Don’t Be A Victim of Fraud – Protect Your Organization

By Allison Katz

Having previously discussed fraud schemes, trends, and fraudster characteristics identified in the ACFE’s Occupational Fraud 2022: Report to the Nations1, we now shift our focus to identifying the industries with the highest fraud risk and how all organizations can safeguard themselves from fraud and investigate any suspected incidents of fraud. It is essential for organizations…

Top 10 Things To Preserve Qualified Small Business Stock Treatment

By Allison Katz

Among the many issues on the minds of founders and executives at early-stage or pre-seed startups is the ability to issue qualified small business stock (QSBS or Section 1202 Stock). This topic is critical because it affects a company’s ability to raise capital to grow its business. It also affects investors’ ability to exclude capital…

New Brazilian Transfer Pricing Rules Align With Rest of World

By Allison Katz

It’s been a very eventful start to the year for Brazil: a new president, a new cabinet, and a whole new set of transfer pricing rules. Brazilians are in for a wild roller coaster ride. On December 28, 2022, in his final days in office, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed Provisional Measure (“PM”) No….

Can Your Spreadsheet Do This? Tips on How To Use Power Automate

By Ruby Castaneda

Excel has long been a staple for small businesses, but it’s time to step into the future with Power Automate. In this article, we’ll dive into concrete examples of how to use Power Automate and its processes to revolutionize your business operations, leaving traditional Excel spreadsheets in the dust. If you’ve ever wondered if there…

Cyber Insurance 101: Protecting Your Guests and Your Bottom Line

By Ruby Castaneda

Cyber incidents continue to rise and are becoming increasingly prevalent within the hospitality industry. According to a 2022 case study report published by Ponemon and IBM Security, the average total cost of each data breach in the hospitality industry from 2021 to 2022 was $2.94 million. Late last year, an international hotel brand was targeted…

The High Cost of Business Email Compromise: Protecting Your Company from Financial Fraud

By Ruby Castaneda

Business email compromise (BEC) is one of the most financially damaging cyber crimes currently facing businesses. Organizations often experience losses in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars before this exploit is discovered. According to the FBI Internet Crimes Complaint Center, there were almost 22,000 complaints of BEC, resulting in over $2.7 billion…

Internal Knowledge Management Solutions: An Honest Intro

By Ruby Castaneda

The concept of implementing internal knowledge management solutions is often met with the lackadaisical response of “Oh, that’s easy” or “That’s the least of our concerns” and maybe even “Everyone knows the way we do things; we don’t need to write knowledge base articles.” WRONG. With what is being coined as “the great resignation,” companies…

Azure Analytics and Power BI: Strengths and Use Cases 

By Ruby Castaneda

Azure Analytics and Power BI are both data analytics tools from Microsoft, but they have different purposes and features. Here are the key differences between the two tools and some use cases for each. Azure Analytics Azure Analytics is a suite of analytics tools designed to help businesses collect, store, and analyze large volumes of…