Brian Dixon, CPA
Managing Principal
CPAs & Advisors
Brian Dixon is the Managing Principal of the firm’s Saginaw office. He is a member of the firm’s Education Services Group and Health Care Services Group. He joined Yeo & Yeo in 1998.
Specializations
- Audits of healthcare organizations
- Audits of local school districts
- Audits of not-for-profit organizations
- Audits of small businesses
- Audits under government auditing standards
- Single audits under OMB A-133 and 2 CFR 200
Professional Certifications and Education
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- AICPA Advanced Single Audit Certification
- Northwood University, Bachelors in Accounting
Professional Membership
- Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Healthcare Financial Management Association
- Michigan School Business Officials
Publications/Seminars
- “Single Audit Update – Be Prepared for Year-End,” April 2013 for the Michigan School Business Officials conference
- “School District Accounting and Auditing Update” for Saginaw Valley School Business Officials, 2013-2017, 2020
- “School District Accounting and Auditing Update,” May 2012 for the MICPA conference
- Various Yeo & Yeo in-house trainings
- “Top Audit Issues for Community Health Centers,” December 2013 for Michigan Primary Care Association Finance Officers Forum
- “Major Changes to Federal Award Requirements,” December 2014 for MPCA Finance Officers Forum
- “School District A-133 Update,” March 2015 for Southwest Michigan School Business Officials
- “District-Wide Conversion and Financial Statement Preparation,” March 2015 for Southwest Michigan School Business Officials
- “School District Accounting and Auditing Update,” May 2015 for Michigan School Business Officials Annual Conference
- “Ask the Auditor,” May 2017 for Michigan School Business Officials Annual Conference
- “Accounting & Auditing Update,” July 2019 for Michigan Primary Care Association Annual Conference
- “IT Vendor Fraud,” April 2021 for Michigan School Business Officials Annual Conference
- “Employee Retention Credit Summary and Discussion,” June 2022 for MPCA Finance Officers Forum
- “GASB 87: Fundamental Changes in Lease Accounting for Schools,” February 2021 for the firm’s Education Advisor eNewsletter
- “GASB Financial Reporting Model Reexamination For Government,” August 2020 for the firm’s Education and Government Advisor eNewsletter
- “How to Develop an Ethical Culture in Your School District,” October 2019 for the firm’s Education Advisor eNewsletter
- “Five Ways School Districts Work Smarter, Not Harder, When Preparing for an Audit,” June 2019 for the firm’s Education Advisor eNewsletter
- “Don’t Forget! Year-end Audit Submission Reminders,” October 2018 for the firm’s Education Advisor eNewsletter
- “GASB Financial Reporting Model Reexamination for Education,” August 2018 for the firm’s Education Advisor eNewsletter
- “Changes to Fiduciary Activity Reporting,” October 2017 for the firm’s Education Advisor eNewsletter
- “Know Before Your Hire! Professional Standards for School Nutrition Program Employees,” for the firm’s Education Advisor eNewsletter, August 2017
- “Cafeteria Plans” for firm’s Nonprofit Perspectives newsletter
Articles
Community Involvement
- Frankenmuth Credit Union, board chairman
- Carrollton Education Foundation, board treasurer
- Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority, board member
- United Way of Saginaw County, board treasurer
- Saginaw Area Jaycees Foundation Scholarship Fund, SCF Fund Representative
- Yeo & Yeo Foundation, Vice President
- Leadership Saginaw Alumnus