, if high broadband has become so … read more
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Tagged accounting, e-rate, financial reporting, internet, Mathilde Pioux, school district, technology
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The Time is Now for Cleaning Up Cash Reconciliations
In a recent blog article, Sara Kirk discussed a number of points highlighting the importance of ensuring a district reconciles its records of cash to the county treasurer, a subject that happens to be near and dear to my heart. … read more
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Tagged accounting, Arizona, audit, cash reconciliation, financial statements, internal controls, Jennifer Shields, school district, USFR
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Proposed Changes to the Governmental Reporting Model
In September 2018, the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued a Preliminary Views document titled “Financial Reporting Model Improvements.” The document outlines a number of potential changes that GASB has researched since the project began in 2015. Aside from enhancing … read more
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Tagged accounting, CAFR, financial statements, GASB, government financial statements, governmental accounting, Mike Hoerig
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