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Learn MoreNot-for-profit entities are constantly telling their story — whether to raise funds, recruit talent or comply with regulatory requirements. Financial information often makes up a large portion of that story, but nonfinancial information related to the organization’s mission and its impact in the...
Read MoreThe FASB unanimously voted on October 16, 2019, to approve an additional delay for private companies on three major upcoming standards, one of which is the new leasing standard. The FASB voted to delay the leases standard effective date for private companies until after December 15, 2020 (January 1,...
Read MoreLIBOR. The London Interbank Offered Rate. This is the reference rate underlying trillions of dollars of loans, derivatives and other financial instruments. However, after 2021, banks will no longer be required to report the information used to determine LIBOR. Reference rate reform has come about...
Read MoreAfter IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig’s comments on May 30, 2019, practitioners and investors waited anxiously for additional guidance clarifying the tax treatment of cryptocurrency. On October 9, 2019, the IRS released the much anticipated guidance in Revenue Ruling 2019-24 and an outline of...
Read MoreAcquiring another business or portfolio company can be an onerous process, especially if that company has never been audited before and has not historically maximized shareholder returns or provided detailed reporting to a board of directors. Adding complexity to the process, U.S. Generally Accepted...
Read MoreWith real estate values holding fairly steady over the past several years, investors are quick to jump on a perceived bargain. While getting rock bottom pricing isn’t a bad idea, investors need to be careful about doing their homework before closing. A bargain can quickly turn into a problem if you...
Read MoreThe Robotics Process Automation (RPA) market, though currently small at $850 million, is expected to grow at 31% compound annual growth rate over the next six years to $4 billion, according to Grand View Research. The explosive growth in the RPA industry is in large part due to the massive...
Read MoreThe SEC announced today it has adopted the long awaited Rule 6c-11, which will eliminate the need for certain exchange traded funds (ETFs) to obtain the lengthy and expensive exemptive relief that, until now, has been necessary to operate under U.S. securities laws. This game changing move...
Read MoreThe use of profits interest, a relatively new form of equity compensation issued by limited liability companies (LLCs), has spiked. Now, private companies and their advisors are asking the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to simplify the complex rules that have evolved to account for...
Read MoreIn this installment of our “M&A Essentials” series — offering a fundamental understanding of the concepts, issues and processes every business owner should be familiar with when considering and conducting the sale of a business — we focus on the main people you’ll encounter and need throughout the...
Read MoreGenerally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, commonly referred to as the “Yellow Book,” were revised and issued in July 2018 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The 2018 Yellow Book is effective for financial audits, attestation engagements, and reviews of financial statements for...
Read MoreOn August 19, 2019, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued valuation guidance for investment companies on how to value their portfolio company investments. The guide, titled “Valuation of Portfolio Company Investments of Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds and...
Read MoreMany companies pay interest on variable rate loans, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). But, by 2021, LIBOR will have been phased out in response to a series of scandals, where regulators uncovered collusion between banks to manipulate LIBOR to profit on the financial instruments...
Read MoreWith the many types of loans available to borrowers, nonrecourse loans remain popular because they can shield borrowers from personal liability. But lenders will try to add “carveouts” to minimize that protection. If borrowers violate carveouts in the loan document, they may be left with full...
Read MoreIn November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) – Restricted Cash. Although previously available for early adoption, this standard is required to be implemented by non-public companies with fiscal year-ends beginning after December...
Read MoreIn early August, the IRS began issuing Notice CP2000 to advise taxpayers owning virtual currency that the income or payment information the IRS received from independent third-party sources does not match the virtual currency income information reported on taxpayers’ federal income tax returns....
Read MoreAs always, there is a lot going on in the tax world that impacts businesses and their owners, this year in particular due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It was my privilege to again serve as editor of the AICPA’s Tax Adviser August Tax Clinic, a special section in the professional journal that brings...
Read MoreInformation Release 2019-132, issued on July 26, 2019, advises virtual currency owners to expect a letter providing information on how to pay back taxes through filing amended returns. Virtual currency investors were identified through ongoing enforcement actions, including the summons on the...
Read MoreCybersecurity threats, data breaches and email fraud have become part of the daily headlines, impacting businesses and organizations of all sizes and from all industries. During 2018, an estimated 5 billion records were breached world-wide, costing companies an average of $3.86 million per breach....
Read MoreSo, you have piloted a robotic process automation (RPA) program and like what you’ve seen so far. Now what? Beyond simply deploying additional automations (the selection and management of which could be a discussion all its own), how can the RPA platform be extended to enhance value? As powerful as...
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