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Focus on Fraud Trends
As part of role in helping organizations prevent, deter and detect fraud, our forensic accounting professionals weigh in on the highlights of the ACFE’s 2022 Report to the Nations (2022 RTN)*.
IRS Releases Tax Inflation Adjustments for Tax Year 2023
Rising inflation is impacting many aspects of the tax code. The IRS recently announced annual inflation adjustments for the 2023 tax year for over 60 tax provisions, including the 2023 standard deductions and IRS tax brackets.
U.S. Entities Must Disclose Ownership Beginning in 2024
In an effort to help prevent tax fraud and other unlawful financing activities, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued final rules related to ownership disclosure obligations for U.S. entities. The final rules will be effective January 1, 2024.
FASB Proposal: Improvements to Public Entity Operating Segment Disclosures
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) to improve the disclosures about a public entity’s reportable segments by requiring more detailed information about such expenses on an annual and interim basis.
Checks Written Before Death are Includible in Decedent’s Estate
The Tax Court held that the value of checks written prior to but paid after a decedent’s date of death were includible in the decedent’s gross estate.
Can the Finance Industry Deliver on Demand for Faster Closings, More Automation?
One of the contributors answering “Can finance industry deliver on demand for faster closings, more automation?” published on NJBiz, was Roman Matatov, Senior Manager.
After Much Confusion, OMB Retains Single Audit Collection by Census Bureau for 2022
The industry was caught off-guard when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that for Fiscal Year’s that ended in 2022, Single Audits would be collected by the General Service Administration (GSA) rather than the Bureau of Census changing a procedure that has been in place since the advent of Data Collection.
2023 Cost of Living Adjustments
Plan sponsors should review the cost of living adjustments (COLAs) to determine what, if any, changes need to be communicated to employees by means of orientation meetings and enrollment forms.
Investment Due Diligence – Best Practices in Any Market
For the majority of private foundations, the management of a foundation’s assets is a top priority along with grantmaking.
Cyber Roundup – October 2022
It is not uncommon, when we do client assessment and process reviews, that we find many great policies exist; however, they are not well-communicated to those who need to execute them nor are the details delineated.
Expect M&A Deal Volume in 2022 to Be at Pre-COVID Levels
North American mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume have declined in each consecutive quarter this year and in each quarter compared with 2021.
FASB Zeroes in on Fair Value Accounting for Crypto Assets
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently reached a tentative decision about the accounting for crypto assets that… Read more.