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Common Findings Corner: Top 10 Compliance & Program Review Findings

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  • March 2, 2022
  • Accounting | Not-for-Profit
Quick hits on hot topics for higher education institutions The Department of Education hosted the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Training Conference for Financial Aid…
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Updates on the Return to Title IV Calculation

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  • March 1, 2022
  • Accounting | Not-for-Profit
The Department of Education introduced updates to the Return to Title IV (R2T4) calculation requirements that became effective on July 1, 2020. The two…
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Common Findings Corner: The National Emergency Extension

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  • February 28, 2022
  • Accounting | Audit and Tax | COVID-19 | Not-for-Profit
Quick hits on hot topics for higher education institutions On February 18, 2022, President Biden extended the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in…
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What’s the Latest? The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) III

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  • February 10, 2022
  • Accounting | Not-for-Profit
A Recap of the Department of Education’s Guidance on the HEERF III Programs for Higher Education Institutions In March 2021, the American Rescue Plan…
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Addressing the Cohort Default Rate

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  • October 6, 2021
  • Accounting | Not-for-Profit
In August 2021, the forbearance of student loans was extended until January 31, 2022. While this relief is critical to the students impacted by…
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The New Lease Standard and the Department of Education’s Composite Score

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  • September 30, 2021
  • Accounting | Lease Accounting Standards | Not-for-Profit | Title IV
After many years (and also many delays), the implementation date for FASB ASU 2016-02, ASC 842, Leases, is upon us, specifically, for private companies…
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Conducting Remote Audits: Best Practices for Schools

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  • March 26, 2021
  • Accounting | Audit and Tax | COVID-19 | Title IV
With the advent of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the Department of Education waiving the on-site requirements, auditors had to change the way that…
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Updates to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund – March 2021

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  • March 25, 2021
  • Accounting | Audit and Tax | COVID-19 | Title IV
The Department of Education’s Updated Guidance on the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Programs for Institutions of Higher Education  Now that Higher Education Emergency Relief…
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Title IV Common Findings Corner: Quick Hits on Hot Topics

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  • March 24, 2021
  • Accounting | Title IV
As the pandemic still strongly lingers and most schools have returned to the routine of in-person education, a new administration is settling in, and…
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Common Findings Corner: Top 10 Compliance Findings

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  • March 15, 2021
  • Accounting | Not-for-Profit | Title IV
As much as everyone wants a clean audit each year, chances are that most audits will contain at least one finding. Title IV is…
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The Future of Title IV Under the New Administration

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  • March 11, 2021
  • Accounting | Audit and Tax | COVID-19 | Title IV
With the change in the administration this November, the higher education industry is in line for some likely changes over the next four years….
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Overview of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II

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  • January 26, 2021
  • Accounting | COVID-19 | Title IV
In December 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) legislation passed, which created the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II). While similar to the first round of…
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What to Consider When Converting from a Title IV School to a Not-for-Profit

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  • December 3, 2020
  • Accounting | Not-for-Profit | Title IV
Are you a for-profit institution owner considering an entity change? Are you curious what the benefits of being a not-for-profit educational institution are? There…
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Updates to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Grants

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  • December 1, 2020
  • Accounting | COVID-19 | Title IV
The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) was implemented under the CARES Act by the federal government earlier this year. The fund allocations became…
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Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Coronavirus Indicator

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  • November 23, 2020
  • Accounting | COVID-19 | Tax
Due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, the Department of Education (DOE) has continually provided updates to its guidance for interruptions of study related…
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Title IV Common Findings Corner: Credit Balances and Timing

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  • November 18, 2020
  • Accounting | Audit and Tax
Dating all the way back to July 2016, the cash management updates that coincided with the release of the Audit Guide created changes as…
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The Long-awaited Implementation of State Authorization Requirements

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  • November 13, 2020
  • Accounting | Audit and Tax | Title IV
This has certainly been an interesting year on many levels. The COVID-19 pandemic shook the landscape and ended up delaying a lot of regulations…
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Updates to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund

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  • September 25, 2020
  • Accounting | COVID-19 | Tax
The Department of Education’s Updates to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Programs for Institutions of Higher Education In September 2020, the Department…
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Navigating the COVID-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund

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  • August 14, 2020
  • Accounting | Audit and Tax | COVID-19 | Tax
As the entire world feels the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States federal government stepped in to enact the CARES Act, which…
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Title IV Common Findings Corner: Zone Alternative Requirements

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  • August 10, 2020
  • Accounting | Audit and Tax | Title IV
To begin and continue to participate in any Title IV, the Higher Education Act (HEA), program, an institution must demonstrate to the Secretary that…
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