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ArticlePCAOB Releases New Resources Related To The Implementation Of QC 1000To help audit firms navigate and implement the new QC 1000 standard, the Board published (i) a practice aid, (ii) a comparison document of QC 1000 with ISQM 1 and SQMS 1, and (iii) a QC 1000 webinar on its website.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawKing & Spalding
ArticleSEC Postpones Decision On CAT Revised Funding ModelThe SEC extended the time to consider a proposed amendment to the Consolidated Audit Trail ("CAT") National Market System Plan.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleGet Your Game On – How To Handle IRS And DOL AuditsDuring the Tax in the City event held in Dallas, Erin Turley and Allison Wilkerson gave an overview of benefit plan audits and the IRS examination process. United StatesEmployment and HRMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleFederal Register: FINRA Proposes Technical Changes To CAT Plan And Reporting RequirementsThe FINRA proposal making non-substantive changes to its Consolidated Audit Trail ("CAT") plan and Rule 409T ("Statements of Accounts to Customers") was published in the Federal Register.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
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ArticleBrace For HIPAA Audits As They Arrive In Early 2016Day Pitney healthcare attorneys Jim Bowers, Susan Huntington and Eric Fader authored an article, "Brace For HIPAA Audits As They Arrive In Early 2016," for Law360.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDay Pitney LLP
ArticleCMS Schedules Provider Compliance Focus Group Meeting (Oct. 5)CMS is hosting an October 5, 2018 "Provider Compliance Focus Group" meeting to address several Medicare fee-for-service compliance topics, including the Recovery Audit Contractor ...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesReed Smith
ArticleHospice Audit Series: CMS Program Integrity Audits Are Back!In this episode, Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske and Bryan Nowicki discuss the new wave of CMS Center for Program Integrity (CPI) audits that have been issued during the past couple weeks.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesHusch Blackwell LLP
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PodcastI-9 Audits & ICE Enforcement (Podcast)Hawley Troxell attorneys Alycia Moss and Michelle Williams discuss essential strategies for Idaho business owners regarding I-9 audits and ICE enforcement, including how to handle Notices of Inspection...United StatesImmigrationHawley Troxell
VideoWhy Companies Should Perform Information Asset Audits (Video Content)An information asset audit is fundamental to a robust information security program. United StatesPrivacyFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleExam: Recent Litigation Highlights Potential For Increased Use Of Regulation Challenges In IRS Audit DisputesSince the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, the promulgation of regulations amplifying TCJA provisions has led practitioners to shift their attention to potential challenges to the Treasury Department's interpretation of certain statutes.United StatesTaxMiller & Chevalier Chartered
VideoWhy Internal Audit (Video)Internal Audit Month highlights the essential function of internal audit in organizational governance and risk management. This video explores how internal audit professionals contribute to strengthening...United StatesAccounting and AuditSNG Grant Thornton
ArticleAudits Of Multifamily Housing Bonds Triggered By Failure To File Form 8703IRC Section 142(d) requires operators of qualified residential rental properties to file Form 8703, Annual Certification of a Residential Rental Project annually.United StatesAccounting and AuditOrrick
PodcastHigh Stakes Investigations: Spotlight On Auditors (Podcast)In this episode of the Ankura podcast, Lorynn Demetriades is joined by Rebecca McGregor from Linklaters and Ankura colleague Steven Richards to explore the underlying concerns and pressures...United StatesAccounting and AuditAnkura Consulting Group LLC
ArticleReminder: Interim Financial Statements Must Be "Reviewed"The SEC orders noted that the Forms 10-Q did not disclose that the interim financial statements had not been reviewed.United StatesAccounting and AuditCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Appoints New Members of PCAOBThe Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12 announced the appointment of five new members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The new chairman of the Board will be William D. Duhnke III, currently the staff director and general counsel to the Senate Rules and Administration Committee.United StatesAccounting and AuditWilmerHale
ArticleSEC Charges Ernst & Young With Violating Auditor Independence Rules In Lobbying ActivitiesThe SEC charged Ernst & Young LLP with violations of auditor independence rules that require firms to maintain their objectivity and impartiality with clients.United StatesAccounting and AuditA&O Shearman