Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A.

State and Local Government

As state and local government units face budget constraints and increasingly complex rules and regulations, they have been subjected to increased demand for public services and for accountability and transparency of government operations.  Thus, it is imperative that government officials carefully select the accounting firm to perform professional services for their governmental units.

Such services encompass industry-specific expertise, including audit, accounting and exceedingly complex compliance issues. Without such expertise, a certified public accounting firm will not be able to perform effective and efficient professional services.

In this regard, Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A. offers knowledgeable professionals with extensive industry-specific experience performing:
    • Financial statement audits performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government
       Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
    • Single and program specific audits performed in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133.
    • Performance audits performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General
       of the United States.
    • Internal compliance audits over specific programs.
    • Consulting services.

Additionally, we offer an engagement approach which relies upon open communication between the service provider, client and other relevant parties; extensive planning to facilitate an efficient engagement and significant involvement of directors and managers to ensure quality client service.  Our approach is to provide a knowledgeable professional who can relate to the unique aspects of government entities and their interrelationships with the public and other organizations. This approach, coupled with our working experience with government entities, enables us to provide efficient and cost-effective services for our state and local government clients.

Our strong reputation for serving state and local government units provides government officials confidence in their decision to use local resources at a competitive price as their professional service provider.

For more information contact Bill Felder, CPA at bfelder@hrkcpa.com.