As pressure to develop more effective corporate cybersecurity programs continues to mount, 62.7 percent of C-suite and other executives in a recent Deloitte poll expect board of director requests for reporting on cybersecurity program effectiveness to increase in the next 12 months. A slightly lower 57.3 percent of executives expect increased cybersecurity regulatory scrutiny during the same period.
To effectively navigate the challenges associated with lease accounting compliance and meet the looming deadline, there are three critical steps every public company should take.
Time is quickly running out for public companies that have not achieved compliance with the new ASC 842 and IFRS 16 lease accounting guidance. After December 15, 2018, practically all real estate and equipment lease obligations must be added to the balance sheet as assets and liabilities for financial reporting.
Among the tangible benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including lower unemployment, higher job figures and rising wages, are excess cash available to corporations, according to Jamie Fowler, national managing partner of tax services at Grant Thornton.
Given the two-year lead time, few would have guessed that the best way some organisations would comply with the European Union’s stringent new data rules would be to simply cut access to services.
The Internal Revenue Service said Monday it is waiving some of the late-payment penalties pertaining to the section 965 transition tax on foreign earnings in the new tax law.
The IRS also offered more information for individuals who are subject to the section 965 transition tax regarding the due date for relevant elections.
The OECD has created a global database revealing the level of tax paid in comparison to GDP in 80 countries globally with the median tax-to-GDP ratio worldwide hitting 26.2%.
UAE’s Federal Tax Authority, FTA, said that the new Cabinet Decision issued to regulate value-added tax (VAT) incurred by gold and diamond dealers improves their cash flow and reduces their tax burden.
Understand the key requirements behind the GDPR and how the legislation has the potential to serve as a healthy, scalable and exportable regime that could become an international benchmark.
The global economy is experiencing stronger growth, driven by a rebound in trade, higher investment and buoyant job creation, and supported by very accommodative monetary policy and fiscal easing, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest Economic Outlook.
Forty-eight per cent of Middle East businesses cited fraud and corruption as the greatest risk to their company, followed by cyber attacks (38 per cent), according to the Global Fraud Survey conducted by professional services firm EY.
Thank you for subscribing to KPMG Learning Hub.
I agree to receive by electronic means the subscriptions to KPMG Learning Hub publications, newsletters and marketing materials . I understand that I may change my preference at any time or withdraw my consent to receive any of these subscriptions.
