Audit & Assurance

Our audit approach combines experience and an in-depth understanding of your business and industry to deliver independent, quality information that help you run a better organization. We establish hands-on, year-round relationships with our clients, utilize outstanding professionals and the best in training and technology, and demand excellence in each engagement. We design the audit process to drill down to the pertinent data, which allows our partners and professionals to ask critical questions that can provide insight into important trends and enhance the value of the results.

The primary objective of each audit is to express an opinion on the fair presentation of a client’s financial position and operational results. Audits involve identifying risks, evaluating internal controls, and testing financial transactions. To add the most value, our management letters not only address internal control matters, but operational and efficiency issues, as well. Clients also benefit from the computer systems, analytics, and processes we use to ensure the accuracy and validity of their financial data.

We rely on experience and our expertise in many industries. All of our auditors offer a wealth of experience, with many specializing in specific industry sectors. This allows us to perform each audit with a unique, value-added insight.

We also offer compilations and reviews as part of our comprehensive services. Compilations involve compiled financial statements in accordance with professional standards. No opinion is expressed regarding financial information. Going a step further, reviews include making inquiries of management and performing analytical procedures. We prepare formal reports for both types of engagements.

Key elements of our audit engagement approach

• Up-front planning
• A sound client service and transition plan
• Year-round communication
• Innovative use of technology
• On-site involvement with experience team resources
• Close working relationships with your department accounting staff
• Significant partner/manager involvement and accessibility

The successful engagement

• Responsive and effective service at a fair fee
• An environment of open, constructive communication
• Timely issue identification and resolution
• On-point disclosure and presentation alternatives
• Report delivered on time to meet your needs
• Exceeding your expectations

For more information, please contact:

J. Lyle Scheppele, CPA

When your assurance needs do not require audited financial statements, we can provide special reports, including agreed-upon procedures, which help you apply better procedures to your financial reporting processes and controls. We can also assist in providing these reports to your vendors or acquisition targets.

All of our engagements are conducted in accordance with standards set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). With a philosophy based on integrity, independence, and objectivity, you will receive personalized service, experienced advice, and clear analysis of specific areas within your company.

For more information, please contact:

J. Lyle Scheppele, CPA

Regulations surrounding benefit plan compliance become increasingly complex each year. Let Windes & McClaughry provide the expertise required to manage reporting requirements, changes in plan administration, and governmental regulations. For over 30 years, we have offered the employee benefit plan audit knowledge, commitment, and professional excellence plan sponsors need.

At Windes & McClaughry, you will always work with professionals who are experienced in employee benefit plan audits and thoroughly informed of current issues facing this highly regulated field. We attend the annual AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Conference and are one of several select members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, a membership center for eligible CPA firms that perform employee benefit plan audits. All staff are given annual training and regular updates to ensure that the technical demands of employee benefit plan audit quality are met.

We audit over 50 plans, including pension plans, 401(k) plans, and health and welfare plans, and offer competitive rates and a commitment to providing quality professional service. We have access to significant resources, including the technical expertise of the professionals in our Employee Benefits department, who provide complete design, documentation, and administration services for employee benefit plans. With valuable insights, specialized expertise, and a commitment to benefit plan compliance, Windes & McClaughry is the best choice for your employee benefit plan audit needs.

For more information, please contact:

Marilyn A. Thompson, CPA, MS

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Mergers and acquisitions present great opportunities for thriving companies. Whether your company is buying, selling, or merging, we can help you formulate a strategy that results in a profitable transaction. At Windes & McClaughry, we are experienced in advising companies in a wide variety of industries on merger and acquisition prospects. We can help you through the entire process, providing the accounting, assurance, and tax services you need to negotiate, structure, and complete the best transaction.

We can provide the following services:

• Audit and evaluation of assets of acquired companies
• Business valuations
• Due diligence
• Evaluation of purchase or selling price
• Evaluation of suitability of merger or acquisition candidate
• Financing structure
• Negotiation and finalization of offers
• Preliminary evaluation and planning
• Preparation of financial statements, budgets, and cash flow analysis
• Risk identification
• Tax planning and transaction structuring
• Value enhancement analysis

For more information, please contact:

Scott J. Dionne, CPA
J. Lyle Scheppele, CPA
Peter J. Scribner, CPA

Providing services to public companies in today’s corporate environment requires professionals to be up-to-date on all regulations governing the profession and clients’ businesses. In addition, experience with client companies operating both inside and outside the United States provides for a broad perspective that is invaluable in providing services to public companies. We are selective in our client acceptance process and focus on companies that mirror our experience.

Windes & McClaughry can guide you in the right direction. Our dedicated team of professionals will work with you to ensure that our audit and assurance services are performed timely and accurately with prompt input on matters impacting your company and reporting. We are experienced in serving publicly traded clients and can provide an alternative to the national accounting firms. We offer the following services for SEC clients:

• SEC compliance
• SEC compliance support to non-attest clients
• Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and consulting
• Tax consulting and compliance
• Financial consulting
• Mergers and acquisitions assistance

At Windes & McClaughry, we are committed to providing quality audit and assurance services. We are registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and are members of the Center for Public Company Audit Firms of the AICPA. These affiliations are components of a sound quality control system comprised of internal inspections, peer review of our nonpublic practice, and regular audits by the PCAOB.

The experience and expertise of our professionals, combined with the resources of 642 offices worldwide through our affiliation with Baker Tilly International (BTI), help us provide the best possible accounting and assurance services for public companies. Together, with all other member firms of BTI, we are responsible for over 1600 audits of public companies.

For more information, please contact:

Peter W. Lee, CPA
J. Lyle Scheppele, CPA
Peter J. Scribner, CPA

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在今日的商业环境中，会计师必须要熟悉所有与审计和客户行业有关的最新法规，还要有与国际性企业合作的经验，才能为上市公司提供多方面、高价值、全球性的服务。我们选择适合的客户来反映出我们的专业和知识。

Windes & McClaughry 能够引导您朝正确的方向。我们负责的专业队伍将密切与您合作，来确保我们能及时、准确、快速地对影响您公司和公司财务报告的各项事宜提出建议。和全国性的 大型会计师事务所相比，我们对上市公司的丰富经验和物超所值的服务是您的更佳选择。我们为上市公司提供以下服务：

• 美国证交会（SEC）遵规服务
• 为非审计服务客户提供有关美国证交会（SEC）的遵规协助
• 萨班斯法案（Sarbanes-Oxley）遵规与咨询
• 税务遵规和咨询
• 企业财务咨询
• 企业兼并与收购协助

在Windes & McClaughry，我们致力于为客户提供一流的审计与认证服务。我们事务所和上市公司会计监督委会（PCAOB）登记有案，并且是美国注册会计师协会 （AICPA）上市公司审计事务所中心的会员。与这些专业界的联系让我们可以提供更完善的服务给我们的客户，同时可以有更好的品质管理与控制。我们定期做 内部审查，业界同行审查，以及上市公司会计监督委会（PCAOB）的审计。

我们专业人员的经验和知识，加上通过与博太国际会计师事务所网络联盟（BTI），带来全球642个办事处的资源，帮助我们为上市公司提供最好的会计和审计 服务。与BTI其它成员公司一起，我们为上市公司审计已超过1600例。

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彼得·李，注册会计师（Peter W. Lee, CPA）
莱尔·谢柏尔，注册会计师（J. Lyle Scheppele, CPA）
皮特·斯可里布纳，注册会计师（Pete J. Scribner, CPA）

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在今日的商業環境中，會計師必須要熟悉所有與審計和客戶行業有關的最新法規，還要有與國際性企業合作的經驗，才能為上市公司提供多方面、高價值、全球性的服務。我們選擇適合的客戶來反映出我們的專業和知識。

Windes & McClaughry 能夠引導您朝正確的方向。我們負責的專業隊伍將密切與您合作，來確保我們能及時、準確、快速地對影響您公司和公司財務報告的各項事宜提出建議。和全國性的 大型會計師事務所相比，我們對上市公司的豐富經驗和物超所值的服務是您的更佳選擇。我們為上市公司提供以下服務：

• 美國證交會（SEC）遵規服務
• 為非審計服務客戶提供有關美國證交會（SEC）的遵規協助
• 薩班斯法案（Sarbanes-Oxley）遵規與諮詢
• 稅務遵規和諮詢
• 企業財務諮詢
• 企業兼併與收購協助

在Windes & McClaughry，我們致力於為客戶提供一流的審計與認證服務。我們事務所和上市公司會計監督委會（PCAOB）登記有案，並且是美國註冊會計師協會 （AICPA）上市公司審計事務所中心的會員。與這些專業界的聯繫讓我們可以提供更完善的服務給我們的客戶，同時可以有更好的品質管理與控制。我們定期做 內部審查，業界同行審查，以及上市公司會計監督委會（PCAOB）的審計。

我們專業人員的經驗和知識，加上通過與博太國際會計師事務所網絡聯盟（BTI），帶來全球642個辦事處的資源，幫助我們為上市公司提供最好的會計和審計服務。與BTI其它成員公司一起，我們為上市公司審計已超過1600例。

欲了解更多詳情，請聯繫：

彼得•李，註冊會計師（Peter W. Lee, CPA）
萊爾•謝柏爾，註冊會計師（J. Lyle Scheppele, CPA）
皮特•斯可里布納，註冊會計師（Pete J. Scribner, CPA）

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