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Are Your Real Estate Books Costing You At Tax Time?

Poor monthly accounting practices can quietly increase tax liabilities for real estate owners by limiting visibility into key financial decisions throughout the year. Without timely, accurate financial data, opportunities to optimize expense timing, properly classify deductions, and align tax strategy with operations are often lost. Strong monthly accounting processes enable proactive tax planning rather than reactive year-end adjustments, potentially saving significant amounts in overpaid taxes.

United States Accounting

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MGO CPA LLP

New Guidance For Share-Based Compensation Performance Conditions

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued new guidance clarifying how companies should account for equity-based customer incentives, addressing long-standing uncertainty around vesting conditions and forfeiture policies. The update aims to reduce diversity in practice and improve the accuracy of revenue reporting when share-based consideration is granted to customers.

United States Accounting

GGI Global Alliance

Why 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 States Accounting

SG

SNG Grant Thornton

Estimation Uncertainty: The High Stakes Of Impairment Reporting

For years, revenue recognition was the primary issue cited in allegations of accounting fraud, whether in enforcement investigations or securities litigation.

United States Accounting

FR

Forensic Risk Alliance

How To Get Ahead Of Your Next Fund Audit

United States Accounting

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MGO CPA LLP

SEC Chief Enforcement Accountant Confirms SEC To Staff New Enforcement Group Targeting Auditors And SOX Compliance

United States Accounting

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BakerHostetler

Is SAP Using Its Audit Rights To Drive Your Next Purchase?

United States Accounting

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Tactical Law Group LLP

PCAOB Requests Public Comment On Strategic Priorities In First Open Meeting Under Chairman Logothetis

United States Accounting

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WilmerHale

Understanding GASB 105 — What State and Local Governments Need to Know

United States Accounting

MG

MGO CPA LLP

Q1 2026 Accounting Advisory Guide: Navigating FASB Developments, SEC Reform, And Leadership Trends

United States Accounting

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Riveron

Is Your Company 10-Q Ready For 2026?

United States Accounting

MG

MGO CPA LLP

What 2026 Will Demand From Finance Leaders

United States Accounting

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Riveron

Operationalizing The MA ICPG: Embedding Compliance, Monitoring, And Accountability In Medicare Advantage

United States Accounting

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Accounting Challenges Lurk Behind The M&A Rebound

United States Accounting

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Riveron

The Trump Administration’s Security-for-Minerals Model Faces Test In The DRC

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

Ambiguity Of Measurement Conditions For Relevant Chemical Property Leads To Federal Circuit Affirming Noninfringement Of Epoprostenol Patents

United States IP

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Duane Morris LLP

UPC Central Division Revokes Patent Covering Covid-19 Treatment Remdesivir

United States IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

New Laws Are Changing Connecticut Employers’ Pay, Accommodation, AI Obligations In ’26/27

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Students May Sue Professors Individually For Sexual Harassment Under Massachusetts Law

United States Employment

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Foley Hoag LLP

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Audit

Your Guide To Managing Texas Capital Expenditures In 2026

Many companies across Texas are investing in technology, equipment, and facilities to support growth.

United States Tax

MG

MGO CPA LLP

How The IRS Uses Artificial Intelligence In U.S. Tax Audits

Artificial intelligence has moved to the center of how the Internal Revenue Service selects tax returns for audit, detects tax fraud, and administers the U.S. tax system.

United States Tax

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

HHS Expands Use Of AI In Detection Of Healthcare Fraud

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new initiative using artificial intelligence to analyze years of audit reports from federal healthcare funding recipients across all 50 states. This program, called AERO, aims to identify unaddressed audit deficiencies and combat healthcare fraud by leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to review extensive audit documentation that would typically go unexamined.

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

OIG Focuses On Prevention In New Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Report

United States Healthcare

M

Mintz

ICE’s Updated I-9 Audit Guidelines: What Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

WT

Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

Why Internal Audit (Video)

United States Accounting

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SNG Grant Thornton

5 Hidden Risks That Derail M&A Deals

United States Commercial

MG

MGO CPA LLP

DOL’s Proposed PBM Fee Disclosure Rule: Key Themes From The Public Comments

United States Healthcare

M

Mintz

PCAOB Releases Summary Of Audit Committee Chair Conversations Following Transitional Year

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

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Accounting Standards

Your Guide To Managing Texas Capital Expenditures In 2026

Many companies across Texas are investing in technology, equipment, and facilities to support growth.

United States Tax

MG

MGO CPA LLP

Tariff Refunds And Credit Agreement Financial Covenants

Following the Supreme Court's decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, US Customs and Border Protection has begun issuing refunds of tariffs levied under IEEPA, prompting lenders and borrowers to examine how...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Are Your Real Estate Books Costing You At Tax Time?

Poor monthly accounting practices can quietly increase tax liabilities for real estate owners by limiting visibility into key financial decisions throughout the year. Without timely, accurate financial data, opportunities to optimize expense timing, properly classify deductions, and align tax strategy with operations are often lost. Strong monthly accounting processes enable proactive tax planning rather than reactive year-end adjustments, potentially saving significant amounts in overpaid taxes.

United States Accounting

MG

MGO CPA LLP

New Guidance For Share-Based Compensation Performance Conditions

United States Accounting

GGI Global Alliance

5 Hidden Risks That Derail M&A Deals

United States Commercial

MG

MGO CPA LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Finds Breach Claims Covered By ADR Provision In Merger Agreement

United States Litigation

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Finalizes Rules Easing Reporting Burden For Partnership Interest Sales

United States Tax

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Liskow & Lewis

Year-End Reporting Strategy For Private Equity

United States Finance

MG

MGO CPA LLP

SEC Proposes Significant Overhaul Of Filer Status Framework

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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Forensic Accounting

The Role Of Forensic Accounting And Business Valuations In Complex Divorce Cases

Divorce proceedings involving significant or complex assets are rarely straightforward. Beyond the emotional and legal dimensions, these cases often hinge on a clear and defensible understanding of financial reality.

United States Family

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IR Global

Estimation Uncertainty: The High Stakes Of Impairment Reporting

For years, revenue recognition was the primary issue cited in allegations of accounting fraud, whether in enforcement investigations or securities litigation.

United States Accounting

FR

Forensic Risk Alliance

AI In The Courtroom: How Proposed Rule 707 Could Shape Evidence Standards

Consider a court case in which one side presents a chart, report, or a video reconstruction that was created entirely by artificial intelligence (AI).

United States Technology

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Risky Business: Navigating Investigation Challenges For Private Companies

United States Commercial

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Forensic Analysis In Fraud Detection

United States Criminal

IG

IR Global

Understanding 'Shadow Investigations' Through The External Auditor's Lens

United States Accounting

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Part I: Being An Expert Is A Lonely Business (Podcast)

United States Litigation

HK

Holland & Knight

How To Spot Financial Red Flags That May Signal AML Exposure

United States Government

MG

MGO CPA LLP

Navigating The Uncharted: Kelsey Weeks' Serendipitous Journey Into Forensic Accounting (Video)

United States Accounting

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

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Actuarial Services

Valuation At The Top: Strategic Insights For Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals And Estates

Ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families face a valuation environment that is far more complex than simply determining the worth of an asset. In the context of trust, gift, and estate tax planning, valuation becomes a foundational discipline that affects wealth transfer strategy, tax efficiency, compliance, and long-term family outcomes.

United States Wealth Mgt

IG

IR Global

The Accounting Profession: Navigating A Skilled Worker Shortage

In recent years, the accounting profession has been grappling with a concerning trend: a shortage of skilled workers. According to the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)...

United States Accounting

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Cybersecurity Breach Suits Raise Questions About Liability For Benefits Plans

Cybersecurity breaches concerning workers' personal information and retirement savings have increased liability risks for benefit plans and third-party administrators under federal benefits laws.

United States Employment

HB

Hall Benefits Law

FINRA Proposes Rule Change Regarding Qualification Exams

United States Accounting

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Understanding An Actuarial Valuation

United States Accounting

BN

Baker Newman Noyes

Long Term Care Insurance And Actuaries

United States Accounting

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Actuarial Standards Board Seeks Input On Public Pension Plan Work

United States Accounting

RB

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Criteria For Identifying Staff Having A Material Impact On A Firm’s Risk Profile Published

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

Full Disclosure: A Practical Guide For The HR Professional When Preparing The Retirement Plan Portions Of A Proxy Statement

United States Employment

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Thompson Coburn LLP

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Latest Videos

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Why Internal Audit (Video)

SG

SNG Grant Thornton

Client Spotlight: A&A CPA, LLC (Video)

KR

Kaufman Rossin

How Should Accountants Respond To Subpoenas (Video)

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Startups: How To Avoid Fundraising, Legal, And Accounting Pitfalls (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

PCAOB's New Audit Standards: Will Your Valuation Processes Need To Change? (Video)

Da

Duff and Phelps

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