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Best Practices of Client Advisory Services

What are client advisory services? Accounting professionals are adapting to clients’ changing needs, which demand greater insight and value from their advisors. For many, managing a growing business can be daunting. Making wise financial decisions to help their companies grow requires understanding various investment options, tax laws, market trends, and cybersecurity.  CPAs providing advisory and […]

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The Corporate Transparency Act

With the increasing importance of transparency and accountability in both private and governmental settings, the U.S. government has introduced the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Set to go into effect on January 1, 2024, the CTA aims to tackle financial issues such as money laundering.   As the deadline approaches, now is the time to identify which […]

Payroll Compliance: How to Protect Yourself

Seventy-three percent of all teams will include remote workers by 2028. Companies must contend with an increasingly global workforce, managing payroll for employees in different countries, states, and jurisdictions. Maintaining payroll compliance in this environment is a daunting task. Laws are constantly changing, and companies often need guidance to ensure compliance. We’ve put together our […]

Preparing for the June 9th FTC Safeguards Rule Change

Customer data security is of increasing importance to companies aiming to operate on a global scale. From ChatGPT to the U.S. House of Representatives, data breaches are on the rise and cost businesses an average of almost $10 million per breach. Major brands are frequently in the news, suffering massive costs. In 2022 alone, T-Mobile’s […]

How to Defend Against Third-Party Cyber Risk

The worldwide average cost of a data breach is $4.35 million, according to a report by IBM. Companies are doing business in a global industry with operations spread out to maximize profit. With wider operations comes an increased risk of cyber-attacks—but while companies will look to shore up their own cyber defenses, research shows they […]

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Combating Sexual Assault in the Workplace

Research shows more than eight in ten women experience assault in the workplace within their lifetimes. The recent #MeToo movement has only made the issue more evident for employees and their employers, causing a spike in sexual harassment claims filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). With new cases being filed every year, […]

Cryptocurrency and Accounting: What Do You Need to Know?

Cryptocurrency has become a worldwide phenomenon since the first Bitcoin transaction in 2009. Today’s market is valued at more than $2 trillion, with recent advancements in crypto expanding how digital assets can be created, used, and transferred. However, the ever-changing scope of digital assets and introductions of new applications—such as the recent wave of NFTs—has […]

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A Comprehensive Cyber Insurance Overview

According to a report from IBM and the Ponemon Institute, the average data breach cost for businesses with fewer than 500 employees is $2.98 million. The popular idea that cyberattacks target only large businesses has resulted in small to medium-sized companies across the globe being frequently at risk of a potentially crippling digital security breach. […]

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LastPass Security Breaches: Is It Time to Make a Change?

Almost three-quarters of Americans use handwritten notes or their own memory to store passwords. Unfortunately, relying on manual methods to remember codes is one of the leading causes of security breaches and identity theft. In fact, internet users that do not employ security safeguards such as a password management system are three times more likely […]

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Blocking Ransomware Attacks with Updated Microsoft Security Features

What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a form of malware (short for “malicious software”) in which a hacker gains control of a business’s critical systems or sensitive information. The cybercriminal will then ask for a ransom in exchange for access to the system under the threat of releasing sensitive data to the public or competitors. The […]