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February 9, 2018

What tax reform means for audit committees

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides many issues for audit committee members to consider in their oversight of financial statements, external auditors and risk management.

February 1, 2018

Georgia-Pacific’s Sobel named COSO chairman

Paul Sobel, the chief audit executive of Georgia-Pacific, replaces Bob Hirth as the chairman of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

February 1, 2018

ERM for a changing world

Make effective use of the updated enterprise risk management framework from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

January 29, 2018

CPA vanity license plates that will make you smile

We tapped accountants in a dozen states to find out why they chose vanity license plates for their vehicles, which clever words or numbers (or both) they chose, and what kind of responses they’ve received from colleagues and others.

January 23, 2018

More women with CFO titles, but still far behind men

Finance leaders share ways companies can identify a more diverse pool of leadership candidates.

January 22, 2018

How to streamline the accountant hiring process

Technology tools can help perform much of the prerequisite screening before conducting interviews.

January 1, 2018

The risks, and potential rewards, of rotating chief audit executives

Organizations should be wary of assigning a chief audit executive to the role for a short, predetermined time.

January 1, 2018

Lease accounting laggards face serious risks

Organizations need to consider several factors as they implement new FASB rules — and it’s smart to start that work promptly.

January 1, 2018

Getting ready for the EU’s stringent data privacy rule

New data protection regulations in the EU will have far-reaching effects.

December 7, 2017

US finance executives strongly positive about 2018

Economic optimism in a quarterly survey has reached new heights. Find out why US finance decision-makers feel good about the coming year.

December 5, 2017

Corporate board members expect major changes

Changing business models, cybersecurity, and competition for talent are just a few of the things expected to concern corporate directors in the next year.

December 4, 2017

Blockchain considerations for management and auditors

Distributed ledger technology, also known as blockchain, presents a twofold challenge for accountants and auditors.

December 1, 2017

Want to jettison the annual performance review?

Take a look at how some organizations are making this transformation and the challenges they face.

December 1, 2017

Tax compliance after M&As

Companies can follow these steps to make sure an M&A transaction complies with all tax requirements.

November 8, 2017

What’s next for health care reform?

A health care reform expert discusses what will come next and what accountants need to know about it.

November 1, 2017

Companies continue to increase transparency of external audit oversight

Investors and other stakeholders continue to gain access to more information about how audit committees choose and oversee external audit firms.

November 1, 2017

Expect the unexpected: Risk assessment using Monte Carlo simulations

Modern computing power, combined with software including Microsoft Excel, can produce advanced statistical models to analyze the risks of business opportunities.

November 1, 2017

Improving internal control over segment reporting

Faithfully applying the principles of ASC Topic 280 can help financial statement preparers avoid problems in a high-risk area.

November 1, 2017

Andrew Prather, CPA, CGMA

Communicating financial stability and strengthening policies and procedures are two areas where CPAs can help not-for-profits, according to Andrew Prather, CPA, CGMA, an audit shareholder at Clark Nuber.

November 1, 2017

How to prepare for the annual review of your employee retirement plan

Know the areas to scrutinize in an annual employee retirement plan review to reduce the risk of errors, misunderstandings, or breaches of fiduciary duty.