Confronting tariffs: Trade war tips for CPAs
U.S. businesses can use a number of strategies to soften the impact of tariffs on their operations.
Enterprise risk management
Disaster preparation basics
Failing to plan can have serious consequences for companies and firms that don’t prepare carefully for disaster recovery and business continuity.
The benefits of a digitally fit risk function
Risk functions benefit from connections to digital initiatives.
The barriers to enhanced risk oversight
Major trends emerge in 10 years of surveys.
Why you can’t wait to prepare for disaster
Jennifer H. Elder, CPA/CFF, CGMA, co-author of the book "Faster Disaster Recovery: The Business Owner’s Guide to Developing a Business Continuity Plan," discusses how to prepare so that an organization’s finances and reputation will be protected if a disaster occurs.
The barriers to enhanced risk oversight
One theme that has emerged from 10 years of survey data on risk management: It’s not getting any easier.
The benefits of a digitally fit risk function
Risk functions that are up to speed with organizations’ digital initiatives are better able to manage risks in a transformative time.
How to integrate FP&A and ERM
Integrating risk management and financial planning and analysis can offer new insights that could affect business projections.
New guidance promotes resilience amid ESG risks
The document addresses risks from extreme weather to product safety.
New guidance promotes resilience amid ESG risks
The guidance aims to help organizations strengthen their resilience as they are faced with frequent and severe ESG-related risks ranging from extreme weather to product safety recalls.
Checking risk oversight can inform audits
A strong or weak commitment to addressing risks may be an indicator of management’s focus on financial reporting risks.
Know these basic business fraud warning signs
This article discusses some red flags experienced forensic accountants look for, and advice for ways to ferret out and prevent wrongdoing.
Wage garnishment — what employers should know
The employer is responsible for calculating the garnishment amount, withholding it through its payroll process, and forwarding payments to the correct agency or creditor.
How formal ERM implementation can help federal agencies
Federal government entities are embracing risk management practices that can help them make better decisions and be more transparent.
Draft guidance applies ERM principles to ESG risk
COSO is focused on complex, entity-level risks.
How to mix innovation and risk management
Companies that integrate innovation and risk are more advanced in disruptive technologies and more confident in revenue projections, a survey says.
Companies see need to manage risks, but they’re slow to act
Linking enterprise risk management practices with strategy remains a challenge for companies, who say risk environment continues to grow in complexity.
How internal audit can improve by embracing technology
By embracing new technologies and developing new skills in their own operations, internal auditors can develop a point of view on new risks and deliver value to the organization.
A more effective approach for internal audit
By developing a methodology for collaboration across all three lines of defense, internal audit can make the most of company resources and technology for risk management.
Draft guidance applies ERM principles to ESG risk
Recently issued supplemental draft guidance is designed to help organizations apply enterprise risk management (ERM) principles to environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related risks.
