Contributor: David A. McKay

Accounting & Audit Alert- How to prepare WIP reports for long-term contracts

Work-in-progress (WIP) is a major inventory account for manufacturers, media and film companies, construction contractors, and other entities that enter into long-term contracts. WIP reports help management gauge the profit on each long-term project. To

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Boardroom and management diversity adds value

Diversity in a company’s board of directors and its management team helps enhance corporate value. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) already requires limited disclosures on boardroom diversity and has plans to expand these disclosures

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Accounting & Audit Alert- 4 questions to guide your prospective financial statements

CPAs don’t just offer assurance services on historical financial results. They can also prepare prospective financial statements that predict how the company will perform in the future. This list of questions can help you make

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Weigh your options for cashing in on outstanding invoices

How long will you take to collect the outstanding receivables that are reported on your balance sheet? Many companies take weeks or even months to collect invoices from customers. Fortunately, there are ways to convert

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Accounting & Audit Alert-How do your accounting estimates measure up?

Today’s businesses face unprecedented uncertainty — from geopolitical risks and cyberthreats to tax and regulatory reforms. So, management’s historical means of addressing uncertainty in accounting estimates may not pass muster in the coming audit season.

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Strong internal controls help reduce restatements

A recent study has found that fewer public companies are reissuing financial statements due to errors or omissions, in large part due to stronger internal controls. Want to upgrade your controls and reduce your risk

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Accounting & Audit Alert- How effectively do you manage risk?

Businesses can’t eliminate risk, but they can manage it to maximize the entity’s economic return. A new framework aims to help business owners and managers more effectively integrate enterprise risk management (ERM) practices into their

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Accounting & Audit Alert-Putting hedging strategies to work for your business

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued some targeted improvements to its guidance that could encourage more companies to engage in hedging arrangements to minimize volatility in their financial statements. Here’s a close-up on

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Accounting & Audit Alert- GAAP vs. tax-basis reporting: Choosing the right model for your business

Virtually every business must file a tax return. So, some private companies issue tax-basis financial statements, rather than statements that comply with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). But doing so could result in significant

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Edelstein & Company Welcomes David McKay as a Partner

BOSTON (August 17, 2017) – – Edelstein & Company, LLP announced today that David McKay has joined the firm as a Partner and will serve as the Assurance Practice Leader.  Mr. McKay was previously Partner

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