Financial statements generally report on a company’s financial position for a specified period of time or reporting period. However, sometimes transactions will occur after the reporting period has ended and the point in time when the financial statements are ready to be issued. These transactions may influence a user of the financial statements opinion on …
In governmental accounting, the presentation of prepayments and immaterial inventory supplies on the fund statements balance sheet (using the current financial resources measurement focus) is optional. The balance sheet only includes financial assets, defined as cash or something that will convert to cash in due course. Prepayments and immaterial inventory supplies can fall in this …
Why is a U.S.-based wire and cable making company paying out $6.5 million in penalties to settle accounting violations with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in addition to more than $75 million to resolve allegations? General Cable Corporation has been in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The company’s overseas subsidiaries had been …
The financial close process is used to prepare the financial data of a company for financial statement presentation. The process centers on finalizing account balances in order to display financial data in the proper accounting period. It can be a complex process and usually involves many different employees, systems and processes within a company. There …
On August 26, 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). The new guidance is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain cash inflows and cash outflows are presented in the statement of cash flows. This update provides guidance on the following eight topics: Debt prepayment or …
School districts, townships, municipalities and special districts make up roughly 90,000 local government entities throughout the United States that require an audit by a CPA firm. Additionally, more than 1.5 million tax-exempt organizations in the U.S. also require an audit at year-end. Audits of these types of organizations require planning, testing, and reporting requirements to …
If you’re looking to start a franchise, be sure to look into all rules and requirements set by the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC. There are many items required to stay in compliance. Providing audited financial statements is one of those. Here is a brief overview of the financial statement requirements for U.S. – domestic …
The United States Department of Labor updated its regulations governing the exemption of executive, administrative and professional employees (EAP) employees from the minimum wage and overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act ensures minimum pay and overtime protection for most employees, but the executive, administrative and professional employees …
A hot topic for many governmental entities these days is how to engage their citizens. Many governments are looking to technology to engage the younger generations of citizens including millennials. The choices in technology are based on a number of factors including the availability of resources, the community’s appetite for engagement and the motivation of …
Planning for your year-end audit, review or compilation engagement should be kept on your mind all year round. There are several events that can occur in your business throughout the year that can impact the financial statements and the year-end engagement. We value a continuing and positive rapport with our clients throughout the year. While …