Technical Accounting — GAAP Guidance and Insights

Most accounting is routine. But some transactions, arrangements, and business changes create accounting questions that require specialized GAAP expertise — and where getting the answer wrong creates audit findings, restatements, or financial statement errors that compound over time. This hub brings together our practical guidance on technical accounting — the specialized application of GAAP to complex, non-routine situations that growing businesses and PE-backed companies encounter regularly.

What This category covers

The articles in this section address technical accounting from the perspective of private company and PE-backed business finance teams — what technical accounting is and when you need it, how to develop accounting policies that survive audits, GAAP compliance requirements for private companies, what a technical accounting memo is and when auditors require one, and how to identify when outside technical accounting expertise is the right resource.

Our technical accounting advisory Services

For companies facing complex GAAP questions or needing documentation that will hold up under auditor review, our Technical Accounting Advisory Services, GAAP Compliance Services, Accounting Policy Development Services, and Complex Accounting Advisory Services provide the research, analysis, and written documentation your situation requires.