Corporate governance

Business operations need cash influxes now more than ever.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation unit spent more than $1.3 million in fiscal year 2018 on undercover confidential operations, including travel costs, according to a new report.

But relatively few audit execs are actually performing reviews of critical risk areas such as health and safety.

As companies are evaluating continued operations, balancing profits with acceptable levels of loss, functioning with massively more remote work and trying to make up for economic disruptions, the first thought tends to be “How can we cut costs?”

Management accountants and CFOs can play an important role in guiding companies through the strategic options available to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many will reconfigure what they do to the new reality and will make some investments in updating and formalizing some of their Band-Aid processes.

You may find more similarities among your clients than you expect.

A lack of modern lease accounting capabilities makes it difficult for many businesses with large lease portfolios to regain control, improve liquidity and plan for the future.

Professional services firms need to adopt a business catalyst mindset to drive value acceleration.

There are no fixed rules and you can grow your firm in many ways.

The challenges for corporate reporting after COVID-19

Employees are worried about whether they can return to work safely.

Despite this unprecedented crisis, organizations are responding with determination, purpose and compassion.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Professional Ethics Executive Committee has decided to postpone the effective dates for three of its ethics interpretations in its Code of Professional Conduct for one year, due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Some things remain constant for auditors, even when everything else is changing.

As the owner of an accounting firm, it is crucial to keep a strong direction for your practice and to anticipate and accompany growth.

Top consultants Gale Crosley, Angie Grissom and Allan Koltin share the strategies firms need to take to make it through the pandemic.

Many firms organize a summer retreat that they are now postponing or canceling. Whether they are held or not, I recommend not canceling the preparation process.

Hotel and airline cancellation charges are giving way to more requests for work-from-home items.

Accounting firms need to become more adaptable in the face of the COVID-19 crisis