The following brief introduction to our firm demonstrates our professional qualifications, practice management experience, and most importantly, our dedication to enhancing the quality of accounting and auditing services provided by our profession.  Should you have any questions or would like to obtain a quotation for peer review services, please contact Corey Arvizu. 

Being subject to the AICPA's peer review requirements, Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. has received an unqualified report with no letter of comments for each peer review performed.   The peer review team members would consist of audit partners in the firm responsible for maintaining quality controls and procedures with respect to the audit practice for our firm.  Our approach emphasizes practicality and flexibility while also offering suggestions and ideas regarding the audit and attestation elements of your practice.  In addition, we are members of the AICPA's Government Audit Quality Center (GAQC); therefore our peer review will satisfy the GAQC membership requirement that you engage a GAQC member to complete the peer review of your firm's governmental audits.  We may also supplement a primary peer review team to satisfy this Center membership requirement.

Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. has dedicated countless hours serving on committees and helping develop tools to assist our clients in understanding and implementing accounting standards.  The following are some examples of how the partners and members of our firm have demonstrated their commitment to the accounting profession.   

• Heinfeld, Meech & Co. P.C. is a member of the AICPA's Government Audit Quality Center, a firm-based voluntary membership center designed to improve the quality of governmental audits by providing resources, events and training to its membership.  Partner Corey Arvizu serves as the Chair of the Executive Committee of the GAQC.   
• Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. provided implementation guidance and auditing services to seven governmental entities that early implemented the new reporting model (GASB Statement No. 34) for the fiscal year ended 2001.
• Gary Heinfeld was a GASB advisory committee member for the Guide to Implementation of GASB Statement No. 34 and Related Pronouncements (Second Q&A) and the User Guide to School District Financial Statements.
• Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. has helped local governments receive over 1,900 GFOA and ASBO excellence in financial reporting awards for their comprehensive annual financial reports.  In addition, our firm has been designated by ASBO International as the technical advisors for the Certificate of Excellence (COE) Program.
• The firm has developed Financial Reporting of Governments (F.R.O.G.) – a report writer software program that reliably and efficiently produces financial statements under governmental accounting standards.
• Partners and members of the firm have conducted numerous workshops and seminars on a variety of governmental accounting and practice management issues for organizations such as the AICPA, GFOA, GFOAz, ASBO International, Arizona ASBO, and New Mexico GFOA as well as our own series of workshops.