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How to Choose the Right CPA Firm for Your Hedge Fund
It comes down to five steps, worked in order, with the fee dead last on purpose.


What a First Audit Looks Like for a Prediction Market Operator
Your first certified annual report is due 60 days after fiscal year end. What the audit covers, who is permitted…
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Why Prediction Market Customer Funds Sit in a Cleared Swaps Account
Registered prediction market operators report zero futures segregation and their entire customer balance as cleared swaps. Why that is, and…
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How Often Do Hedge Funds Need to Be Audited?
We’ll map the audits, deadlines, and dependencies before the next vehicle becomes next spring’s surprise.
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What Is a Clean Audit Opinion and Why Does It Matter to Investors?
A clean audit opinion is the independent auditor’s written conclusion that a fund’s financial statements are presented fairly, in all…
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What to Do in the First 90 Days After Your NFA Registration
Your approval date started the clock. Contact us to put the wheels in motion now to start preparing.
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Why Your Firm’s First NFA Annual Financial Statement Matters More Than You Think
You made it through year one, the books are closed, and now you owe NFA a certified financial statement.
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5 Audit-Readiness Mistakes New IBs and FCMs Make in Year 1 (and How to Avoid Each One)
Nobody registers with the NFA and then sits around thinking about the exam.
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Generalist CPA vs. NFA-Specialized CPA: When the Switch Pays for Itself
Swapping the accountant who certifies your pool’s annual report is a formal event, not a quiet swap.
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Red, White, and Due: Five July Updates for Alternative Funds
Most of what moved in July was Washington rearranging its own calendar.
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How Long Does a Hedge Fund Audit Take?
The deadline for delivering audited financials is 120 days from your fiscal year-end.
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What Documents Do You Need for a Hedge Fund Audit?
“We’ll paper the valuation later” is how a February audit becomes a June one, and we’re pressing harder on this…
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Why Hedge Funds Need a PCAOB-Registered Auditor
Pick your auditor before audit season starts. The good ones fill up, and once you’re scrambling in the new year,…
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Lincolnshire Office
Michael Coglianese CPA, P.C.
300 Tri State International
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Lincolnshire, Il. 60069
630.351.4005
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