Services
Fairview Audit connects businesses with partner firms that review costs and contracts. This page lists every cost category we cover. Pick the one that matches the bill, contract or report you want checked.
Fairview does not perform the review. The partner firm does.
Some category pages go live only as firms in our network join. If a category you need is not yet open, you can still tell us about it through the request form for other needs.
How matching works
You choose a request path: larger business, smaller business, or not sure. There is no fixed size cut-off. Fairview matches each request by hand. Each path leads to its own form.
A request goes to the matched partner firm. On the "not sure" path, it goes to Fairview for manual matching. After that, you talk with the firm directly. The engagement and any fees are between you and the firm, under the firm's own terms. How it works walks through each step.
Real estate and contracts
These categories compare what a lease or contract says with what you were billed.
- Lease audit and compliance: a review of commercial lease terms against the charges you pay, from compliance checks to negotiation support.
- Supplier contract compliance: a check on whether the terms you negotiated with suppliers are followed on the invoices.
Tax
Tax categories look at what you paid or accrued and whether the basis was sound. Statements about specific rules are tagged for checking on each page.
- Sales and use tax: a review of sales and use tax paid or accrued on purchases.
- Property tax: a review of how property is taxed and whether the charge matches the facts.
- Unclaimed property compliance: support with reporting and remitting property that has gone unclaimed.
- Cost segregation and R&D tax credits: tax-side cost recovery reviewed by a partner firm.
Spend audits
These categories review recurring bills and invoices line by line.
- Accounts payable audit: a payment history review for overpayments, duplicates and unapplied credits.
- Media audit: a comparison of media buying invoices with orders and contracts.
- Telecom: a look at carrier invoices, contracts and services no longer in use.
- Freight and parcel: a review of freight and small parcel invoices.
- Wireless: a check of wireless plans, unused lines and device charges.
- Utilities: a review of utility rates, tariffs and billing errors.
- Merchant account fees: a read of card processing fees and statements.
- Waste removal: a check of hauling invoices, service levels and contract terms.
- Laundry and uniform rental: a review of rental invoices, contract terms and charges.
- Insurance premium audit: a review of workers compensation and property and casualty premiums.
- Payroll and benefits plan audit: a look at payroll processing and benefits plan cost and accuracy.
- Software and SaaS license audit: a comparison of licenses, seats and renewals with actual use.
Accounting and valuation
These categories support reporting, standards and valuation work.
- Accounting and valuation support: baseline assessment, asset valuation, conversion to new accounting standards and litigation support.
- Lease accounting under ASC 842: implementation and review of the lease accounting standard.
Finance professionals
Fairview connects businesses with finance professionals and partner firms. These categories cover independent review, assurance and finance leadership.
- Financial statement audit and review: independent audits and reviews of financial statements by a CPA firm.
- Internal audit outsourcing: outsourced or co-sourced internal audit.
- SOC reporting: examinations and reports for service organizations.
- Retirement plan audit: audits of employee retirement plans.
- Forensic accounting: investigation of financial records for disputes, fraud or loss.
- Grant and single-audit compliance: compliance support for organizations that spend government grant funds.
- Fractional CFO and controller support: part-time finance leadership and controllership.
Not sure where to start
Many businesses begin with a bill that looks wrong or a contract nobody has read in years. You do not need to name the category. Describe the cost on the request form and Fairview will match it by hand. Partner firms are independent firms.
Tell us what you need reviewed. We match you by hand with an independent partner firm. You keep your existing vendors.Find out what you are overpaying.