Audit and Assurance Services

Schneider Downs provides a variety of specialized services to assist our clients with all of their audit and assurance needs.

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Audit and Assurance Services for Employee Benefit Plans

We apply the experience of more than 60 years in practice to the audit and assurance needs of employee benefit plans.

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SOC Practice Overview

Schneider Downs provides System and Organization Controls (SOC) examinations nationally to over 100 clients annually in a variety of industries.

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Public Companies

Schneider Downs provides audit, assurance and consulting services to publicly traded businesses in a wide range of industries.

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International Assurance Services

While the global marketplace offers unique challenges, we’re here to help your business with domestic and foreign needs.

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Accounting Advisory Services

Schneider Downs Consulting offers a variety of technical accounting advisory services, as well as outsourced accounting and finance advisory services.

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We apply the experience of more than 50 years in practice to the audit and assurance needs of public and privately held businesses across a wide range of industries, not-for-profit organizations and employee benefit plans.

Our clients confirm that it is our service philosophy that sets us apart from other public accounting firms:

  • Proactive communication, responsiveness and accessibility
  • Risk-based audit approach
  • Extensive executive involvement
  • Exceptional value through a practical approach
  • Expertise resident in our offices
  • All firm resources available for each engagement

Our engagement teams are hand-selected by our shareholders based on skill sets and experience and are available around the clock for consultation. Each attestation engagement is subject to our comprehensive quality control and risk management system, providing an independent review of audit opinions, related financial statements and significant underlying working papers, to ensure that the highest levels of professional standards are met.

Schneider Downs is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and is a member of the AICPA’s Center for Public Company Audit Firms, the Private Companies Practice Section, the Governmental Audit Quality Center and the AICPA's Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center.

Our firm's professional standards and compliance with the rules of our profession have been assured by those bodies who are responsible for regulating our industry. Such bodies have conducted evaluations of our practice and system of quality control to ensure our firm’s adherence to the highest standards of the profession. We have earned unmodified reports in all of our peer reviews. The PCAOB issued a report with no findings in 2014.

We are the firm of choice for financial statement audit and providing customized, independent solutions.

Our Clients' Thoughts On Schneider Downs

"Everyone we deal with at Schneider Downs shows that they care about our business and personal concerns. They are always available to us and are very responsive. They have been with us for a long time and we are thrilled with their performance."

"SD has excellent technical skills as well as an excellent understanding of our business. We can talk openly about our business."

"SD has been a great partner and provider for us. They fit our business size and demands well. Very professional and friendly staff.

SD is also practical when solving problems and issues."

"We've worked with Schneider Downs for over a decade and they have become a part of our growth and success. To us, Schneider Downs is not just a financial services firm but a trusted business partner."

"Great long term relationship."

"Our company utilizes numerous areas of services, from tax and audit to advisory services and cybersecurity consulting. I've only ever experienced excellence in all they do."

"This was the first year the team at SD worked with us, but I thought they did a great job. Very responsive and kept the lines of communications open with any questions/concerns."

"I have always had a good relationship with Schneider Downs because of their ability to quickly answer my questions and advise me appropriately."

"My experience with Schneider Downs has consistently been excellent. For the past 18 months, while experiencing the many facets of COVID, the Schneider Downs team has been exceptional. The frequent consultations, CFO forums, sharing of best practices, etc. has provided excellent benefits in a unique and unpredictable environment. More than providing necessary services, they are a terrific resource for our institution.
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"Schneider Downs does a great job for us in the audit, tax, and wealth management areas."

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2024 Audit Plan Hot Spots

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Cap Table Basics for Startup Companies

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Potential Accounting Changes for Environmental Credits

Learn more about the environmental credits impact from the possible change in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

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PCAOB’s New Standard Enhances Auditors’ Use of Confirmations

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Single Audit Reporting Reminders

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