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Public Company Services
Public Company Services
Independent expertise provides assurance for life in the public eye.
Overview
Publicly held companies need specialized expertise with an emphasis on quality and timeliness. Friedman helps companies across the business spectrum negotiate the maze of assurance, regulatory and transactional demands.
Registered with the PCAOB, our size and structure ensure engagement continuity and direct access to partners so you get the answers you need–when you need them.
Audit committees choose Friedman for our fresh audit approach and our experience resolving complex SEC matters.
Service Menu
- Compliance services
- Financial statement audits and interim reviews (including IFRS)
- Attestation or assistance with SOX 404
- Service Organization Control (SOC) Reports (formerly SAS 70 Reports)
- SEC Filings (domestic and foreign)
- Tax compliance and consulting
- Assistance in communicating and responding to regulatory agencies’ queries
- Transactional expertise
- IPOs
- M&A due diligence
- PIPEs
- Reverse Mergers
- Roll-ups
- Secondary Public Offerings
- SPACs
- Spin-offs
Client Stories
Case Study
The Challenge
This publicly held company was attempting to recover from bankruptcy. It had complex accounting issues, a significant investment in a foreign affiliate (which did not produce timely financial information) and management that was hesitant to provide supporting documentation for fear of not being in compliance with SOX. On the other hand, management realized that they were faced with the impending loss of significant investor dollars if the company was not timely with filing and reporting deadlines. Friedman replaced a "Big 4" accounting firm in December and faced the challenge of meeting reporting deadlines with very little time to gather an understanding of the business and transaction flow of an accelerated filer.
The Solution
Friedman understood the challenges facing the company but was confident that we could get the job done. Through a Herculean effort, after the client obtained a one-month extension in the filing and reporting requirement, and after 4,000 billable hours, we assisted the client in meeting its deadline. Management was then able to focus on growing the company, raising the capital it needed, completing future acquisitions and continuing to operate successfully.
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- April 24, 2018 Planet MicroCap Showcase | April 24-26
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Read more - August 1, 2017 What You Need to Know - ASU 2017-11
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Read more - May 22, 2017 Consensus 2017 | May 22-24
Friedman LLP will sponsor Consensus 2017 presented by CoinDesk from May 22-24 at the New York Marriot Marquis. The 3rd...
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- August 1, 2017 What You Need to Know - ASU 2017-11
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) recently announced an important Accounting Standards Update that affects all entities that issue equity-linked...
Read more - April 18, 2017 What Is Considered a “Business”— and Why Does it Matter?
The change to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) definition of a business, made earlier this year in an Accounting...
Read more - January 4, 2017 Going Concern Assessments – Implementation Requirements are Rapidly Approaching
Should you be concerned with your “Going Concern” assessment? As a new accounting standards update takes effect, now is the...
Read more - February 23, 2016 Upcoming Changes to Licensing Revenue Recognition
Standards for revenue recognition, historically, have varied among industries. The FASB has undertaken the enormous task of simplifying the standards...
Read more - February 23, 2016 That’s Material?
This year may see a new definition for an old concept: Materiality. The parameters around what constitutes a material disclosure...
Read more - January 5, 2016 Auditing World Braces: More ICFR Attention, Big Rule Changes
The full-court press on internal controls and related documentation will not let up in 2016, although companies will have to...
Read more - October 7, 2015 Directors and Officers in the Firing Line
On September 9, 2015, the DOJ released a game-changing memorandum (“Yates Memo”) to prosecutors nationwide, with a stated goal of...
Read more - May 5, 2014 SEC Impact: Development Stage Entities
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is drafting an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) which would eliminate the concept of a development stage entity along with the special disclosures required for such entities under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The final ASU is expected to be voted on by written ballot later this year.
Read more - September 4, 2013 SEC's Conflict Mineral Rule: The Time to Act is NOW
Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the "Act"), passed by Congress in 2010, directed the SEC to issue rules requiring certain companies to disclose their use of so called "conflict minerals"...
Read more - July 1, 2013 SEC Impact: A History of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
This article was originally published in the July 2013 issue of SEC Impact
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- April 24, 2018 Planet MicroCap Showcase | April 24-26
Friedman LLP will be a premier sponsor at the Planet MicroCap Showcase in Las Vegas. The Planet MicroCap Showcase brings...
Read more - March 11, 2018 30th Annual Roth Conference
Friedman LLP's SEC Services Group is proud to sponsor the 30th Annual ROTH Conference in Dana Point, CA. The conference...
Read more - May 22, 2017 Consensus 2017 | May 22-24
Friedman LLP will sponsor Consensus 2017 presented by CoinDesk from May 22-24 at the New York Marriot Marquis. The 3rd...
Read more - May 2, 2017 Pioneers 2017 | May 2
Friedman LLP will be a silver sponsor at the 2017 Pioneers Conference organized by Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC. The...
Read more - April 26, 2017 Planet MicroCap Showcase | April 26-28
Friedman LLP will be a premier sponsor at the Planet MicroCap Showcase in Las Vegas. The Planet MicroCap Showcase brings...
Read more - March 8, 2015 Friedman LLP Sponsors the 27th Annual ROTH Conference
Friedman LLP's SEC Services Group is proud to sponsor the 27th Annual ROTH Conference, taking place March 8-11, 2015, in Dana Point, CA.
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