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Tag Archives: Kalkin Stransky
How to Ensure Compliance with the Three Newly Added USFR Questions – Part Two
The Arizona Auditor General released the USFR Compliance Questionnaire (USFRCQ) for 2024-25 audits on July 23, 2025. The questionnaire contains three new questions that Arizona school districts will be required to be in compliance with…and Arizona auditors will be required … read more
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Three Procurement Tips from an Auditor
Non-federal entities other than States, including those operating Federal programs as subrecipients of States, must follow the procurement standards set out in 2 CFR sections 200.318 through 200.326. In addition, all Arizona school districts are required to follow the legislative … read more
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Taking Advantage of Failure
Failure is inevitable. So why are we all so afraid to fail? Encouraging failure is very easy to apply to highly competitive industries that rely on constant innovation in products or processes. Many notable leaders in tech industries have been … read more
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