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What Kind of Business Do I Want to Form?
CPE Audit! What Now?
Verifying Client Information
When is a Financial Presentation a Compilation?
Engagement Letter: An Essential Risk Management Tool
New Peer Review Process to Affect Arizona CPAs
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What Kind of Business Do I Want to Form?
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For the convenience of those considering forming a new firm or changing the structure of
an existing one, we have attached a hyperlink to an article that ran in the Arizona
Republic in July, 2006. It does an excellent job of explaining various business
structures, the difference between a sole practitioner and a solely-owned firm and the tax
difference between the two.
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CPE Audit! What Now?
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On a monthly basis, the Board database randomly generates a list of names from the
current/active list of CPA's certified with the ABA. These registrants are
notified that their prior renewal's CPE submission is being audited. If you are
wondering what to do should your name be selected, you will find the attached
article published by the Arizona Society of CPA's to be very helpful.
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Verifying Client Information
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The North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners (NCSB)
published an article regarding providing letters of verification for lenders and loan
brokers. It contains some excellent insight into the dangers of providing an attest
letter for non-attest work.
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2008 update: In February 2008, the NCSB published an update of this article
in its effort to keep the industry abreast of changes:
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When is a Financial Presentation a Compilation?
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To assist the professional in determining if a compilation engagement has been
performed, once again the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant
Examiners has published an article for the benefit of the profession.
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Engagement Letter: An Essential Risk Management Tool
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Find out how to avoid a lawsuit by managing your client's expectation of your services.
The North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant
Examiners has published another important article for CPAs and CPA firms.
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New Peer Review Process to Affect Arizona CPAs
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The Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants published in their November 2009 AZCPA
issue that CPAs will continue to use the current peer review process until the State Board
of Accountancy takes action and the law changes.
The Facilitated State Board Access (FSBA) is a new process that will address the demand
for greater peer review transparency. This is a program that the American Institute of
CPAs (AICPA) has created to help the profession keep up with the evolving changes in the
business and regulatory environments.
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