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.

Discover the key differences between compiled and certified financial statements, including auditing, reliability, and ...

An auditor's opinion on the financial statements is expressed in the form of an auditor's report. In the best case, the auditor finds that the financial statements are in accordance with generally ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

IN CERTAIN INSTANCES CPAs SHOULD CONSIDER preparing and reporting on financial statements using an “other comprehensive basis of accounting” (OCBOA). Tax-basis and cash-basis, including ...

The debate about responsible financial reporting has not been sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the future of audit—and how it should adapt to changing stakeholder demands—has only grown in ...

Over the years, companies have relied on alternative performance measures (APMs) such as “adjusted earnings” or “underlying profit” to provide investors additional financial information beyond IFRS or ...

Shell has backed its financial statements for 2023 and 2024 after its auditor Ernst & Young informed it that it had not met U.S. auditor independence rules during the period. The British energy giant ...

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 ...