Contributor: Kristen Leccacorvi

Annual State of the Firm: Building to Connect

Annually, we host our State of the Firm meeting in which the entire firm comes together to reflect on our past year and look forward to the next. Similar to last year, to allow team

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Accounting & Audit Alert- The future of the audit in 5 predictions

Technology is taking auditors into the 22nd century. While auditors are beginning to explore the possibilities afforded by technology, including predictive analytics and the cloud, expectations are changing quickly. Soon, investors and regulators alike will

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Accounting & Audit Alert- SEC Chair Gensler warns about conflicts of interest

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler spoke during a recent webcast to commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Gensler recommended that the SEC take a “fresh look” at its rules on

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Accounting & Audit Alert- FASB proposes last-minute changes to lease accounting rules

Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases, requires organizations to report the full magnitude of their long-term lease obligations on their balance sheets — a historic first. For private companies and nonprofits, the changes take effect

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Edelstein & Company LLP Becomes Independent Member of the BDO Alliance USA

Edelstein expands resources for clients and employees Boston, Massachusetts: Edelstein & Company is pleased to announce that we have joined the BDO Alliance USA, a nationwide association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting

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Accounting & Audit Alert- How auditors use Benford’s Law to assess transactions

An interesting tool called Benford’s Law can be effective in detecting fraud. But it also can be used during external auditing procedures to test journal entries for unusual numeric patterns. Here’s what you should know

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Using agreed-upon procedures to target specific items of concern

Your CPA offers a wide menu of services. One flexible offering, known as an “agreed-upon procedures” engagement, provides limited assurance on a specific aspect of an organization’s financial or nonfinancial information. What’s covered? Agreed-upon procedures

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Is your current bad debt allowance reasonable?

In today’s volatile market conditions, it’s important to review your accounts receivable ledger and consider writing off stale, uncollectible accounts. The methods that you’ve used in the past to evaluate bad debts may no longer

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Accounting & Audit Alert- Are your risk-management practices keeping up with the times?

Risks abound in today’s uncertain marketplace. Nearly two-thirds of senior finance leaders said that the volume and complexity of corporate risks have changed “mostly” or “extensively” in the past five years, according to a new

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Accounting & Audit Alert- New law puts “book income” in the crosshairs

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) could have congressional lobbyists nipping at its heels over a “book minimum tax” rule in the newly enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This would be the first

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