Gardiner Thomsen CPAs welcomes Matt Gardiner to the company as our newest Auditor. Matt begins the 3rd generation of Gardiners to work at the firm, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Dan; father, Dennis; and uncle, Mark.

You may have noticed in the past few years that your annual audit seems to take longer than it once did. Changes in accounting and auditing standards, increased disclosure requirements, and the unprecedented growth of our clients are causing us to spend more time planning, documenting, and completing our audit procedures than ever before.

In todays always-online, technology-driven business environment, keeping information secure is more important than ever before. This is especially true for any business that holds the personal information of their employees and patrons in their systems. Businesses need to be concerned with the security of their computer networks as well as the record keeping policies and procedures that employees must follow.

Save the date for our free seminar on cyber liability and crime! When: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 from 10 AM- 12 PM Where: Hilton Garden Inn, 8600 Northpark Drive, Johnston, IA 50131 RSVP: [email protected] We hope to see you there!

Thank you to all those who attended our hospitality room in Minneapolis last month during the CHS Annual Meeting. We’ve had the pleasure of hosting a hospitality room during this annual event for many years now and we were very pleased with the attendance this year.

Gardiner Thomsen CPAs take great pleasure in announcing the promotion of Greg Cargin to the role of Partner in our firm, joining our other 6 partners. Greg has been a valuable asset to our firm over the past 14 years and demonstrates outstanding dedication to our clients.