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David Youngstrom, CPA
CPAs & Business Consultants
David Youngstrom is a Principal and serves as the firm’s Assurance Service Line Leader. He is responsible for all audits performed in the state of Michigan. Dave is a member of the firm’s Government Services team, Education Services team, and the Quality Assurance Committee. He serves on the firm’s board of directors and was recently announced as Yeo & Yeo’s CEO-elect. Effective January 1, 2022, Youngstrom will assume leadership of the firm’s nine offices and all Yeo & Yeo companies. He joined Yeo & Yeo in 1995.
EXPERTISE
Performing audits, reviews and agreed upon procedures for governmental units, school districts, construction contractors, manufacturers, and transportation companies. His consulting experience includes strategic planning, human resources, budgeting and internal control studies.
Professional Certifications and Education
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Saginaw Valley State University, Bachelors in Accounting
Professional Membership
- American Institute of CPAs
- Association of School Business Officials International
- Government Finance Officers Association
- Michigan Association of CPAs
- Michigan Association of CPAs Government Task Force
- Michigan Association of School Boards
- Michigan Government Finance Officers Association
- Michigan School Business Officials
- AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center
- Michigan Townships Association
Publications/Seminars
- Five Ways to Use a CPA in Litigation
- The Fraud Standard – Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit
- Management Discussion & Analysis
- Year End Accounting and Auditing Tips
- Single Audit Update
- Don’t You Forget About Me (Accounting rules), May 2020
- Five Questions Auditors Wish Clients Would Ask, May 2019
- Four Key Ways to Use Your Auditor for More Than Just the Audit, May 2018
- 5 Costly Mistakes to Avoid When You Suspect Fraud in Your Organization, January 2018
Presentations at MACPA Governmental Accounting & Auditing Conferences:
- Fraud and Internal Controls Update for Governments and Nonprofits
- Internal Control and Risk Assessment
- School District Update
- How to Prepare for an Audit
Community Involvement
- Freeland Community School District, Treasurer
- United Way of Saginaw County, immediate past Chairman of the Board
- Saginaw Area Jaycees, past President
- Saginaw Valley State University Alumni Association, President