#audit
Independent audit and assurance engagements — SOC 2, financial statement audits, internal controls testing, evidence collection, and audit readiness for service organizations and growing businesses
Tax-basis statements measure your books by IRS rules, not GAAP — 20 to 30 percent cheaper, but lenders lose comparability and deferred-tax visibility.
Apportioned plates let one interstate truck register once: the base state collects the fee and splits it across states by miles driven.
About 4 in 5 IRS audits are letters you answer by mail; office and field exams meet in person — and Section 7521 lets you record the interview.
One road game in California can trigger a filing: duty days decide each state's slice of your pay, resident credits cap double tax, and travel logs win audits.
Vulnerability scans inventory known flaws for thousands per year; pen tests prove what attackers can exploit for $5,000-plus. Scan continuously, test annually.
CBP audits your import controls before your entries — pass the Pre-Assessment Survey and the review stays light; fail it and face back duties plus penalties.
IRS audit rates run 0.1% for middle incomes but hit 4% above $10M — and Schedule C filers face triple the scrutiny of W-2 earners.
A state amnesty wipes penalties — sometimes interest — if you pay back taxes inside the window; Indiana and Illinois show how narrow the terms run.
Your CAM bill is your pro rata share of common-area costs — check the GLA denominator, enforce exclusions and caps, and object before the deadline.
If your agency controls client media before it reaches the client, ASC 606 says you are a principal — the full billing is your revenue.
Split current from non-current debt, give every loan its own account, and zero suspense balances monthly — an IRS-ready COA for lenders and auditors.
A contribution is conditional only with both a barrier and a right of return — otherwise your nonprofit books the grant as revenue now, not a liability.
