Join CRI Partners Rob Lemmon, Tina Stewart, and A.J. Bowers as they delineate some of the most common mistakes made surrounding the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFR). Listeners will also learn the benefits of a properly performed ACFR, updates to the GASB pronouncements, and some top tips for ACFR preparers.

Southern Grants Forum is the Southeast region’s premier grants training conference. Tune in as CRI Partner Keith Hundley and CRI Brand Manager Lauren Magli discuss the location and schedule of the conference and what to expect when attending. You and fellow grants professionals can learn about the key requirements for managing awards, the latest developments affecting grant-funded organizations, and the future of grants management.

With compounded unique insight into the evolution of SSAE No. 21, listen in as CRI Partners Jimmy Woodall and Chad Singletary address and interpret the criteria involved with implementing this attestation standard. Get to know the potential impacts your organization may face, evaluate your current information, and prepare for the application of SSAE No. 21.

Grab the nearest fire extinguisher or a corner to cry in because the IRS is engulfed in more than just flames this tax season. In this episode, CRI Partners Seth Margolies and Michael Carter stop, drop, and roll through a myriad of ongoing IRS nightmares that keep us up at night. You will also learn the steps you can take with your CPA to help speed up the filing process.

Did you choose tax accounting, or did tax accounting choose you? In this episode, CRI Human Capital Partner Sandi Guy sits down with Tanvi Gandhi, Holly Cefalu, and Seth Margolies to divulge the pros and cons of the daily life of a tax accountant and investigate the continued evolution of their career path.

What do your name, image, and likeness all have in common? Well, if you're a college athlete, the answer is a new source of cash. Join us for the first episode of Season 3 of It Figures: The CRI Podcast as CRI Partners Rob Lemmon, Adria Deren, Steve Grice, and Michael Maddox discuss one of collegiate sports' most hot button issues, the NIL. This in-depth discussion stresses the importance of financial literacy, debates potential investment opportunities, and embraces financial risk aversion tactics.

Whether you're managing a governmental accounting team or a Pennsylvania-based mid-size paper company, you'll benefit from this episode of It Figures: The CRI Podcast. Tune in as CRI Partners Rob Lemmon, Ray Roberts, and April Shuping illustrate their personal experiences in the industry, recount government-specific junctures, and divulge some of their secrets to managerial success.

If you started a new business and began operations after February 15, 2020, you might be eligible for up to $100,000 in tax credits over the third and fourth quarters of 2021. In this episode of It Figures, CRI Partner Mike Scott and Paywerx Senior Tax Manager Randy Matthews consider the newly updated eligibility requirements for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).

On the heels of a tumultuous 2020, the first half of 2021 has proved no less challenging with unique considerations for insurance companies and regulators. In this episode, CRI Partner Scott Bailey and Senior Manager Andrea Harbison will discuss the hot-button issue of Own Risk and Solvency Assessments (ORSA) and the changes to the regulatory examination process resulting from COVID-19.

Calculating risk and making sound business decisions during times of economic distress can feel like staring at a mirage in the middle of the desert. In this episode, CRI Partners Larry May, Bobbi Hayes, and Robert Coker discuss the dangers of allowing economic fear to drive a contractor's decision-making process. From liquidating investment accounts for fear of market declines to spending money simply to get a tax deduction, don't head towards the mirage.