Articles: Audit ＆ Accounting

2013

• What’s New on the Horizon for Private Company GAAP? - Feb 20, 2013
• 10 Tips for a Smooth Audit - Jan 4, 2013
• Changes to COSO Could Improve Your Internal Audit Process - Jan 2, 2013

2012

• The Top 5 Things Auditors will Ask for This Year…So Be Prepared! - Jun 8, 2012
• How to Make Your Year-End Close Go More Smoothly - Jun 8, 2012
• Private Company Reporting – FAF and AICPA Take Important Next Steps - May 29, 2012
• Convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS: Where do Things Stand? - May 29, 2012
• Is There Fraud at My Company? - Mar 30, 2012
• Rules Governing the Management and Audit of Federal Programs (the Single Audit) Might Be Changing - Mar 8, 2012
• Revenue Recognition: “Simplifying” a Complex Issue - Feb 20, 2012
• GASB Brief: What's Happening to My Financial Statements? - Jan 5, 2012

2011

• Financial Acounting Foundation Releases Plan to Improve Standard Setting for Private Companies - Oct 11, 2011
• Hedging Commodities to Manage Business Risks - Sep 16, 2011
• Audit Committee Self-Evaluations - Jun 3, 2011
• New Private Company GAAP on the Horizon - Feb 28, 2011

2010

• ARRA: Oh, the Challenges It Brings! - Nov 12, 2010
• Big Changes Coming to U.S. GAAP - Nov 5, 2010
• Grant Funding: The Importance of Compliance - Nov 5, 2010
• SAS 70 Replaced by SSAE 16: Convergence to an International Standard for Third-Party Assurance - Nov 5, 2010
• Consolidation of Special Purpose Entities – Round 2 - Nov 5, 2010
• ARRA: What you need to know! - Mar 24, 2010
• Required Reading: How the SEC Proposes to Change Proxy Disclosure - Feb 19, 2010

2009

• Demystifying FIN 48 - Oct 19, 2009
• FASB Issues Changes To Fair Value Standards and Recognition of OTTI for Credit Unions - Jun 25, 2009
• Impact of Recovery Act Funding on 2009 Audits - Jun 15, 2009
• FASB Issues Changes To Fair Value Standards And Recognition of OTTI for Banks - Jun 10, 2009
• 2009 Brings Opportunities for Expanded FDIC Insurance Coverage on Deposits - Feb 4, 2009

2008

• Changes to the Model Audit Rule and the Impact on Insurance Companies - Oct 22, 2008
• Bankruptcy: Not Just a Spot on a Popular Game Show’s Wheel - Apr 18, 2008
• 403(b) Written Plan Document Deadline Delayed Until December 31, 2009 - Feb 13, 2008
• The Scope of the Annual Audit - Jan 2, 2008
• New Law Changes Investment Reporting Requirement from Annual to Quarterly - Jan 2, 2008
• Major Changes Made to Auditing Standards What You Must Know to Survive Your Next Audit - Jan 2, 2008

2007

• New Auditing Standards for Health Care Organizations - Nov 19, 2007
• Does It Stay or Does It Go? Retention and Disposal Schedules Revised - Jul 11, 2007
• Putting the Thaw on Frozen Capital and Improving Dealership Cash Flows - Jul 7, 2007
• Changes in Audit Communications - Apr 3, 2007
• Accounting Change for Accreted Interest - Mar 23, 2007
• What the 2007 Government Auditing Standards’ Revisions Mean to Michigan Schools - Mar 23, 2007
• Department of Education Enforcement of PA 116 (The Budget Act) - Mar 23, 2007
• Get Your Crystal Ball Out… What Will Michigan’s Municipal Finance Model Look Like in the Years to Come? - Mar 1, 2007
• Failure to File Unclaimed Property Reports May Result in Significant Penalties - Feb 12, 2007
• Time Is Money: Speeding Up the Month-End Close - Jan 15, 2007
• Sales and Use Tax Audits — Are You Prepared? - Jan 9, 2007

2006

• GASB Update — Pollution Remediation - Nov 13, 2006
• Year-End Planning Items to Consider - Aug 5, 2006
• Michigan Treasury Is Increasing Audits of Unclaimed Property for Non-Filers — Is your Dealership a Candidate? - May 1, 2006
• American Jobs Creation Act of 2004: How Auto Dealers Are Affected - Jan 25, 2006

2005

• Keep Your Dirty Dozen Clean: Doing So May Keep a Warranty Audit From Showering You With Grief - Jan 25, 2005

2003

• It’s all about the BENJAMINS - Jul 1, 2003
• Found Money: Contract Compliance Reviews Can Recover “Lost” Funds - Jul 1, 2003