Contributor: Robert D. Babine

Accounting & Audit Alert- Auditing cashless transactions

Like most businesses, you’ve probably experienced a significant increase in the number of customers who prefer to make cashless payments. And you may be wondering: How does the acceptance of these types of transactions affect

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Public companies to disclose stock hedging policies and practices

Does your company have policies in place regarding the use of hedging transactions by company insiders? Final Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance will soon require public companies to disclose whether their officers, employees and

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Partner Promotion Spotlight: Bob Babine

On January 1, 2019, we were proud announce that six of our principals were promoted to partner.  Among these, is Bob Babine of our commercial audit practice. He goes beyond auditing, reviewing and compiling, and

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Time to celebrate! FASB expands VIE exception for private companies

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently gave private companies long-awaited relief from one of the most complicated aspects of financial reporting — consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs). Here are the details. Old rules

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Edelstein Announces New Partners

Edelstein & Company LLP announced today that six principals have been promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2019. We’re proud to share that Bob Babine, Michael Barbera, Emily Matthews, Jason Pierce, Kate Rooney and Kyle

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Accounting & Audit Alert- How to prepare for year-end physical inventory counts

As year end approaches, it’s time for calendar-year entities to perform physical inventory counts. This activity is more than a compliance chore. Proactive companies see it as an opportunity to improve operational efficiency. Inventory basics

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Cybersecurity matters

Investors, lenders and other stakeholders have been vocal in recent years about pushing companies to provide more information in their financial reports about cybersecurity. Could your company do a better job disclosing cyberrisks and recent

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Accounting & Audit Alert- 4 steps to auditing AP

At most companies, the accounts payable (AP) department handles an enormous volume of transactions. So, the AP ledger may be prone to errors or used to bury fraudulent journal entries. How do auditors get a

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Why revenue matters in an audit

For many companies, revenue is one of the largest financial statement accounts. It’s also highly susceptible to financial misstatement. When it comes to revenue, auditors customarily watch for fictitious transactions and premature recognition ploys. Here’s

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Accounting & Audit Alert- A fresh look at percentage of completion accounting

How do you report revenue and expenses from long-term contracts? Some companies that were required to use the percentage of completion method (PCM) under prior tax law may qualify for an exception that was expanded

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