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Accounting Challenges Lurk Behind The M&A Rebound

A version of this article first appeared in Accounting Today. Mergers and acquisitions in the broader economy are on the rise. After a period of relative quiet, the average M&A deal size grew to $544 million...

United States Accounting

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Riveron

Can An Equitable Accounting Find The Missing Cash?

Allegations of missing cash are a familiar feature of business divorce litigation, particularly in restaurants and other cash-heavy businesses.

United States Accounting

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Examining GAO's Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report On Bid Protest Statistics

Last month, the US Government Accountability Office ("GAO") issued its Annual Report to Congress, as required by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, 31 U.S.C. § 3554(e)(2), on bid protest statistics for fiscal year 2025.

United States Accounting

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Butzel Long

Highlights From The 2025 AICPA Conference – Current SEC And PCAOB Developments

The three-day conference in Washington, DC, in December 2025 brought together AICPA, SEC, FASB, and PCAOB leaders alongside market practitioners to discuss priorities...

United States Accounting

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Alvarez & Marsal

What Is A SOC 1 Report And Why It Matters For Your Audit

United States Accounting

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MGO CPA LLP

Bridging The Compliance To Operations Gap: Lessons From DHCS Audits 2024-2025

United States Accounting

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

(Expert Q&A) The Strategic Audit: Planning Now For A Stress-Free Start To The New Year (Video)

United States Accounting

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Riveron

Goodbye Non-PCD Double Count: What ASU 2025-08 Means For Your Institution

United States Accounting

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Federal Reserve Overhauls Its Approach To Supervision

United States Accounting

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Jones Day

Accounting For Equity: Avoiding Pitfalls And Seizing Opportunities This Audit Season

United States Accounting

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Riveron

Case Study: Risk-Based Audit Planning For A Public Transportation Agency

United States Accounting

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MGO CPA LLP

US GAAP: New Guidance For Internal-use Software

United States Accounting

GGI Global Alliance

Using Technology To Enhance The Audit Process

United States Accounting

GGI Global Alliance

Free Up Your Top Performers: Why Third-Party Audit Support Empowers Your Accounting Team For Growth

United States Accounting

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Riveron

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Artificial Intelligence In ADR: A Neutral's Evolving Perspective

United States Technology

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JAMS

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Audit

Audit Reform – Government Abandons Plans To Consult On Reforms

After numerous consultation papers, and despite being included in the King's Speech in July 2024, the government has confirmed in a letter to the chair of the Business and Trade Committee...

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

DoW's Previously Announced 8(a) Audit Expanded To Include All Small Business Set-Aside Awards Over $20 Million

As we previously reported, on January 16, 2026, the Department of War (DoW) announced an audit of 8(a) sole source awards over $20 million, joining the previously-announced audits by the Small Business Administration (SBA)...

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

More 8(a) Scrutiny Announced

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

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

8(a) Participants – And The 8(a) Program – Under The Microscope Or On The Chopping Block

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

New Hampshire Tax Amnesty Program: A Limited-Time Opportunity To Resolve State Tax Debt

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Highlights From The 2025 AICPA Conference – Current SEC And PCAOB Developments

United States Accounting

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Alvarez & Marsal

What Is A SOC 1 Report And Why It Matters For Your Audit

United States Accounting

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MGO CPA LLP

From Private To Public: Timing, Audit Readiness, And CFO Strategy

United States Commercial

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Riveron

Q4 2025 Accounting Advisory Guide: The AICPA Conference Highlights A Profession At An Inflection Point

United States Law Practice

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Riveron

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Accounting Standards

Accounting Challenges Lurk Behind The M&A Rebound

A version of this article first appeared in Accounting Today. Mergers and acquisitions in the broader economy are on the rise. After a period of relative quiet, the average M&A deal size grew to $544 million...

United States Accounting

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Riveron

Can An Equitable Accounting Find The Missing Cash?

Allegations of missing cash are a familiar feature of business divorce litigation, particularly in restaurants and other cash-heavy businesses.

United States Accounting

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEC Still Pursuing Accounting Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is still pursuing accounting fraud. Despite the reduction in staffing in 2025 and the accompanying sinking morale...

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

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

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

Trump Accounts For Kids: Insights From Wall Street Journal On Savings Options

United States Tax

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Kaufman Rossin

New Statutory Accounting Guidance Permits "Look-Through" Treatment For Residential Mortgage Loans Held By Insurers In Qualifying Statutory Trusts

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Fourth Circuit Reverses: Under Armour Cannot Tap Additional $100 Million D&O Tower For Related Government Investigations And Securities Litigation

United States Commercial

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Wiley Rein

Financial Reporting For Employee Termination Events

United States Employment

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Riveron

New Hampshire Tax Amnesty Program: A Limited-Time Opportunity To Resolve State Tax Debt

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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Forensic Accounting

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

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Steptoe LLP

Risky Business: Navigating Investigation Challenges For Private Companies

Private companies, family-owned businesses and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) face unique challenges when conducting internal investigations. Unlike their public company counterparts, these types of businesses...

United States Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Forensic Analysis In Fraud Detection

Unbiased analysis is paramount in forensic accounting.

United States Criminal

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IR Global

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

United States Accounting

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

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

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

How To Spot Financial Red Flags That May Signal AML Exposure

United States Government

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MGO CPA LLP

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

United States Accounting

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

From Fraud To Recovery: The Essentials Of Forensic Accounting

United States Accounting

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Marcum

Unveiling Financial Misconduct: Ankura's Forensic Review Exposes $5 Million Irregularities In U.S. Brokerage Firm's India Operations

United States Accounting

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

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Actuarial Services

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

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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

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Hall Benefits Law

FINRA Proposes Rule Change Regarding Qualification Exams

FINRA proposed a rule amendment to restrict access to representative- and principal-level qualification scores.

United States Accounting

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Understanding An Actuarial Valuation

United States Accounting

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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

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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

When Bureaucrats Don’t Listen To Actuaries

United States Accounting

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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Latest Videos

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

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Kaufman Rossin

How Should Accountants Respond To Subpoenas (Video)

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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

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Foley & Lardner

Coronavirus Market Volatility – Goodwill Impairments Should Not Be A Foregone Conclusion (Video)

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Duff and Phelps

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

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Duff and Phelps

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