Insights & Resources

As you near the end of the process implementing Statement No. 87 (Leases), Weaver highlights a few key questions to consider.

As organizations conform to new accounting standards for leases, Weaver provides tips for how to handle IT subscriptions.

Following steps to detect and avoid overpayment in construction projects will help keep costs under control for school district construction projects of all sizes.

Here are five components school districts should consider to implement effective workforce and succession planning in today's labor market.

IBM has announced in-kind grants valued at $5 million to address cybersecurity in schools worldwide. School districts can apply online before June 21, 2022.

Like archaeologists using geothermal tools to pinpoint digging locations, forensic investigators have discovered how to use data analytics to help school districts narrow in on potential fraud, waste and abuse.

Welcome to your new role in your district’s internal audit department. As an audit professional, whether at the director or entry level, your first months on the job can be critical.

With travel to conferences and events picking up again, it is a good time to review your district’s travel guidelines and procedures.

Last week, the FFIEC issued a Joint Statement on Managing the LIBOR Transition, which highlighted risks associated with the discontinuation of LIBOR as well as supervisory expectations around this transition.

With the release of the “Pandora Papers,” there is renewed attention on transparency in corporate ownership.

For most school districts, preparations are well under way to make the transition from the old lease accounting to the new as required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 87, Leases.

Often, when budgets and financial performance are evaluated, fund balances and changes in fund balance are scrutinized.