With savvy equipment purchases and a strategy to reduce patients’ reliance on high-cost services, Steven Blake, CPA, CGMA, is helping community hospitals provide quality health care services to underserved areas of east and south Los Angeles.
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COSO drafts updated approach to enterprise risk management
The proposal would clarify concepts introduced in 2004.
What CFOs need to know about the rise of CVC funds
CFOs are key players when a company establishes a CVC fund because they are an integral part of allocating the money required to invest.
5 benefits of an integrated risk management program
Reducing negative surprises and improving resource allocation are among the benefits of integrated enterprise risk management, according to the proposed framework update by COSO.
How gamification can help engage Millennial employees
With a generation of tech-savvy Millennials flooding the workforce, gamification has become a hot topic as a management tool.
4 deal roadblocks and how to steer around them
Sell-side due diligence can help identify potential problems with finances, systems, and culture when a company is considering whether to merge, acquire, or be acquired.
Getting creative in fundraising
Not-for-profits have been turning to new ways of fundraising in an environment of intense competition for donors’ dollars. Here’s how not-for-profits are using events, partnerships, and web tools to raise revenue.
Proposal brings new scrutiny to executives’ incentives
Agencies react to financial crisis concerns.
Brexit lesson: Focus on consequences, not cause in scenario planning
The Brexit referendum underscores the need for companies to be ready for upheaval through robust scenario planning.
Compliance costs, complexity rising in finance
CFOs feel barraged by new compliance mandates, and they don’t expect complexity associated with such regulation to subside any time soon.
Money isn’t everything: Nonfinancial rewards that retain the best workers
Today’s professionals desire—and require—much more than money to stay satisfied, engaged, and loyal.
COSO proposes update to enterprise risk management framework
The proposal would update the definition of ERM and emphasize the link between risk and value.
A steadier outlook for the economy
Finance executives in business and industry reversed several trends in a quarterly AICPA survey, showing a more positive outlook.
5 factors to consider when designing benefits plans
Coca-Cola and EY recently expanded parental leave policies. Their decisions were in part aimed at luring and retaining talent.
The psychology behind good judgment
By understanding psychological concepts such as directional goals, ego depletion, and the halo effect, CPAs can prevent potential mistakes.
How to make company events more inclusive
Organizations may inadvertently appear insensitive to factors such as race, age, gender, income level, religion, or physical limitations when staging social functions.
What CPAs can learn from fighter pilots
Fighter pilots can teach controllers, CFOs, and other CPA executives how to out maneuver the competition.
Succession issues likely to fuel urgency around retention of women CPAs
With leaders from the Baby Boomer generation retiring, the CPA profession is looking for new leaders to step forward.
Proposed rule addresses finance execs’ risks, rewards
A proposal issued jointly by six federal agencies would prohibit executives and employees of financial institutions from taking inappropriate risks.
How to impress your new employer
Your trial period can be stressful but is essential to both short- and long-term success at their organizations.
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Preparing clients for new provisions next tax season
As the 2025 filing season approaches, H.R. 1 introduces significant tax reforms that CPAs must be prepared to navigate. These legislative changes represent some of the most comprehensive tax updates in recent years, affecting both individual and corporate taxpayers. This report provides in-depth analysis and guidance on H.R. 1.
