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Incentive Comp: Lessons Learned from Wells Fargo

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What Does the Agile Finance Function Look Like?

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Be Cautious About ‘Sweating Your Assets’

Even though it can make certain metrics look…

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How Risky Are New Revenue Recognition Rules?

Significant risks are inherent in the judgment calls that the new rules…

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Sales Tax on Software: A Visual Guide by State

Understand the state of software taxation today

What Are Auditors Looking For This Year?

As the prime audit season approaches, big changes in business, the economy,…

Six Ways to Reduce Days Sales Outstanding

Years of low interest rates and easy credit have allowed companies to take…

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Directors’ Experience Doesn’t Always Pay Off

Board members with experience in particular industries tend to influence…

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How AI Impacts the Tax Function

Artificial intelligence will reduce risk, increase value, and help drive a cost-effective…

Companies Piling Losses onto Balance Sheets

Freewheeling reporting rules on other comprehensive income set the stage for earnings…

Why You Should Take the “F” Out of FP&A

A purely financial focus leads to damaging short-termism, KPMG says. Instead, put the…

What I Learned from Being Fired

How Robert Falzon ultimately turned an early career termination into a CFO role at…

Deloitte Confirms Hack Breached Email System

The hack may have compromised confidential client data and is “a deep embarrassment for…

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Forecast of ‘Dynamite’ Q4 Boosts SAP Shares

The German business software giant sees “at least 30 percent year-over-year cloud…

Trump Names Antitrust Lawyer to Head FTC

If confirmed, Joseph Simons "will immediately jump into some contentious issues,"…

Housing Starts Fall to Lowest Level in a Year

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were partly to blame for the September slump, with housing…

U.S. Bancorp Posts Record Revenue, Profit

The nation's fifth-largest bank also said quarterly revenue grew faster than expenses for…

JPMorgan Buys WePay in Major Fintech Move

The bank is reportedly paying more than $220 million to join a wave of Wall Street…

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