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Financial Statement Basics: What a Contractor Needs to Know for Surety Bonding

When evaluating a contractor for surety credit, sureties look for the three Cs: character, capacity and capital, to form an opinion on a contractor’s past, current and future performance.
By Matthew J. Boland and Martin C. McCarthy
June 8, 2019
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by Matthew J. Boland
Matthew J. Boland, CPA is the Director - Audit and Assurance at McCarthy & Company, a Construction Executive Top 50 Construction Accounting Firm (2019). He can be contacted at (610) 828-1900 or Matthew.Boland@McCarthy.CPA.
by Martin C. McCarthy

Martin C. McCarthy, CPA, CCIFP, is with McCarthy & Co., a leader in construction accounting. CE included McCarthy & Company on its list of 2019 and 2020 Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms. He can be contacted at (610) 828-1900

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