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HISTORY
The firm was started in 1965 by Mr. Kenneth Slaten. Kenneth was an audit manager for the Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspectors office for 10 years. He then opened his own practice in Shawnee to provide annual audit reports to school districts. Because of his knowledge and experience in governmental accounting, the practice quickly developed into a large auditing firm within a few years, expanding into the audit areas of cities and towns, rural water districts and other municipalities. Stephen Sanders joined the firm in 1976, and became a partner in 1980. The firm then became Slaten and Sanders, CPAs, Inc.
In 1982, Mr. Slaten passed away, and in 1987, the firm changed its name to Stephen H. Sanders, C.P.A., Inc. The firm continued to grow in staff and client base due to Steve's reputation as the most knowledgeable governmental auditor in the state of Oklahoma. In 2001, Eric Bledsoe became a partner, followed by Jeff Hewett in 2002. Today, the firm remains one of the most reputable government audit firms in the state, making the firm name Sanders, Bledsoe & Hewett, CPAs, LLP.
CLIENTS
We serve many different types of governmental entities, a list of which is shown
below. If you desire a listing of clients or references from current clients, simply
contact us and we will provide this information.
Public Schools:
Sanders, Bledsoe & Hewett remains the premier public school auditing firm
in Oklahoma. We are the largest school auditing firm in the state, and have been
since it's inception. The firm offers many services to school districts, such as
annual audits, investigative or special audits, compilation of the estimate of needs,
consultation regarding the School District Budget Act, bookkeeping services
and board presentations. We provide services to the smallest and largest school
districts in Oklahoma, and every size in between.
Technology Centers:
While technology centers are similar to school districts, they have some very important
differences that make them a separate class of clients. We offer several types of services
to technology centers, such as annual audits, investigative audits, estimate of needs
compilations, consultation on budgets, program reviews and assistance with GASB 34
compliance.
Cities & Towns:
The firm currently audits several small to medium-size cities and towns in Oklahoma.
We offer services to cities and towns such as annual audits, consultation on budgets,
investigative audits, attestation reports to the state auditor and other various services
to meet the needs of small to medium size clients.
Rural Water Districts:
The firm has built a large client base of rural water districts, and continue to increase
these numbers due to our unmatched services. We offer annual audits, investigative
or special audits, assistance with GASB 34 compliance, bookkeeping services and
other services to meet the needs of these specialized municipalities.
Other Clients:
We also provide audit and consultation services to other types of clientele, such
as not-for-profit organizations, foundations and authorities, county budgets and
other "hard to define" entities.
COMMITMENT TO SERVICE
Sanders, Bledsoe & Hewett is a firm that is dedicated to the service of our clients. If you
have a specific need at any specific time, we will do our best to meet your requests in
full. To assure ourselves and our clients that we deserve our reputation, we participate
in "continued professional education" courses. Each year, we receive over 40 hours of
professional education in the areas of governmental accounting and auditing to ensure
that we are staying up with changing laws and regulations that affect the municipal
accounting industry.
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