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What standards are used for the audit of Bee Organized Enterprises, LLC's financial statements?

Bee_Organized Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of Bee Organized Enterprises, LLC and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about Bee Organized Enterprises, LLC's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance and therefore is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements, including omissions, are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgement made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.

In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, we:

Exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Bee Organized Enterprises, LLC's internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements.

Conclude whether, in our judgement, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about Bee Organized Enterprises, LLC's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control related matters that we identified during the audit.

Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 54–218)

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to Bee Organized's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company's financial statements are audited in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. The auditor, Karlin & Long, LLC, states that their responsibilities under these standards are detailed in the 'Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements' section of their report.

The auditor's objectives include obtaining reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and issuing an auditor's report that includes their opinion. However, the document clarifies that reasonable assurance is not absolute and doesn't guarantee the detection of all material misstatements.

In conducting the audit, the auditor exercises professional judgment, maintains professional skepticism, identifies and assesses risks of material misstatement, and obtains an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit. They also evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies, the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, and the overall presentation of the financial statements. The auditor concludes whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about Bee Organized's ability to continue as a going concern.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.