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DIY Audits for Nonprofits
Small nonprofit organizations often want to undergo an annual audit, because an audit can be a great tool to demonstrate transparency, compliance with policies and procedures, and ensure the financial house is in order. However, for many small nonprofits, the … read more
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Tagged financial audit, internal audit, internal controls, Jill Shaw, nonprofit, NPO, operations, review
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Auditor Prepared Financial Statements – What Your School District Needs to Know
A few years ago, I recorded a video blog on The Do’s and Dont’s of Reviewing Your School District Audited Financial Statements. This blog reviewed key information that your school district should know in order to perform a thorough and … read more
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Tagged AFR, Arizona, auditor, CAFR, CPA, financial statements, independent, non-attest service, review, Sara Kirk, school district
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Differences between Audits, Reviews and Compilations
Accounting firms can provide a host of different services to organizations. Three types of services that often get confused with each other are compilations, reviews and audits. This quick refresher will provide the core differences between the three services, as … read more
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Tagged Arizona, assurance, attestation, audit, compilation, CPA firm, financial statement, internal controls, nonprofit, NPO, review
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What to Look Out for when Reviewing Bank Reconciliations
The bank statement reconciliation process is one, if not the most critical, of an organization’s internal controls. To ensure appropriate segregation of duties, it is important that bank statements and reconciliations are reviewed by someone other than the preparer, especially … read more
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Tagged 501c3, accounting, audit, bank reconciliations, government, internal audit, internal controls, nonprofit, NPO, review, segregation of duties
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