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Preparing for Your First Financial Audit: A Checklist for Startups

Shay CPA

Enter: a financial audit. This tool gives you a way to validate that your company is following proper accounting practices and that your books are accurate. Thats not to say that audits arent burdensome. Thats not to say that audits arent burdensome. companies need to adhere to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #11 What is GAAP?

SMBAccountant

Many small business government contractors are exempt from complying with cost accounting standards (CAS) and defined by the code of federal regulations (CFR). However, compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is required. What exactly is GAAP?

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FP&A Reports Every Organization Needs to Succeed

Acterys

It focuses on presenting financial data clearly and in accordance with accounting standards. While financial reporting involves a detailed understanding of accounting standards, software, and tools, FP&A demands strong analytical skills, financial modeling, forecasting capabilities, and a deep understanding of industry dynamics.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition – Issue #3 Policies and Procedures

SMBAccountant

When working as a government contractor, these processes and policies need to be written, reviewed, and updated regularly to ensure compliance with the company’s own requirements, and the accounting standards demanded of contractors spending tax dollars.

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Grant Thornton Appoints New Leaders to Audit Quality & Risk Leadership Team

CPA Practice

Grant Thornton LLP, one of America’s largest audit, tax and advisory firms, has appointed two new leaders to the firm’s Audit Quality & Risk practice. Decker assumes her new role from Mary Ropes, an Audit partner at Grant Thornton, who retires after more than 35 years of service at the firm. Thank you for your leadership.”

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Understanding the FAQs Related to Overhead Rate Audits for Growing A&E Firms

Cherry Bekaert

For many architecture and engineering (A&E) firms, overhead rate audits are a critical aspect of financial management since they can be a great way for firms to recoup incurred costs necessary to run their business from the government. Q: What is an overhead rate audit? Q: What are the benefits of an overhead rate audit?

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Overview of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) for Government Contractors

Cherry Bekaert

Among those regulations are the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), which are one of the most common challenges faced by emerging government contractors. Compliance with CAS is a contractual obligation, and failure to adhere to these standards can result in financial penalties, contract adjustments and contract termination.