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Crunching the Numbers: Decoding the Right Time for a Financial Statement Audit

Shay CPA

” However, when it comes to financial statement audits, the timing isn’t quite as forgiving as planting trees. Understanding the dynamics of your financial health is crucial for early-stage tech companies. One such decision is when to conduct a financial statement audit. The second-best time is now.”

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Good Acquisition? Not if your Seller’s Hiding Something

RogerRossmeisl

Unfortunately, you can’t afford to ignore the possibility that your acquisition target is hiding something — possibly something that will have negative financial and legal implications after the deal is complete.

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Taking a Red Pen to Financials for Valuation Purposes

RogerRossmeisl

Financial statements are an important source of data for valuing a business. To help clarify matters, experts often make various adjustments to the financials. But they tell only part of the story. Here are some examples. Historical data is less relevant if operations are expected to change in the future.

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How to Know if Your Website Legally Compliant?

SchoolofBookkeeping

It is essential for business owners to know the legal requirements for your website. Because your website is a channel to communicate with the general public, there are many legal requirements. The post How to Know if Your Website Legally Compliant? The post How to Know if Your Website Legally Compliant?

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Audits Are a Joke and Here’s Why According to a Salty Old Industry Veteran

Going Concern

Those of us who’ve worked or even simply seen behind the curtain of audit know the things he points out to be true — assurance is reasonable not absolute , financial statements are the responsibility of management not auditors, “finding fraud” is not the ultimate goal of audits — but do investors?

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Nixes Legal Practices; EY Looks the Other Way; Auditors Get Lectured Again | 10.14.22

Going Concern

Big Four Audit Giants Shut Down Legal Operations in China Following ‘Regulatory Raids’ [ Law.com ]. The Big Four auditing giants have quietly shut down their legal affiliations in China following intense regulatory scrutiny, according to an investigation by Law.com International, in a major development for Asia’s legal industry.

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Financial vs Tax Accounting

SMBAccountant

According to Investopedia, tax accounting is “a structure of accounting methods focused on taxes rather than the appearance of public financial statements”. Financial accounting is a branch of accounting that involves a process of recording, summarizing, and reporting transactions from a business.