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Tag Archives: school districts
Avoiding Roadblocks: Top Causes of USFR Transportation Findings for Arizona School Districts
by Cecilia Saez de Jauregui, Staff Associate II Additional Resource: ADE School Finance Guidelines & Manuals
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Tagged Arizona, audit, Cecilia Saez, compliance, internal control, school districts, transportation, USFR
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GASB Statement No. 100 – Part I
The GASB statements hit the century mark with the issuance of GASB Statement No. 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. The statement amended GASB Statement No. 62 and is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2023, and all … read more
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Tagged accounting, auditing, Christopher Heinfeld, financial statements, GASB, government, school districts
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Managing Student Level Funding Data
Public school districts in Arizona are primarily funded based on student enrollment. There are key concepts that drive the foundation of certain funding formulas. Once the concepts are understood, then it is important to know how to monitor school district … read more
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Tagged ADM, Arizona, budget, compliance, data, reporting, school districts, student attendance, USFR
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James Shankland, CPA
Areas of Expertise: Audit and other assurance services for school districts, municipalities and non-profit organizations Recipient of the Advanced Single Audit Certificate from the AICPA Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports Single Audits (Uniform Guidance) Agreed-upon procedures Presenter at conferences and trainings … read more
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Tagged audit, audit manager, CPA, Flagstaff, government, James Shankland, NAU, nonprofit, NPO, school districts
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Jennifer L. Shields, CPA, CGFM
Areas of Expertise: Working with governments and non-profits Single Audits (OMB Uniform Guidance) Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports Audit, reviews and compilations Compliance for Arizona school districts Professional Accomplishments: Committee member of the ASCPA’s Annual Governmental Accounting Conference Speaker for conferences … read more
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Tagged AASBO, ACFR, Arizona, audit partner, CGFM, CPA, governments, Jennifer Shields, nonprofit, NPO, Phoenix, school districts, Scottsdale
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Karin M. Smith, MBA, SFO, CFE
Areas of Expertise: School district and governmental finance and operations Trainings for client personnel Identifying efficiencies for school districts Popular Annual Financial Report submissions to GFOA for awards Meritorious Budget Award reviews Professional Accomplishments: Recipient of the 2023 AASBO Chuck … read more
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Tagged Arizona, CFE, consulting, grant school, Karin Smith, Partner, Phoenix, school districts, Scottsdale, SFO, UA, University of Arizona, wildcats
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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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Tagged Arizona, CPA, CPA firm, Emily Powell, Emily Zamora, government, grant school, NAU, nonprofit, NPO, Phoenix, school districts, Scottsdale
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