Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find the an Auditor, Accountant or Bookkeeper?

The search to find an Auditor, Accountant, Bookkeeper or other financial professional may be one of the most important decisions of your life. We all know the saying “the only things you can’t avoid are Death and Taxes”. While the scientists work on the first part of that statement, selecting the right financial professional may have life changing effects to your business, retirement, children’s education, tax related issues and many other aspects of our lives. Auditors.com provides individuals and businesses alike with a “one stop shop” if you will for those attempting to Find an Auditor, Find a Bookkeeper or to find an accountant. We cut through the all of the non-relevant search and provide you with industry specific information and quality professional profiles to review all on one web site.

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What is an Audit?

The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, project or product. Audits are performed to ascertain the validity and reliability of information, and also provide an assessment of a system's internal control. The goal of an audit is to verify the person/organization/system etc. under evaluation based on work done on a test basis. Due to practical constraints, an audit seeks to provide only reasonable assurance that the statements are free from material error. Hence, statistical sampling is often adopted in audits. In the case of financial audits, a set of financial statements are said to be true and fair when they are free of material misstatements - a concept influenced by both quantitative and qualitative factors.

How Much Does an Auditor, Accountant, Bookkeeper or CPA’s Charge???

An auditor will charge based on the size and complexity of your Company or financial statements. When they charge by the hour you should expect to pay an experienced CPA fee’s in the range of $150 to $300 per hour at a very large firm, while a medium sized firm may only charge $100 to $150 per hour. Bookkeeper’s are billed out at lower rates typically $50 to $75 per hour again depending on the size and complexity of the project.

Auditor’s of publicly traded Company may start at annual fee’s of between $10,000 to $15,000 for a shell corp. $45,000 to $75,000 for a revenue generating Company in the $750,000 to $10,000,000 range based on the type of business. And large firms usually charge $100,000 a year and up for small to medium sized Corporations. These are general ranges and subject to many factors that may increase or decrease the range based on location, management and type of business, etc.