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My firm, Teresa D Johnson, CPA Inc., consists of five Certified Public Accountants and specializes in
Washington State local governments.
In 1998, I started my own CPA firm which concentrates on local governmental financial reporting
and accounting. We have assisted local governments with financial statement compilations, reading
client prepared statements, acting as controller for smaller entities, standing in the gap during
software implementation and leaves of absences and assisting with various special projects,
including internal control improvements. Additionally, we have acted as audit liaison for my clients
and have maintained a good rapport with the local State Auditor’s Office.
We also have extensive experience in implementing new GASB standards. We have trained several
clients in new reporting standards, provided them with conversion spreadsheets and financial
statement templates and gave them the tools to prepare their own financial statements in
subsequent years. For other clients, we compile their annual financial statements for audit.
We have worked with finance directors and accountants and understand the ever changing reporting
requirements and the need to do special projects in the midst of already full workloads. We are all
quick learners and have worked with many different internal financial systems. Our clients have
indicated that they have appreciated our ability to quickly adapt to new circumstances and promptly
provide the needed financial and business advice when required.
Our combined experience, gives us a collective 96 years of governmental accounting and
management experience.
As a firm, we enjoy working in environments where we can interact on a professional level and share
ideas to create solutions that benefit our clients, while complying with State RCW’s and generally
accepted accounting principles. With the continuing financial pressures put on local governments,
we believe one of our unique niches is to come alongside accounting and finance departments to
assist with annual reporting, technical services for special projects, implementations of GASB
standards, as well as consulting and problem solving.