ThomsonReuters

JULY 11, 2023

Accounting professionals have long been trusted advisors for their clients. That relationship was shifted into higher gear by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as many companies turned to their tax and accounting professionals to help keep their businesses afloat. Is your firm among them?

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Audit Board

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The rise in third-party and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks impacts all areas of the business — including information security teams. Best practices for building rapport with senior leaders and the board. There’s a call for more transparency – more accountability for what you do and how you do it as an organization.

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Audit Board

JUNE 6, 2023

I hope to contribute to the strides being made to destigmatize this topic in our industry and in society. According to research by psychologist Daniel Goleman, emotional intelligence accounts for nearly 90 percent of what sets high performers apart from peers with similar technical skills and knowledge.

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JULY 8, 2021

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) began using centralized shared services centers three decades ago to standardize and improve efficiency in back-office functions such as finance & accounting, human resources, and IT. Provide local Chart of Accounts mapping , which is mandated in many countries. Watch the entire episode.

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Audit Board

MARCH 22, 2023

In order to break down silos with your executive team, it is important to find common ground. Risk leaders can do their part to bridge the gap by taking care to advise executives in a way that will be easy for them to understand — and take action on. Contextualize technical information within an executive’s business-focused needs.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Each episode explores current issue s or topic s , giving listeners an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding and new perspectives in tax and tech. We chat with top subject matter experts and industry leaders as we break down these top-of-mind topics. . Data & technology footprint.

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 15, 2021

Use of Special purpose acquisition (SPAC) vehicles have spiked over the past year because private equity and venture capital firms have excess cash they need to put to work, accounting practitioners said mid-June. To avoid financial reporting woes, accounting teams said the SPAC-IPO marketplace should be mindful of the following: #1.

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Audit Board

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Too often, internal audit is viewed as a cost center that could be reduced or eliminated, especially in cases where the audit team has not made a concerted effort to market the value it creates. By doing this, your team member gets to know the business better, add new skills, and the department can avoid losing good auditors.

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Value Scope

JULY 21, 2020

It was a hot topic before the COVID pandemic, in discussions to measure and value how companies engaged in sustainable and societally beneficial activities. It will return as a topic across the business, regulatory, and investment communities again soon. What does this really mean? They have a fiduciary duty to do so.

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 18, 2023

The accounting profession has faced a profound shift in recent years: from significant regulatory changes to an influx of innovative technologies, to reimagined business models, to an increase in client expectations. What are the current issues in accounting? but there are several common hurdles that often run industry wide.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

While senior managements were dealing with supply-chain disruptions, employment upheaval, and cybersecurity mayhem, internal audit teams were busy assessing the systems that underpin the organization’s ability to react to such difficulties. 2 How Some Teams Are Taking a Customer-Service Approach to Internal Auditing.

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Audit Board

AUGUST 29, 2022

Join Richard Chambers for a new episode of his Agents of Change video series, featuring conversations with internal audit leaders from some of the world’s most prominent organizations about innovation in the profession. Leveraging AuditBoard’s connected risk platform as a “game-changer” that saved the team thousands of hours.

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Audit Board

MAY 5, 2023

Claire Feeney: “Your ESG teams are going to be asked to provide assurance that ESG data is accurate and that it’s ready for an external audit. In turn, it helps those teams run a more effective ESG program. They’re looking to companies to really set that best practice and shape ESG practices for themselves.”

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 5, 2022

Celebrating its 85th year, the Conference attracts thought leaders, practitioners, allied professionals, vendor partners, government agency personnel, and more from all parts of the world. Don’t miss this exciting celebration of exceptional education and networking with leaders in the appraisal profession. For over 15 years, Ms.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As a leader in your firm, you are persistently looking for the key to strengthen your CPA advisory relationships and build those long-term clients. The business climate is changing, the accounting profession is changing, and the world is getting smaller. This means switching how we work as accountants. This is not a checklist.’

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Audit Board

JUNE 14, 2023

Lack of transparency around ESG topics could even push stellar candidates away. Governance “Governance” in ESG, much like with other risk-related disciplines, deals with oversight, accountability, and leadership — how the organization maintains and encourages a culture of ethical behavior in line with the company’s values and goals.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 22, 2021

Hiring a team of speed readers with perfect recall? If you know of such a team, please hire them and also let me know if they are available for more work. A more realistic aid would be searchable online tax libraries that contain news and content related to the specific tax topics a business needs to follow.

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Audit Board

JUNE 15, 2023

There’s ISO , the International Organization for Standardization; the AICPA (now AICPA-CIMA), the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; CISA , the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; and NIST , the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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Audit Board

APRIL 6, 2022

The report calls out four interrelated topics that combine to form a perfect storm for talent risk, including employee retention, succession planning, employee upskilling/reskilling, and increased labor costs. This article explores each of these topics and offers suggestions for addressing these in your assurance plan.

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MARCH 17, 2022

Climate risk is obviously a hot topic right now especially in financial services and energy. Data Integrity & Accountability: “More and more people are making decisions based on nonfinancial metrics, and there’s going to be a lot more visibility into the internal controls you have in place over those metrics.

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Audit Board

AUGUST 29, 2023

This article originally appeared on the Chartered IIA Technical Blog. One of the great inhibitors of greater technology adoption among internal audit leaders is not knowing where to start. Further Reading: Chartered IIA Members can access a range of Chartered Institute guidance on digital topics and data analytics.

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Audit Board

AUGUST 21, 2023

In our Spotlight on Success series, Christopher Giesler (IT Audit Manager) and Heather Leavitt (Internal Controls & Accounting Policy Manager) share how The Toro Company leveraged AuditBoard’s connected risk platform to develop an enterprise risk management strategy and meet increasingly rigorous requirements from external auditors.

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FE International

MARCH 14, 2018

As the market-leading advisor for online business sales, the team at FE International answers questions every day about the best practices of selling an app business. WordPress has evolved into a lucrative marketplace since the content management system (CMS) no longer focuses solely on blogging.

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Value Scope

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Today, ESG is not only a dominant topic of discussion across the American business and investment community, it is driving business decisions, impacting corporate structures and organizational charts and it is having a profound impact on investment decisions. Corporate leaders and boards have been missing a way to tie ESG to valuation.

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