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Tag Archives: Arizona
Scott Tang, CPA
Areas of Expertise: Working with school districts, municipalities and nonprofits Governmental and non-profit accounting Financial statement and compliance audits Single Audits (Uniform Guidance) Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports for submission to ASBO International and GFOA Agreed-upon procedures Internal audit services Performance … read more
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Brittney Williams, CPA, CGFM
Areas of Expertise: Working with governments and non-profits Audit, reviews and compilations Yellow Book and Single Audits (Uniform Guidance) Federal program-specific audits and agreed-upon procedures Development impact fee assurance procedures Professional Accomplishments: Member of the AGA’s Financial Management Standards Board … read more
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Jared J. Young, CPA, CGFM
Areas of Expertise: Working with school districts, municipalities, and non-profits Financial statement and compliance audits Recipient of the Advanced Single Audit Certificate from the AICPA Reviews of governmental annual financial reports for ASBO International’s Certificate of Excellence Program Meritorious Budget … read more
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Tagged Arizona, audit, CGFM, CPA, government, Jared Young, municipality, nonprofit, NPO, Phoenix, school district, Scottsdale
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Emily A. Zamora, CPA
Areas of Expertise: Working with school districts, grant schools, municipalities, and non-profit organizations Governmental and non-profit accounting Recipient of the Advanced Single Audit Certificate from the AICPA Reviews of ACFRs for ASBO International’s Certificate of Excellence Program Meritorious Budget Award … read more
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Starting a P-Card Program
Starting a purchasing card program can be a great way of making the acquisition process more efficient. Purchasing cards will help reduce the time required to acquire and obtain goods/services from vendors who don’t accept purchase orders. However, the increase … read more
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Tagged accounts payable, Antonio Romero, Arizona, internal controls, p-cards, procurement, purchasing, school district, USFR
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Goals and Objectives of Governmental Financial Statements
Governmental financial statements are unique in the world of accounting, and the recent flurry of new accounting pronouncements has added to the uniqueness. For perspective, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued 13 pronouncements in the last five years, … read more
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Student Fundraisers – Get Them Approved!
Student activities fundraisers provide a great opportunity to teach students valuable life skills while also generating financial support for their club’s goals. Student clubs are the only group authorized by Arizona Revised Statutes to hold a school fundraiser. School district … read more
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