“SOC Compliance” and “SOC Certification” are Misnomers (Here’s What Your Company Needs to Know)

The System and Organization Controls (SOC) reports are growing in visibility and popularity. More and more companies want to take...

A Company’s Guide to Getting a SOC 1 Type 2 Report

If your company provides services to other organizations—especially services that could have an impact on your customers’ financial reporting—you may...

Around the Firm: April 2021

Watch an awesome campus recruiting video and catch up on the headlines our accountants and advisors are making around the...

An Overview of the SOC Report Types (And How to Know Which One You Need)

What are the different System and Organization Controls (SOC) report types? Which does your organization need? Getting a grasp on...

President Biden Proposes Tax Increases in the American Families Plan

The American Families Plan presented by President Biden on April 28, 2021, includes several revenue raising tax increases for wealthy...

Episode 045: Today’s Talent Truths [Staying Competitive with Recruitment and Retention]

SOC Trust Services Criteria: A Crash Course

As companies outsource more tasks or entire functional areas to service organizations, trust becomes a critical factor. This is especially...

Warren Averett’s Paul Perry Featured in the Birmingham Business Journal

Warren Averett’s Paul Perry, FHFMA, CISM, CITP, CPA, CDPSE was recently featured as an expert for the Birmingham Business Journal’s...

What is a SOC 2 Report? (From Understanding What it is to Reviewing the Findings)

System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2® reports are becoming more and more popular (and more necessary) as our world becomes...

What is a SOC 1 Report? (An Overview for Businesses)

System and Organization Controls (SOC) reports are intended to help service organizations build trust with their customers. It’s also for...

Is Someone Spying on Your Business? [Takeaways for Businesses to Prevent Corporate Espionage and Cyber Attacks]

Is someone spying on your business? Or even worse—stealing from it from right under your nose? At the end of...

Episode 044: Deception Perception [Understanding and Preventing Corporate Espionage and Sabotage]

Van Trefethen Chosen as One of Top CPAs in Alabama by Business Alabama

Van Trefethen, CPA, of the Firm’s Birmingham office, has been recognized as one of the top CPAs in Alabama by...

How the Cloud Saved Thousands of Businesses from a Cyber Attack (and How Cloud Business Solutions Can Save Yours Too)

In early March of 2021, a serious vulnerability in on-premise implementations of Microsoft’s Exchange Server came to light. The new strain of...

M&A Today (What Business Owners Should Know about Transactions in 2021)

As the first quarter of 2021 comes to an end, mergers and acquisitions activity is robust. In fact, this could...

Around the Firm: March 2021

See a recap from Warren Averett Spirit Day and learn about the headlines our accountants and advisors are making around...