Startup Accounting
SaaS Audit Readiness: Your First Financial Audit
Collated by Harry Prabandham
Curated by Rubric Financial
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When You Actually Need an Audit
- Most startups need an audit at Series B or later, when a lead investor, lender, or acquirer requires one.
- Know the ladder: a compilation is lowest assurance, a review is limited, an audit is full assurance.
- Do not buy more assurance than the situation demands, since cost rises steeply.
- Waiting until it is required, with messy books, turns a manageable project into a scramble.
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About the author
Harry PrabandhamFounder & CEO
Founder and CEO of StartupCFO. MBA from Wharton, MS in Computer Science, and decades of experience building and advising venture-backed startups.
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