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Construction Audit Insights

Surety bonding capacity, percentage-of-completion accounting, joint-venture reporting, FRO bond requirements, and the documentation underwriters expect from Florida general contractors and specialty trades.

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Common Questions

What Florida contractors ask about audited and reviewed financials.

Why is my surety asking for audited or reviewed financials?

Surety underwriting in Florida has tightened, and bonding companies increasingly require CPA-prepared reviewed or audited financial statements to grant or maintain bonding capacity. The level of assurance generally scales with the size of the bonding program a contractor wants to support.

How is percentage-of-completion handled in a construction audit?

Revenue on long-term contracts is generally recognized over time, which makes job-cost estimates, work-in-process schedules, and the reliability of the contractor's project cost system central audit areas. Underbillings and overbillings are tested closely because they drive both the balance sheet and bonding ratios.

What does the Little Miller Act have to do with an audit?

Florida's Little Miller Act under F.S. 255.05 sets notice and claim deadlines on public projects. Meeting those deadlines creates documentation supporting the collectibility of bonding-related receivables, which is exactly the kind of evidence an auditor examines when testing contract balances.

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