By: Mark Gardiner, CPA, CFE, Partner Each year Gardiner + Company, CPA’s offers the “Daniel Gardiner Memorial Scholarship” in honor of my dad, founder of Gardiner + Company. The scholarship is awarded to the current year’s graduates from Waukee High School who plan to attend a post secondary school and pursue a degree in accounting. ...
keep readingDennis Gardiner, Gardiner + Company, CPAs Managing Partner Partners Mark Gardiner, Greg Cargin and myself attended the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Annual Meeting / Legal, Tax and Accounting Conference last week in Orlando. We learned about key issues facing co-ops and their members. USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was the keynote speaker to...
keep readingRyan Taylor, Partner Now that the calendar has turned over to 2023, I thought it would be beneficial to update you on IRS changes for 401(k) and IRA contributions. 401(k) contribution limit increases from $20,500 to $22,500 401(k) catch-up contributions for employees age 50 and over increases from $6,500 to $7,500 Annual IRA contribution limit...
keep readingRyan Taylor, Partner Over the past year, we embarked on a journey to include the use of AI technology in our audit process. We believe that the use of technology in our audits will provide a more efficient audit for our clients and help provide insight into the wealth of financial data at our fingertips....
keep readingBrian Sullivan, CPA, Partner What we saw in 2022: What we expect to see in 2023:
keep readingBy: Mark Gardiner, Partner, CPA, CFE The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners released their 2022 edition of the Report to the Nations fraud study last spring. This study contains over 2,110 cases of occupational fraud that were investigated between January 2020 and September 2021. This study published each year by the Association of Certified Fraud...
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