The Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issued SAS 145, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement, in 2021. SAS 145 updates AU-C 315 by enhancing the guidance related to understanding an entity and assessing risks of material misstatement.
An important goal of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is listening to the concerns, insights and other feedback of stakeholders. One primary concern communicated by stakeholders via the 2021 FASB invitation to comment on the Board’s agenda related to crypto assets.
The use of bookkeeping software, such as Quicken, QuickBooks and Peachtree/Sage50, has permeated the accounting field in recent years. Most of these bookkeeping software market themselves as your client’s business partner.
From ERISA to the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) to regulations to pieces of sub-regulatory guidance hidden away on governmental websites, a complicated web of sources governs qualified retirement plan compliance—and for all the parties involved, ensuring retirement plans adhere to the litany of federal legal requirements can be overwhelming. Despite the best of efforts, mistakes can and do happen all too often.
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The ESG movement is in full swing. Companies across industries now recognize that acting on and planning for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is an integral part of doing business in today’s economy.
One of the many specialized areas CPAs can focus on is audits of employee benefits plans, which are subject to the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). There is typically elevated risk in these engagements because the Department of Labor (DOL) oversees the Form 5500 filings to which the audited financial statements are attached.
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By now, you should be aware of the new Statement of Quality Management Standards (and related new audit and compilation and review standards) issued in June 2022. The July/August 2022 Tennessee CPA Journal included a good article that covered the requirements of these new standards. Every firm that performs attest work will be impacted by these changes.
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If change is the only constant, then we understand the current dynamic economic environment will introduce challenges and opportunities. As a profession, we are learning how to better respond to the challenges and leverage the opportunities of the future. The discussion that follows provides some thoughts on some of the challenges and opportunities that are coming in 2023 and beyond.
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