Category: Audit & Attest

Many companies or organizations that borrow from a bank, are looking to raise capital, looking to potentially sell the entity, or meet certain Federal or state specifications, are required to have some kind of independent or outside assurance of their financial statements by...

Many privately held companies have their financial statements compiled, reviewed or audited due to requirements from a governmental agency, lender, or a bonding company, but what other advantages can these services provide to a company besides meeting a requirement?  ...

Third of 3 Blogs on this topic: The Minnesota Department of Revenue has dramatically increased the number of Sales and Use Tax audits in recent years. The audits are getting more sophisticated and focused on a few key areas that can really trip up business owners. ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2014-02 in January 2014 which now allows private companies to amortize goodwill for book purposes (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – GAAP)....