By:
By Stephen W. Blann, CPA, CGFM
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has recently enacted a series of sweeping changes to generally accepted auditing standards. Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS) No.
2008
A Look at Recent Auditing Standards
Submission of Annual Financial and Single Audits
By:
By Kathleen Weller, Director Office of Audits, MDE
Submit audits via e-mail or paper on or before November 15, 2008.- MDE's address is 608 W. Allegan. If you send it to 430 W. Allegan, it will be delivered to the Department of Treasury but not MDE.
MSBO Board of Directors Appoints Daniel Romzek
Daniel Romzek, Director of Finance and Operations at Davison Community Schools, has been appointed to fill a vacant position on the MSBO Board of Directors. His term will end in April 2009. Robert Dwan, who was recently selected Associate Executive Director of MSBO, resigned his board seat at the MSBO
Mark Your Calendar! MDE/MSBO Workshop slated for October 21
Mark Your Calendar! MDE/MSBO Workshop slated for October 21.
The reason this workshop draws 200-300 participants each year is because it contains timely, useful information from presenters who are MDE and State experts.
MIEM Events: Identity Theft Workshop Series and Marketing Your School - an online class
Learn Safeguards to Prevent Identity Theft of Your School’s Data
As of January 2008, The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has documented more than 217 million cases of compromised records from government agencies, schools, businesses and other organizations.
President's View...Rob Burgess–Stop the World, I Want to Get Off!
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Rob Burgess, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Lakeshore Public Schools and President of MSBO
Have you ever had one of those days? Have you ever had one of those weeks? How about one of those careers?
Now that I am older than dirt, I must admit that I sometimes get impatient. Actually, I have always been one to get impatient.
Executive Director's View...Tom White–Is K-12 School Funding a Legislative Priority?
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Tom White, Executive Director, MSBO
It should be easy for anyone to understand why Michigan educators are upset about state funding.
Low Risk Auditee Status
By:
Kathleen Weller, Director Office of Audits, MDE
Last year many districts received audit findings related to SAS 112 saying that district personnel didn't have the expertise or knowledge to prepare financial statements according to GAAP. That was the correct way for the auditors to report it rather than as a management letter issue or disregarding it.
Getting Started with SafeSchools – Free Training Webinar
SafeSchools, now partnered with miAccount offers better, faster, secure service to active members
The Office of Retirement Services (ORS) is launching miAccount, a secure section of the ORS website, where active members can view, print, and change their personal account info
