Scott Mashuda

MAY 14, 2024

Their journey to success mirrored many so-called overnight success stories – it was built over time through dedication and effort. One partner leveraged his previous employer’s brand equity, admitting, “If you say ‘I’m a former XYZ,’ people listen – it implies competence.”

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 28, 2024

In my last data updates for this year, I looked first at how equity markets rebounded in 2023 , driven by a stronger-than-expected economy and inflation coming down, and then at how interest rates mirrored this rebound. What is risk?

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Equidam

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, corporate investors or private equity firms can be interested in a more mature company with slower growth, if it corresponds to less risk, compared to venture capital or angel investors who are generally looking for younger startups with the potential to become billion dollar companies.

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Equidam

JUNE 10, 2022

Startups you look at should be similar in terms of risk and return, which means: The raise should be recent, to ensure that market conditions are similar. Startups you look at should be similar in terms of risk and return, which means: The raise should be recent, to ensure that market conditions are similar. Comparable Data.

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 4, 2022

Let’s take a closer look. Whether you’ve read about it in industry publications, heard about it at trade conferences or discussed it with your peers, you know that more and more firms are shifting away from compliance-based practices in favor of higher-value advisory services. This is not new. Then, of course, there’s staffing.

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Equidam

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

By examining prevalent startup valuation methods, specifically the five we use at Equidam , we can explore how they mirror the process of appraising properties in residential real estate, offering a more rounded perspective on an asset’s true value. Emotional and subjective judgments can also sway the perceived value of a home.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 12, 2021

to ‘Business succession failure plans’, one look through the Checkpoint Learning catalog shows the topic of succession planning is hot on accountant’s minds. We’ve seen the impact the COVID-19 pandemic took on succession planning for accounting firms. Our businesses are quite different than they were before.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 17, 2022

The value of U.S. shareholder class action settlements in the first half of 2022 totaled $2.32 billion, the exact amount as the same period in 2021. However, the quantity of settlements in the first six months of the year increased by 23.7%, from 59 in 2021 to 73 in 2022. The average value of settlements in 2022 was $31.8 million (or 19.1%

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Audit Board

JULY 7, 2022

This mirrors actions being taken elsewhere, including the 2021 US Corporate Transparency Act and ongoing EU reform. Chelsea Football Club is not alone in feeling the chill of sanctions against Russian oligarchs. Its owner (prior to the impending forced sale), Roman Abramovich – a tycoon and politician with a personal fortune estimated at £9.1

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 26, 2021

Together, we discuss career paths and the best advice for those looking to rise to individual success within the tax and accounting profession. Although her firm is a full-service CPA firm, Linda encourages new firms looking to build their practice not to shy away from becoming “boutique”. There’s plenty of work to go around.”.

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Audit Board

JANUARY 2, 2023

My tradition for the past several years has been to embrace my first blog of the year as an opportunity to set out timely, issues-focused New Year’s resolutions for our profession. I’m pleased to continue that tradition for 2023. When identifying strategies to help you increase internal audit’s impact in 2023, where better to begin?

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Compliance Technology 88

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 11, 2024

Continuing an annual ritual of long standing, ahead of starting my spring teaching at NYU starting in a couple of weeks, I would like to invite you, if you are interested, to come along for the ride. Recognizing the need for a doctorate as an entree into college teaching, I stayed on at UCLA to get my Phd.

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Audit Board

JANUARY 31, 2023

Recent research by the Chartered IIA (CIIA) and AuditBoard found that while many internal audit teams are using some data analytics, program maturity is low. For those who have already progressed on the data analytics journey, the results are tangible. Data is key to the future for all organisations, it is therefore key for internal audit as well.

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Data Analysis Finance Technology 52

Audit Board

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

I think that that’s a very appropriate way of looking at things. 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. Do you agree? It’s been great.

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Start-ups Technology 52

Internal Audit 360

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As we look back on the top internal audit articles of 2021, we see many of these themes emerging in the articles that ranked the highest among you, our readers. I f 2020 was the “Year of Covid,” 2021 will go down as a year of trying to return to normal. Yet, in many other ways things remained far from normal this year.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 21, 2023

It’s probably happened to you before. A client comes in to drop off all their tax prep information and stops to ask you a “quick question.” ” It’s a question that is easy for you to answer, but one that has nothing to do with the work you do for the client. You probably answered it without even giving it a second thought.

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Audit Board

JUNE 27, 2022

If we really want to make a difference as agents of change and fulfil our mission to enhance and protect organisational value , then it’s time to look at ourselves — and encourage our stakeholders to do the same — through a completely different set of metrics from traditional measures. . Change Is Needed and Opportunity Knocks.

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Audit Board

JANUARY 25, 2023

US, EU, UK, and global regulators and standard-setters are all looking toward the same solution: integrated reporting, which connects financial and nonfinancial reporting to offer a more cohesive, transparent, and holistic approach to corporate reporting. However, this information’s reliability, meaningfulness, and use are suspect.

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Start-ups Technology Compliance 52

Reynolds Holding

MARCH 7, 2023

We address a simple research question: How much should the law on sustainable finance mirror traditional financial law? The steady growth of sustainable finance in recent years poses difficult questions on how regulators should approach it. Unsurprisingly, ESG ratings and benchmarks have gained traction among EU regulators.

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Audit Board

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Thousands of audit, risk, sustainability, and compliance professionals tuned in virtually for Audit & Beyond 2022 , AuditBoard’s fourth annual user conference, joined by hundreds who attended the event in person at Terranea Resort in Los Angeles, CA. A Connected Risk Model Is Key to Close the Business Resilience Gap.

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 23, 2021

When you look at the pandemic environment, one of the biggest decisions was technology,” says Paul. “We We had to go back to the basics and turn the mirror on people to say, this is what you sound like and what the client sees. In 2020, tax and accounting professionals found themselves amid a major disruption in their daily firm life.

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Valutico

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

How to Value an SME—An Introductory Guide Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are key players in driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and creating jobs. Recognized as firms with under 250 employees, their accurate valuation is highly important for many finance professionals. Discounted Cash Flow analysis), Market Approach (e.g.

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Discounted Cash Flow Comparable Company Analysis Asset-based Approach Intangible Assets 52

Audit Board

APRIL 7, 2022

Serhat Khan, McDermott International: “ Business has become complicated, and there is a genuine desire from our major stakeholders, the audit committee and executive management, to assist them with a forward-looking view of risk. Watch the full conversation, and read the can’t-miss highlights below. What kind of data do we have?

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 27, 2022

Measuring inflation is not as simple as it looks, and measures of inflation can vary depending on the basket of good/services used, the perspective adopted (consumer, producer, GDP deflator) and the sampling used to collect prices. Rather than repeat much of that post, let me summarize my key points.

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Farrel Fritz

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Unlike the vast majority of states, New York hasn’t adopted the Revised Uniform Partnership Act (1997) (“RUPA”). I’ll start in New York then head over to Jersey. New York: Congel v Malfitano. b]y the express will of any partner when no definite term or particular undertaking is specified.”.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

I will close with a look at why business stories can break, change and shift, focusing in particular on the forces pushing Facebook to expand or perhaps even change its story, and whether the odds favor them in that endeavor. Facebook, I argued, is a corporate autocracy, with Mark Zuckerberg at its helm.

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Equilest

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This includes the manufacturing, distribution, and installation of glass products such as windows, doors, mirrors, glass partitions, and even custom-made glass items. This includes the manufacturing, distribution, and installation of glass products such as windows, doors, mirrors, glass partitions, and even custom-made glass items.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

This post takes a deeper dive into what we see as the pivotal events and deals that propelled the life sciences industry in 2022, and our view on what to expect looking ahead to 2023. Let’s dig in.

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Sun M&A

JULY 16, 2019

Business owners are commonly looking for an estimate of value for partnership matters, succession planning or to determine if they should consider selling now or sometime in the future. There are over 50 potential adjustments that we look for during this process. There are many unique factors to consider when valuing any business.

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Farrel Fritz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Both Opinions Uphold the Oppression Claim The majority and concurring opinions, while offering greater detail and depth of analysis (especially the concurring opinion which reads as if intended to serve as the court’s opinion), essentially mirror the intermediate appellate court’s reasoning in upholding the oppression claim.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 27, 2021

In this post, I will take a look at these other markets, starting with a way of dividing investments into assets, commodities, currencies and collectibles that I find useful in thinking about what I can (and cannot) do in those markets, and then reviewing how these markets performed during 2020.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Marketability Equity Treasury 52

ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 28, 2021

In 2020, we saw a flurry of COVID-19-related activity at the SEC designed to help companies navigate the business impact of the pandemic. That, however, didn’t stop the SEC from pushing through several key rulemaking initiatives on its regulatory agenda. SEC reporting and disclosure impacted by some key 2020 focus areas.

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Audit Board

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

IT risk management takes an overall look at the organization to evaluate risks that impact the criticality of IT systems, threaten the organization’s sensitive data, and affect the security posture, and business processes, goals, and objectives. Such insights make the treatment and remediation of risks much easier and more effective.

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Farrel Fritz

MARCH 28, 2022

Let’s take a closer look. Serving dual roles as urban homestead and non-profit business operation, residential condominiums and co-ops occupy a special niche in the arena of dispute resolution among co-owners of joint enterprises. Co-op Owner Campaigning for Board Seat Wins Access to Unredacted Shareholder List.

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ISA

MARCH 30, 2022

For example, if you move to Chicago and are able to register the domain name chicagoappraisal.com or chicagoartappraiser.com, then your name itself may mirror the customer’s search terms. For new appraisers, this article will hopefully get you off to a great start on your new adventure. Next, it will discuss insurance.

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ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As we know, governments collect taxes to fuel economic growth and fund investments in infrastructure, human capital, as well as the provision of services for individuals and businesses. This also extends to the income an individual receives after their death, which is subject to income tax. What is fiduciary tax? Mutual funds. Rental property.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As we get deeper into earnings season for the third quarter of 2022, the biggest negative surprises are coming from technology companies, with the tech giants leading the way.

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