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Allen Barron, Inc.

Accounting is the Information Connection Within Your Own Business

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Many business owners and executives fail to realize that accounting is the information connection within your own business. Accounting doesn’t simply capture the box scores of your company’s business transactions. A...more

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5 Strategies for a Future-Proof CFO: Leading Finance in a Dynamic Business Environment

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The office of the chief financial officer (CFO) is a revolving door – as of Q1 2024, CFO turnover has reached the highest level in three years, now only sitting on the hot seat between two and five years. The CFO role has...more

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Judge dismisses most of SEC’s suit against SolarWinds over cybersecurity disclosures

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On July 18, 2024, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a comprehensive 107-page opinion that may have significant implications for the Securities and...more

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What are the Best Practices for Internal Controls and the Warning Signs of Embezzlement?

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President Ronald Reagan once said, “Trust, but verify,” echoing a Russian proverb to describe the relationship moving forward with the Soviet Union. The saying loosely translates into proceeding cautiously when someone is...more

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Key Considerations for the 2024 Annual Reporting Season: Your Upcoming Form 20-F and other FPI-Specific Considerations

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This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2024 annual reporting season, divided into two sections: Form 20-F Housekeeping...more

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Called to Account: SEC's Latest Internal Accounting Controls Action Reignites Debate

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Several years ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order against a public company that raised more than a few eyebrows. In that order, the company settled to violations of Section 13(b)(2)(B) of...more

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Key Considerations for Addressing Failure to Prevent Fraud

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The Economic Crime Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. Included in the Act is the failure to prevent fraud offence, under which large companies will be liable when a specified fraud offence is committed by an...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Commissioners Peirce and Roisman criticize “unduly broad view” of “internal accounting controls” in Andeavor

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In October, the SEC settled charges against Andeavor, an energy company formerly traded on the NYSE and now wholly owned by Marathon Petroleum, in connection with stock repurchases authorized by its board in 2015 and 2016. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Revised FCPA Guidance: Effective Compliance Program and Internal Controls (Part V of V)

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The initial FCPA Guidance included valuable compliance program guidance keyed to the heading, “Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program.”  Issued in 2012, the outline of an effective compliance program was an important...more

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom

NRC Issues Guidance to Research and Test Reactor Licensees on Relief from MC&A Requirements

The NRC issued a letter to the National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors on April 30 regarding the NRC’s expedited review of requests for regulatory relief from certain material control and accounting...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 11.26.2019 | Top Story: Viagogo buys ticket reseller from StubHub for $4 billion

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The merger craze keeps on keeping on, with news that Ebay’s selling secondary ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo, a smaller rival with a strong presence in Europe helmed by StubHub’s co-founder Eric Baker, for more than $4...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: 25 Considerations in Preparing for an IPO

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1. Experienced advisors - Choose experienced advisors, including lawyers, auditors and financial consultants (if necessary), and get them involved early. Advisors who work routinely with the SEC and investment bankers –...more

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Blog: SEC accounting fellows address evaluation of internal control over financial reporting

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A number of members of the SEC accounting staff addressed the 2018 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments. Some of the remarks provided helpful guidance for evaluating internal control over financial...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Is your Bookkeeper the Right One?

Bookkeepers are by practical definition business multi-taskers. They keep financial records, post debits and credits, prepare reports, execute banking transactions, act as collectors for overdue accounts, work with clients...more

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It’s Time Again for Audit Committees to Mind the Non-GAAP

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Judging by the frequency of recent news reports and SEC staff speeches focused on non-GAAP financial measures, audit committees may be well served to take a fresh look at the non-GAAP measures reported by their companies and...more

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