ArticleRunning Your Business On The GoTechnology can take your business places…make sure you aren't left behind! United StatesAccounting and AuditBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleSEC Approves New PCAOB Standard For Audit ReportingThe SEC approved a new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") auditor reporting standard that expands the scope of audit reports that must be communicated to an audit...United StatesAccounting and AuditHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Charges The Lovesac Company And Former Executives With Accounting Violations Over Concealed Shipping ExpensesThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced charges against The Lovesac Company, a publicly traded furniture retailer based in Connecticut...United StatesAccounting and AuditGesmer Updegrove LLP
ArticleSEC Chief Accountant Gives Speech On Credible Financial Reporting In The Capital MarketsOn June 8, 2017, SEC Chief Accountant Wesley Bricker gave a speech titled "Advancing the Role of Credible Financial Reporting in the Capital Markets" at the 36th Annual SEC and Financial Reporting...United StatesAccounting and AuditMorrison Foerster
ArticleSEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Urges IFRS Foundation Not To Develop Sustainability Standards BoardSEC Commissioner Hester Peirce urged the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") Foundation (the "Foundation") not to develop an International Sustainability Standard Board.United StatesAccounting and AuditHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Conforming Amendments for Broker-Dealer AuditsThe SEC recently requested public comment on the PCAOB’s amendments to (a) conform the board’s rules and forms to the Dodd-Frank Act provisions that authorize the board to oversee the audits and auditors of brokers and dealers that are registered with the SEC and (b) make certain updates and clarifications to the PCAOB’s rules and forms.United StatesAccounting and AuditMorgan Lewis
ArticleSEC Updates Financial Reporting Manual (Again)On December 1, 2017, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance updated its Financial Reporting Manual for the following changes...United StatesAccounting and AuditMorrison Foerster
ArticleTax And Other Permissible Non-Audit Services May Affect Auditor IndependenceIn a recent Section 21(a) Report, the SEC explained that—although tax services and other non-audit services provided by an auditor may be permissible—the way they are provided may adversely affect the auditor’s independence. United StatesAccounting and AuditMorgan Lewis
ArticleThe ABA Statement On Audit Responses: A Framework That Has Stood The Test Of TimeThis article summarizes key developments in the preparation of audit response letters concerning loss contingencies since the American Bar Association Statement...United StatesAccounting and AuditButler Snow LLP
ArticleThe IRS Isn't The Only One Monitoring Your Exempt HospitalAs discussed in my previous blog post, the IRS is ramping up compliance audits of governmental hospitals who are exempt under 501(c)3.United StatesAccounting and AuditHorne LLP
ArticleThe Proposed Accounting Standards Updates You Might Have MissedThrough our Viewpoints series, Riveron experts share their opinions on current topics, business trends, and industry news.United StatesAccounting and AuditRiveron
ArticleThe Role Of The Audit CommitteePublic companies are required to have an audit committee (due to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), and while not required, many not-for-profit organizations have started their own committees as well.United StatesAccounting and AuditORBA
ArticleWhat Are Gifts-In-Kind And How Should I Record Them?Cash contributions are fundamental sources of revenue for your organization; however, do not underestimate the importance and value of receiving gifts-in-kind.United StatesAccounting and AuditORBA
ArticleWhen Bureaucrats Don’t Listen To ActuariesSometimes you don’t know who won an appeal until the very last pages of the decision, but not so in "San Allen, Inc. v. Buehrer".United StatesAccounting and AuditReinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren SC
ArticleWhy Not Accounting? Career Choice Under DuressThe accounting profession is facing a critical shortage of certified public accountants (CPAs), with more than 73% of accounting students relying on external financial support to obtain their licenses...United StatesAccounting and AuditAnkura Consulting Group LLC
ArticleDelaware Starts Unclaimed Property "Compliance Reviews" (Different From Audits)If the Delaware Office of Unclaimed Property believes that a person may have filed an "inaccurate, incomplete, or false report," the State Escheator may authorize a "compliance review" under Del. Code Ann. tit. 12, § 1170(b). United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleRestructuring Your LeaseIf your organization has an existing lease with more than a year or so remaining on the term, you may want to consider approaching your landlord with an offer to restructure the lease. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDay Pitney LLP
ArticleSEC Approves PCAOB Rule Under The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable ActThe Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, mandates that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspect registered public accounting firms in both the United States...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawArnold & Porter
ArticleSEC Requests Comments On PCAOB's Proposed Framework To Implement The "Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act"The SEC requested comment on a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") proposed rule that would implement the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the "Act") by requiring disclosure.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader