Audit Board

AUGUST 25, 2022

If you want a fully staffed internal audit department composed of the best and brightest talent with the collective expertise to address the extraordinary risks facing your organization, it’s time to rethink your approach to recruiting and retention. . Internal audit is struggling to find and keep talent.

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Audit Board

JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s volatile risk landscape requires us to look beyond third-party vendors to include their vendors and beyond. Today’s volatile risk landscape requires us to look beyond third-party vendors to include their vendors and beyond. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain risk was an afterthought for many companies.

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Audit Board

JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s volatile risk landscape requires us to look beyond third-party vendors to include their vendors and beyond. Today’s volatile risk landscape requires us to look beyond third-party vendors to include their vendors and beyond. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain risk was an afterthought for many companies.

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Audit Board

OCTOBER 26, 2023

With risks emerging and changing faster than ever, internal audit is uniquely positioned to offer insight and foresight. For example, only 38% of organizations are mitigating related cybersecurity risk, 32% inaccuracy, 25% IP infringement, 20% personal/individual privacy, 16% organizational reputation, and 13% workforce/labor displacement.

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Audit Board

AUGUST 29, 2023

I’m honored to provide a keynote at AuditBoard’s Audit & Beyond Conference taking place in San Diego from October 17-20, 2023; my session will explore the 2024 transformation priorities that risk and audit professionals must embrace in the era of permacrisis. In a landscape of permacrisis, we find no such confidence.

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Audit Board

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Internal Audit teams regularly include individuals from the Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z generations, and each group brings a unique perspective to the workplace, and the differences among individuals can be an advantage if properly understood. They also want to know how their work fits into a larger plan.

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 19, 2022

In person learning can accommodate different learning styles. While both in person and online training can provide elements of the VARK (visual, auditory, reading, and kinesthetic) approach; face-to-face training has many advantages, including: Visual learners. Some people are coming back to the office for the first time in two years.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 28, 2022

Beyond the clear bottom-line benefits of revenue sustainability, there are other reasons to focus on building year-round revenue opportunities. Tax season is a critically busy time of the year for accountants, and we all know the stress that can come with such a high demand for services during that part of the year.

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Argue for force separated billing and demand an audit of amc’s total billable amounts, compared to consumer charges. The amc’s have been fee raking beyond appraisal services too. This is the sort of motivation which drives the continued advocacy against sound in person human appraiser full service appraisal ordering.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has proposed changes to its auditing standards that would significantly expand auditors’ responsibilities and oversight of a company’s noncompliance with laws and regulations.

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Audit Board

MAY 17, 2023

This can even be true on the job as internal auditors when — in the heat of a high-stakes, emotionally charged situation — we might find ourselves motivated by loyalties that go beyond doing the right thing. The internal audit profession is built on a foundation of trust and integrity, but we must never take that trust for granted.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Many firms are shifting their hunt for talent beyond the traditional accounting background. To address staffing disruptions, such as sudden departures or personal leaves of absence, tapping into a reserve of skilled individuals is invaluable. There is no doubt that tax professionals are hard to find, let alone replace.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 11, 2023

The role of the audit committee in a company’s board of directors has changed significantly since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Traditionally, audit committees have overseen the company’s independent auditor, the internal audit function, and other financial reporting-related functions.

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Audit Board

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ICFR is now often included as part of “ integrated audits ’’ in the US, which combines audits of financial statements with audits of internal control over financial reporting. A company that establishes a robust ICFR program reduces the likelihood of unreliable financial statement disclosures and improves audit quality.

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 16, 2023

When a person engages in accounting fraud, they are intentionally manipulating accounting records to make the company’s financial picture seem better than it actually is. However, most cases of accounting fraud will not make news headlines and can happen in companies of all sizes and industries. Do you know how to spot it?

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

With more than 144.3 million individual taxpayers and 31.7 million small businesses in the U.S., the potential market available to tax and accounting firms is massive. However, finding individual and small business clients is more challenging, particularly for those just starting out. How to market tax and accounting services. Create buyer personas.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Take look at how tasks are handed off—whether it’s from person to person, person to system, or from system to system. Most accountants know that choosing the right accounting technology can boost the ability to serve clients, satisfy staff, and build deeper client relationships.?But The result? uncovering new opportunities. .

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 12, 2022

3] A critical aspect of this role is an independent auditor’s responsibilities with respect to fraud detection [4] during the financial statement audit, or, in other words, the auditor’s use of the fraud lens. [5] Fraud causes significant losses to investors each year. [1] trillion on a global scale. [2].

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Audit Board

AUGUST 10, 2023

ESG disclosures have taken the spotlight in recent years as part of a trend of increased scrutiny around risk, compliance, and cybersecurity. The proposal aims to standardize ESG reporting, giving investors and other stakeholders a common foundation with which to make their decisions. What Is Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting?

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GCF Value

MARCH 1, 2022

The QoE is not an audit but rather a detailed financial analysis, and the two are not mutually exclusive but complementary. An audit is balance sheet focused, whereas the QoE is concentrated on the income statement, emphasizing a company’s true ongoing earnings and cash flow potential, often measured as EBITDA. The Fundamentals of QoE.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 12, 2024

An increasing number of states have enacted or are considering enacting legislation requiring financial institutions to provide customers “fair access” to financial services. BACKGROUND A. FL HB 3 (2023) General. In 2023, Florida enacted FL HB 3, a law entitled “Government and Corporate Activism” that became effective on July 1, 2023.

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Audit Board

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Moving Beyond the Meaningless and Mundane A recent work study of employees’ habits draws the startling conclusion that we waste six weeks each year on a combination of“duplicated work and unnecessary meetings.” In an era of the Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting, we must all be focused on nurturing our people.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 3, 2023

The Proposal expands the types of client assets captured beyond “client funds or securities” and captures any client “assets,” including “funds, securities or other positions held in the client’s account” over which an Adviser has custody. 2 Definition of custody. 2 Definition of custody. 2 Definition of custody. 4 Qualified custodians.

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Under the GDPR, data controllers are the main decision-makers about the data handling being undertaken; they determine the purposes and means of processing personal data. How long to retain the personal data. How it will delete or dispose of the personal data. Recently, a number of U.S. Recently, a number of U.S.

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Adding services in the areas beyond filing tax returns, such as accounting, payroll, bookkeeping, business planning, payroll and audit solutions, will always be services clients need. 1) Communicate clearly to win new tax clients. When you seek to win new tax clients, it’s best to start at the beginning.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

CAT’s considerable costs need to be allocated and no allocation method is ideal. And regardless of which approach we choose, most costs ultimately will come out of investor pockets. [1] And regardless of which approach we choose, most costs ultimately will come out of investor pockets. [1] OK, but what if your parents weren’t going to pay?

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 19, 2024

As open-source generative AI platforms (like ChatGPT) gain momentum, there are concerns around accuracy, security, and privacy — especially when it comes to handling clients’ sensitive tax information. But before we jump into how accountants can overcome the risks of generative AI, let’s take a look at the basics of this revolutionary technology.

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ThomsonReuters

OCTOBER 12, 2023

How to report foreign assets Form 8938 instructions FATCA considerations Helping clients with foreign assets In today’s global economy, many individuals and businesses have financial interests that extend beyond their home country’s borders. Jump to: What foreign assets should be reported to the IRS? Generally, any U.S.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

While the internet provides conveniences beyond our wildest imaginations, the opportunity to access information faster does not mean it’s better—or even correct.? We live in a culture where free stuff is expected, especially when it comes to the internet.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules that impose significant additional procedural and disclosure requirements on initial public offerings (IPOs) by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and in business combination transactions involving SPACs (de-SPACs).

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Appraiser Newsroom

OCTOBER 4, 2022

ASA recently held its 85 th annual International Conference on September 10-12, 2022, offering a hybrid format for all disciplines, both in Tampa, FL at JW Marriott Water Street, and online. Monday was the first full day of the conference with introductions and welcoming remarks from ASA’s International President Rick Berkemeier, ASA.

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FE International

APRIL 13, 2022

This means there should still be a strong supply of excellent acquisition opportunities in 2022 and beyond as the businesses that have survived are stronger than ever. 2021 was a year where the world adjusted to the new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the pandemic, for many in the SaaS industry, business has continued to boom.

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Audit Board

APRIL 25, 2022

IT infrastructure is the organization of all of the components of your computing system – the hardware, software, Wi-Fi and internet connectivity, firewalls, servers, personal devices, data center and cloud computing environment. Security and compliance have synergies, but they aren’t the same, and it can be challenging to tease them apart.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 18, 2024

Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching. That being said, accounting core values — which include integrity, accountability, professional skepticism, innovation, and personal development — remain steadfast. Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? How can accountants be more efficient?

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 29, 2022

[Editor’s Note: We present this and the following two pieces as a symposium on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate-disclosure rules released on March 21, 2022.]. After a considerable delay, the SEC finally told us last week in SEC Release No. 33-11042 [1] where it is going on climate-risk disclosures.

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Audit Board

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In some respects, this is similar to how the role of internal audit can get misconstrued. But when I made the switch from external to internal audit, my role had scarcely changed in the eyes of many of my peers. Beyond a single focus on teeth, but rather exploring the heart and mind of the organisation.

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Internal Audit 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

I t’s become common practice at many companies to conduct internal audits of the company’s culture. Culture audits can be completed as part of a stand-alone assessment of the entire organization’s culture or as part of other assurance projects to consider how culture affects a particular unit or function. Who is auditing that?

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