Garza/Gonzalez & Associates

Garza/Gonzalez & Associates is a Certified Public Accounting partnership firm located in San Antonio, Texas. We are licensed for the practice of public accountancy and are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants. We are also registered with the State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program. We have served our community in San Antonio and the State of Texas for over thirty-five (35) years. Our firm has combined experience in accounting, auditing, internal auditing, accounting systems design, and diversified consulting services with nonprofit and governmental entities. Much of our experience as been related to cities, counties, school districts, housing authorities, transit authorities, utility districts, community action agencies, health related entities, pension plans, and other special purpose entities. Due to our size and structure we are able to provide a hands-on audit approach giving our clients the quality and attention they require. Our firm has provided outstanding services to our clients for over 35 years. Some of these services include the following: Audits Internal Audits Agreed Upon Procedures Information Technology Reviews / Systems Implementation Litigation Support Comfort Letters Tax Bookkeeping Compilations Audits We perform audits for a variety of clients such as school districts, cities, counties, water systems, housing authorities, tax credit partnerships, special purpose governments, and various non-profit corporations. Most of our audits are performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards (yellow book), OMB Circular A-133 audits, or the State of Texas Single Audit Circular. Unlike other firms, our auditors specialize in the government and nonprofit sectors year round. We perform the majority of our work on-site and during our clients hours. Our audit process generally consists of the following steps: Perform risk assessment procedures and gather information about the entity and its environment to aid in identifying risks of material misstatement of the financial statements. Evaluate the design and implementation of the entity's internal controls. Identify risks that could result in material misstatements and develop an overall audit strategy. Assess the risks of material misstatements to the financial statements. Perform audit procedures following the overall audit strategy. Evaluate audit evidence and audit findings. Prepare required reports and communications. Internal Audits Internal auditing is defined as an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes. We have developed the internal audit plans, the risk assessments of the major systems and controls, the workpapers and annual internal audit reports for various Texas state agencies over the last 15 years. We have provided recommendations to strengthen their workpaper documentation techniques and reporting procedures. We have also conducted seminars for internal auditors to assist them in developing an audit plan, assessing risk levels, formulating audit sampling techniques and implementing a reporting process. We have extensive knowledge with the Texas Internal Auditing Act, which, among other things, requires compliance with Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, Certified Internal Auditor Code of Professional Ethics, and Statement of Responsibilities of Internal Auditing. Peer Review Program The State of Texas maintains a peer review program to monitor CPAs' compliance with applicable accounting, auditing and other attestation standards adopted by generally recognized standard-setting bodies. The program may include education, remediation, disciplinary sanctions or other corrective action where reporting does not comply with professional or regulatory standards. Our firm is a member of the AICPA Quality Review Program, which reported that our quality control system meets the profession’s highest standards. Our latest peer review letter is dated October 7, 2015. A copy of the report can be found here. The audit tasks of each of our staff members is reviewed by a supervisor to ensure that our firm’s quality standards are consistently adhered to.

Address: 207 Arden Grove Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78215, USA

Phone: +1 210 227 1389
FAX: +1 210 227 1389