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~~ GU~riCinel''3O11 LLP <br />Certified Public ArcountanL 6 Can~ulianb <br />October 21, 2004 <br />To the Partners of <br />Cherry Bekaert & Holland L.L.P. <br />and the Center for Public Company Audit Finns Peer Review Committee <br />F;ECEIVED <br />MAY 2 ~ 2006 <br />O.AL GOVERNMENT <br />~;OMMISSIOP! <br />We have reviewed the system of quality control for the accounting and auditing practice of <br />Cherry Bekaert & Holland L.L.P. (the firm) applicable to non-Sec issuers in effect for the year <br />ended April 30, 2004 and have issued our report thereon dated October 21, 2004. The matters <br />described below were not considered to be of sufficient significance to affect the opinion <br />expressed in that report, which should be read in conjunction with this letter. <br />Engagement Performance <br />Finding -The firm's quality control policies and procedures require the completion of a <br />financial statement disclosure checklist for its full disclosure engagements. However, on several <br />engagements reviewed we noted inappropriate answers on the Checklists in the areas of <br />investments and debt disclosures. As a result, several financial statements did not disclose all the <br />disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for these two items. None of <br />the missing disclosures were of such significance to cause the financial statements to be <br />misleading. <br />Recommendation -The .firm should carefully review the proper use of i#s financial statement <br />disclosure checklist as part of the final financial statement review. In addition, a training session <br />should be held to review the questions on the checklist with regard to investments and debt <br />disclosures and establish procedures for resolving issues when questions about such disclosures <br />arise. <br />Finding -The firn~'s audit programs outline steps for performing and documenting audit <br />procedures far determining fair value of investments, reliance on SAS 70 Type II letters, <br />determining reporting entities and component units, and reviewing budgetary versus actual <br />information. However, our review disciosed several instances where the fum's working papers <br />did not include documentation for these areas. Through discussion with engagement personnel, <br />we were able to satisfy ourselves that the procedures were performed but not adequately <br />documented. <br />lntrrioclien Durinert Purl{ <br />3'70 /xterluelen Burrlrtnrd, Suite 3OU <br />!l roan Feld, Colur~dn 8003! <br />rrl: 3Q3A6C.SB2? <br />faa:303.4GG.9797 ~~ a <br />www.cliftoncpa.com 013 ices in i-I stares :rod \~r:rshing:un, DC ® , Intcrn~tional <br />