Berard and Donahue, CPAs, PC is an independent certified public accounting firm with offices in Rockland and Orange counties in New York. Our strengths are that we are a local firm with over 25 years experience in accounting services and audits.
Professional Expertise
Berard & Donahue, CPA, PC was organized in 1984. The firm expanded into Orange County in 1994. We provide accounting, management, tax and audit services for individuals, businesses, common interest realty associations and non-profit organizations. Our staff has extensive skills in a variety of industries including medical, legal and service professionals, various construction trades, commercial and residential real estate management, sales, manufacturing and wholesale companies, leasing, advertising, publishing, information technology and retail industries.
We are committed to professionalism and responsiveness. We understand the complexity of the rapidly evolving regulatory environment surrounding businesses and nonprofit organizations and are dedicated to communicating the current developments in standards and regulations to ensure compliance in financial reporting.
Our Commitment to Quality
At Berard & Donahue, CPA, PC, we continually enhance our quality assurance initiatives through continual process improvements, analysis of current literature and implementation of revised standards and regulations.
Professional Memberships
We are also members of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA), National Conference of CPAs (NCCPAP), the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC), and the AICPA Government Audit Quality Center (GAQC). EBPAQC and GAQC are centers of the AICPA that provide additional training, updates, forums and services to their members.
Peer Review and Compliance
As a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) we are subject to the highest standards of quality assurance. Our firm successfully completed tri-annual quality review audits seven consecutive times. We are registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), which imposes additional quality control standards for audit practices beyond AICPA requirements. Our policies and quality control procedures have been reviewed and approved by the PCAOB.
These controls are in the area of:
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Independence, integrity and objectivity procedures
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Personnel management
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Professional Development
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Acceptance and continuance of clients and engagements
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Engagement performance
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Communication requirements with the PCAOB