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In response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency (the "PHE") first declared on March 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued...

Several recent developments have taken place related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security compliance requirements, and enforcement is increasing.

The Department of Defense Inspector General recently published a report summarizing four earlier audits that found DoD officials prepared contractor performance assessment reports – CPARs...

The 8(a) Business Development Program has garnered intense scrutiny from the Trump Administration over the past few months.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced a "comprehensive audit" of all contracts and task orders awarded under the U.S. Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business Development Program and other preference-based contracting initiatives, such as the HUBZone program, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program, and the Women-Owned Small Business program.

Major changes are coming in the employment-based immigration world as the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its plans of introducing a new PERM...

CNF II Partners and CNF II-Q, L.P. filed an action against Rothstein, Kass & Co., P.C., a financial auditor, arising from Rothstein’s alleged failure to conduct proper audits and failure to detect and report fraud, misappropriation of assets, and illegal conduct.

Each of the major software publishers has one or two tricks up its sleeve – tricks that often are missed by licensees – affecting how its server products may be used in virtualized environments.

A software publisher conducted a license audit on our client, a technology company, which resulted in the software publisher claiming that they were owed...

Last week, in a decision that has a number of important implications for businesses that may find themselves facing a congressional investigation...

A software audit may come in many forms, ranging from an offer for a free Software Asset Management engagement to a direct audit from a software publisher or its representative organization.

At its February 3 meeting, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board took steps pursuant to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) towards (1) finalizing its updated California...

The two Alabama taxpayers who filed an eye-opening class action suit against the best-known private contract auditing firm in Alabama recently filed a second amended and restated class action complaint in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County.

Since the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 imposed new rules on US partnerships for tax filings, the annual requirement to appoint a US-based partnership representative is now well understood, ...

On June 20, 2024, following a detailed internal review, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its plans to deny tens of thousands of "improper high-risk" Employee Retention Credit (ERC)...

People are always asking how long the IRS can wait from the time you file your return to conduct an audit of your income and expenses.

The IRS has had a busy start to 2021! Guidance continues to pour forth as the change in Administration approaches. On January 4, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2021-10