Calculation methods
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What Vanward calculates, the method it follows and the decisions your company makes.
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- Close prep rules
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Possible cutoff accruals, uncovered balance sheet changes and reconciliation readiness.
- R&D credit documentation
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Qualified research expenses and the alternative simplified research credit.
- Close tie-outs and reconciliations
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Ledger balances, supporting balances, statement totals and rollforwards.
- Revenue recognition (ASC 606)
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Contract revenue, deferred revenue and unbilled contract assets.
- Stock compensation and option valuation
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Option values, vested units, compensation expense and award rollforwards.
- Equity awards
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Sale-triggered payouts, option pricing method allocations and related expense.
- Warrants
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Warrant fair value, debt proceeds allocation and liability remeasurement.
- Leases
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Lease liabilities, right-of-use assets, expense, maturity tables and proposed entries.
- Debt: effective interest and covenants
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Debt schedules, effective rates, covenant measures and headroom.
- Sales commissions (ASC 340-40)
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Deferred commission assets, amortization, impairment and current portions.
- Acquisitions and goodwill (ASC 805)
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Purchase allocation, goodwill or bargain gain, amortization and earnout changes.
- Income tax provision (ASC 740)
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Current tax, deferred balances, valuation allowance and the provision reconciliation.
- Fixed assets and depreciation
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Book depreciation, accumulated depreciation, net book value and register tie-outs.
- Capitalized software
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Loaded cost allocation, capitalized development cost, amortization and write-offs.
- Allowance for doubtful accounts
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Required receivables allowance and the adjustment to the ledger.
- 13-week cash
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Weekly receipts, payments, opening and ending cash and revolver movements.
- Budget against actual
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Monthly and year-to-date variances, rolling forecasts and full-year outlook.
- Self quality of earnings
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EBITDA bridge, adjusted working capital, indicative peg and proof of cash.
- Sales tax exposure scan
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State threshold comparisons and indicative unregistered exposure.
- Controls sampling
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Reproducible samples from the selected population.