- Documenting Board Approval for Payroll Contracts
- Travel Reimbursements – Tips for Uncommon Scenarios
- Why Segregation of Duties Matters in an IT Environment
- Don’t Hold Your Breath: Why Water and Wastewater Rates in Arizona Aren’t Falling Anytime Soon
- Do Your Due Diligence!
- What Happens When Cash Isn’t Reconciled
- Adjacent Ways Projects: Capitalize or Expense?
- Excel Made Easy – VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP
- Physical Inventory Considerations
- I Submitted a December Budget Revision, Now What?
Tag Archives: Shauna Brewster
Strong Foundations: Key Procedures for Effective Grants Management
Grant funding is often the cornerstone that drives essential programs in municipalities, schools, and non-profit organizations. Yet, grant dollars rarely come without oversight and reporting requirements—after all, funders want to see the impact their investment is making. To keep funding … read more
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Tagged Arizona, audit, compliance, government, grants, internal controls, nonprofit, NPO, oversight, reporting, school district, Shauna Brewster
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The Art of Expense Allocation: Crafting an Accurate Statement of Functional Expenses
Accurate expense allocation is a cornerstone of financial management for nonprofit organizations (NPOs). Not only is it crucial for compliance with IRS regulations and financial statement requirements, but it also plays a significant role in maintaining transparency and trust with … read more
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Tagged accounting, expense allocation, expenses, financial statements, functional expenses, nonprofit, NPO, Shauna Brewster
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Shauna R. Brewster, CPA, MBA
Areas of Expertise: Working with school districts, community grant schools, municipalities, employee benefit trusts, and non-profit organizations Governmental and non-profit accounting Financial statement and compliance audits Recipient of the Advanced Single Audit Certificate from the AICPA Reviews of governmental annual … read more
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Tagged audit, auditor, CPA, Flagstaff, government, grant school, NPO, school district, Shauna Brewster
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Whistleblower Policies: Detect Fraud and Promote Integrity
External audits rarely detect fraud in organizations. The fact is tips are the most common method of initial fraud detection. As a result, whistleblowing has emerged as a critical mechanism to combat fraud, corruption, and unethical behavior within organizations. By … read more
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Tagged audit, fraud, internal control policies, internal controls, policies, Shauna Brewster, whistle blower, whistleblower
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Tips for Creating a Succession Plan
Your organization does important work and it is thriving. Performance goals are being met, work is efficient, and employees are happy all thanks to the hardworking team of individuals in place right now. But then, life happens. Director X wants … read more
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Tagged Arizona, business office, government, HR, management, nonprofit, NPO, personnel, school district, Shauna Brewster, staff development, succession planning
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Workplace Trash Can Challenge
I dare you to spend three minutes taking this challenge. After just a few minutes, you are likely to experience a change in perspective, a boost in creativity, and an overall sense of being a do-gooder. The challenge requires no … read more
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Tagged Earth Day, office trash, recycle, reduce waste, Shauna Brewster, sustainability
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Behind the Scenes – An Overview of the Single Audit Process
If your organization has ever undergone a single audit before, then you know that the process is extensive. A single audit adds additional time and cost to an organization’s existing financial audit. However, organizations who understand the single audit process … read more
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Tagged auditing, federal programs, government, nonprofit, NPO, SEFA, Shauna Brewster, Single Audit, uniform guidance
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