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.

The Auditing Standards Board issued eight standards with new guidance for auditors assessing risks and controls in financial statement audits. Auditors must consider risk and also determine a ...

Audited financial statements are needed by businesses for a number of reasons. They are required by various federal and state regulators, such as the ...

Financial statements are intended to present information about a business's financial performance and circumstances to interested parties so that financial decisions can be made on the basis of that ...

Financial statements provide managers, shareholders and potential investors with the information they need to determine the financial health of an organization. The preparation of financial statements ...

When it is time to bring in an external audit firm — perhaps because lenders, investors or a regulatory body triggered the need to audit your financial statements — preparation and responsiveness are ...

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, ...

More than just paperwork, audited financial reports show that the numbers for your business add up. Knowing what goes into an audited statement and why it matters can help you gain confidence with ...

Navigating the path to becoming a publicly traded company is a significant milestone for any organization. As a micro-cap IPO advisor and investor, I’ve witnessed how the success of this transition ...

Large accounting firms will have to submit financial statements annually to the U.S. audit regulator for the first time, among new requirements that have faced pushback from auditors but have received ...