Wendy Thompson, CPA

Training Manager

CPAs & Advisors

Wendy Thompson is Yeo & Yeo’s training manager. She joined Yeo & Yeo in 2006 and has over 20 years of public accounting experience. Wendy researches and teaches all aspects of accounting, compilations, reviews, audits and nonprofit tax returns. She assists staff in nine Yeo & Yeo offices with software used in these areas and creates and updates best practices. She is a member of the firm’s Audit Services Group, the Nonprofit Services Group and the Compilation and Review team.

Specializations

    • Training and development
    • Audits of nonprofit organizations
    • Audits under government auditing standards
    • Nonprofit organization taxation
    • Single audits under 2 CFR200

Professional Certifications and Education

    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
    • Northern Michigan University, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
    • Northern Michigan University, Bachelor of Science in Spanish

Professional Membership

    • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
    • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
    • Association for Talent Development (ATD)
    • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants’ Nonprofit Task Force

Publications/Seminars

    • The Exception to the Rule: An Analysis of Single Audit Results – MICPA Nonprofit Conference, October 2021
    • Year-End Payroll: Payroll & Tax Returns (941), W-2s – MSBO Conference, October-November 2021 (with Kristi Krafft-Bellsky)
    • Deep Dive Into Form 990 – MICPA Nonprofit Conference, October 2020
    • Form 990 Statement of Revenue – MICPA Nonprofit Conference, October 2020
    • GAAP Alternatives for Nonprofits – MICPA CPE Mega Conference, October 2019
    • Facing the Topic 606 Challenge – MICPA Nonprofit Conference, October 2019
    • A Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Reporting Update – MICPA Nonprofit Conference, October 2019
    • New Accounting Standards for 2018 – Michigan Society of Association Executives 2018 Operations Conference, January 2018


    Articles

Community Involvement

    • Boy Scout Troop 760, Scoutmaster
    • Girl Scout Troop, Co-leader
    • Midland High Music Parents Association, Band Representative

Awards

    • Spirit of Yeo Award (2016) – recognizing one individual each year who exemplifies the attributes of the firm’s mission and core values