Thoughts on the GASB Proposed Updates?
Late last year, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) released a number of proposals aimed at improving key components of the government financial reporting model and addressing new guidance for…
Volume 12 Issue 1, Public Sector Perspective
Late last year, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) released a number of proposals aimed at improving key components of the government financial reporting model and addressing new guidance for…
All businesses, regardless of entity type, are required to file Forms 1099 if applicable. The best way for businesses to ensure that they have all the information needed to file…
Volume 11 Issue 3, Public Sector Perspective
Each year, members of the Kansas Society of CPAs (KSCPA) and the Division of Accounts and Reports prepare and release a revision to the Kansas Municipal Audit and Accounting Guide…
Volume 11 Issue 3, Public Sector Perspective
In her book The Little Book of Government Fraud, author Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA, CGFM, CGAP takes a look at fraud within government entities: who perpetrates it, how they do so,…
Volume 11 Issue 3, Public Sector Perspective
In our current environment of hacks, breaches and viruses, it’s standard operating procedure to install all software updates as soon as you receive them. Unfortunately, this practice has created a…
Volume 11 Issue 2, Public Sector Perspective
The recent publication of a draft of the updated Form W-9 indicates that the new version of the form is on its way. This means that withholding agents should take…
Volume 11 Issue 2, Public Sector Perspective
According to Dr. James Levine, an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic, sitting is the new smoking. In his study that spanned 15 years, it was determined that spending more than…
Volume 11 Issue 2, Public Sector Perspective
Every year, the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds (OASDI) issues its annual report on the Social Security system. The…
Volume 11 Issue 2, Public Sector Perspective
In 2017, nearly one-third of internet users reported being victim to online hacking or similar suspicious activity on their accounts. But, as anyone who regularly uses a computer—especially for financial…
Public Sector Perspective, Volume 11 Issue 1
With the advent of modern technologies, the increasing availability of data has made it a valuable resource for the public sector. In a recent article for Experian, author Matthew Chase…