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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. And this isnt just an audit-specific to-do.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Completes Its Punishment; Hybrid Work Should Stay in 2025; Deloitte Clutters Up the Dark Web | 1.3.25

Going Concern

The new platform of roughly 12,000 professionals will include a united Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent audit practices. But in recent months, local governments have been waiting longer and paying more for required financial statements. Audit firms face a unique set of challenges.

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Inside GASB's far-reaching agenda

Accounting Today

Some examples include a statement of net position, a note disclosure on significant accounting policies, and management discussion and analysis. GASB has formed a Voluntary Digital Financial Reporting Taxonomy Consultative Group to provide advice from a group of experts. Audit firms tend to want to focus on other sectors."

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Consolation Prizes; Al Pacino’s Accountant Ripped Him Off | 10.21.24

Going Concern

In a matter of weeks, we should be hearing that the Pentagon has failed yet another audit. Defense One argues this is a good thing : Far from a mere compliance exercise, the cultural and technological changes required to pass an audit are the same ones necessary to keep U.S. forces dominant.

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What TF Is Going on With CPA Exam Pass Rates?

Going Concern

Audit Q4 results also raise concerns. I question this table though since CPA exam sections in 2003 were Auditing (AUDIT), Business Law and Professional Responsibilities (LPR), Financial Accounting and Reporting-Business Enterprises (FARE), and Accounting and Reporting-Other Areas (ARE).

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Emerging Company M&A: Pre-Sale Accounting Best Practices for Buyers and Sellers

CPA Practice

Sidestepping consequential financial accounting and reporting pitfalls is one way to do just that. Watch out for deferred revenue and the corresponding accounts receivable balances — Many startups, especially SaaS companies, operate on a subscription model. Ensure you are audit- and QoE-ready. pre- and post-transaction).

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Beyond the bottom line: How FinOps turns finance leaders into innovation drivers

Accounting Insight

Enter FinOps (Financial Operations) a cloud financial management discipline that helps businesses maximise the value of their cloud investments. It brings together finance, IT, and business teams to align financial accountability with operational efficiency.