What you do after a discrimination claim can get you into REAL trouble

(duplicate of post from Attestation Update)

Attorney Jay Shepherd gives us 500,000 reasons to worry about retaliation claims.

He explains that when something bad happens to an employee after filing a discrimination claim, it makes it look like the employer retaliated against the employee for filing the claim.  Looks like payback.  That is a bad thing.  Very bad.  That is a serious offense in the eyes of the law.

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Do you really need an audit? Ask the question

Might be worth your time to ask your funders if they really need to see audited financial statements.  If the only reason you’re having an audit is to meet the requirements of a few foundations, call them to see if they still need it.  Perhaps they would be happy with reviewed financial statements.

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“Clergy Killer” – people who destroy pastors

While rare, clergy killers are real.  It would be wise to know of the concept and have a bit of knowledge on hand in case you should ever encounter one.

Clergy Killers, By G. Lloyd Rediger, ISBN 978-0664257538

From my review at Amazon:

You may wonder why there is a book tackling what seems to be an issue so severe that it must be extremely rare, if it even really exists.  The author is addressing the specific situation when a member of the congregation is truly focused on destroying a pastor.  Most people have never seen a clergy killer in operation.  I have.

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Posts on documentation requirements from SSARS #19 combined into a page

I have written a series of eight posts on the documentation rules for reviews and comps from SSARS 19 on my other blog, www.attestationupdate.com.  Those posts have been combined into a single ‘page’.  This means you can read all the posts in chronological order, which also means they are in logical order.  Click here for the page.

When you try to “make it happen” something will block you. What to do then?

“It” is your dream.  The thing you wanted to do since you were a kid.  That incredible idea in the back of your mind that would change the world, make life better for oh-so-many people, or end the social injustice that fires righteous fury in your heart.  Take your pick. 

You know what “it” is.  Make it happen.

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What will the new structure of the SASs look like after the clarity project is complete?

(cross-posted from my other blog for CPAs that stop by here.  This is the start of a 3 post series)

All of the SASs are being rewritten. All those new/revised/updated/clarified/etc documents will go into effect on the same day.

Ouch.  For us change-phobic CPAs, there is a world of change on the horizon.

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