Sean Manning is CEO and Founder of Payroll Vault Franchising LLC, as well as a CPA and Thought Leader in the Financial Field. As a business owner, conducting year-end financial audits is more than a ...

When you apply for business funding, lenders and investors want to ensure they won’t lose money on your venture. That’s why bringing detailed financial statements to your pitch meeting is crucial.

An AICPA committee leader testified last week at the public hearing by the Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council, “Beyond Plan Audit Compliance: Improving the Financial Statement Audit Process.

When you apply for business funding, lenders and investors want to ensure they won’t lose money on your venture. That’s why bringing detailed financial statements to your pitch meeting is crucial.

When a regional logistics company received an unsolicited buyout offer from a national competitor, the owners were intrigued. Just as negotiations began, the buyer’s team requested audited financials.

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced companies to make significant changes to their internal audit processes and how they prepare for external auditors to review their financial statements. A recent ...

In its June 23, 2025, memorandum (M-25-30: "Ensuring Accountability: How We Oversee, Audit, and Improve "), OMB director Russell Vought introduces a "strategic reset" to shift audits from procedural ...

The new audit risk standards require the auditor to understand and respond to risks of material misstatement, whether due to errors or fraud. In reaching that understanding, auditors should identify ...