Audit and Assurance Services

&Audit and Assurance Services

Do you think all auditing firms are the same? Or that audits and reviews are simply necessary evils?

At LaPorte, a Mauldin & Jenkins Company, we see it differently. Our professionals tailor their services specifically to meet client needs. They display a real passion for client service and work to bring added value to each engagement.

And LaPorte audits can provide insights into operational and control areas. They can lend credibility to your financial performance, particularly if you envision a sale or merger in the company’s future.

The LaPorte Audit and Assurance Services Group is made up of professionals who set their firm, professional, and personal standards high, constantly working to exceed them.

Auditing and Assurance Services Highlights

• Highly credentialed professionals
• A focus on the advisory role
• Year-round communication
• Involvement of senior level engagement leaders

Our audit and assurance professionals also pride themselves on their:

• Collaborative approach to working with clients
• History of healthy employee tenure and purposeful scheduling, leading to engagement team continuity
• Industry depth
• Strong technical abilities supported by LaPorte’s substantial investment in technology

Audit Approach Profile

LaPorte’s tailored audit approach emphasizes a high degree of front-end planning. We focus on your service expectations and on your organization and how it functions. We also concentrate on “getting in and getting out,” maximizing our efficiency and minimizing any disruption to your staff.

Audit and Assurance Services Client Base

Our audit and assurance professionals serve clients in a broad range of industries, the principal ones including construction, energy, financial services, healthcare, hospitality and entertainment, professional services, nonprofit, public sector, and real estate. Clients range in size from small or start-up entities to some of the region’s largest and most complex organizations.

Assurance Services

LaPorte’s Audit and Assurance Services Group can assist with:

• Audits, reviews, and compilations of financial statements
• Agreed-upon procedures
• Audits of federal awards programs (compliance with Uniform Guidance)
• Audits of internal control over financial reporting in compliance with FDICIA
• Employee benefit plan audits
• Historic tax credit cost certifications
• IT audits, reviews, and evaluations
• SOC 1® and SOC 2® reports, including Type I,
• Type II, and readiness assessment engagements
• SOC 3® reports
• Statewide agreed-upon procedures

Consulting Services

• Due diligence for mergers and acquisitions
• Internal control studies and evaluations
• IT process design, evaluations, and risk assessments
• Preparation and review of quarterly and annual filings for public companies
• Preparation of financial statements

For more information about Mauldin & Jenkins Assurance Services, visit https://www.mjcpa.com/services/assurance.