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Tag Archives: Jared Young
Don’t Hold Your Breath: Why Water and Wastewater Rates in Arizona Aren’t Falling Anytime Soon
It’s hard to miss the recent headlines: “Chandler residents face double‑digit water rate increase.” “Gilbert approves water rate hike of 25%.” “A retirement community is fighting rate increases of 128% and 188% at the Arizona Corporation Commission.” Across Arizona, residents … read more
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Why Are There So Many School Districts in Arizona?
Picture it; the year is 1885. The Union only had 38 states, and Arizona as a state was just a twinkle in Grover Cleveland’s eye. The Arizona Territorial Legislature let Prescott stay the territorial capital, awarded Phoenix the asylum, awarded … 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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What Happened to My County Aid?
July through September of each year are crunch times for Arizona public school districts. Expenditure activity is reviewed in detail to ensure funding sources are being utilized in accordance with laws and regulations and proper fiscal year reporting. Revenue activity … read more
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Will I Still Be Helping Others in the Future (or Do I Have a Going Concern)?
Many people view going concern disclosures as a death sentence and last resort for their organization’s annual financial statements. These disclosures are daunting and appear extreme but are relevant and potentially necessary given the recent COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and economic … read more
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Tagged accounting, COVD-19, CPA, FASB, financial report, going concern, Jared Young, nonprofit, NPO
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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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