Tax Considerations of Earnouts when Buying or Selling a Business
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is widely expected to pick up this year, after a lull in 2022. Amid economic uncertainty, earnouts are likely to play a big role in many deals. The structuring of such transactions could have significant tax implications that affect the ultimate value for both parties. The Basics Earnout provisions generally…
Risk Management: 8 Ways to Reduce Business Insurance Costs
How much money is your business spending on insurance products? Insurance is often a major business expense, and it can be a lifesaver when the unexpected happens. However, higher spending doesn’t necessarily equate to better coverage. Rather than focusing on just the price, it’s important to match insurance products and coverage levels with your business’s…
Ryan Ham, CPA, Joins GRF CPAs & Advisors as Partner in Tax Services
July 10, 2023, Bethesda MD – GRF CPAs & Advisors (GRF), an Inside Public Accounting Top 125 Public Accounting Firm and Accounting Today Regional Leader, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Ham, CPA, as a Partner in the Tax Division. With more than 18 years of experience in providing tax advisory services to…
How ERM Helps Organizations Navigate Their ESG Journey
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) frameworks provide a sustainable approach to doing business. Existing ERM tools can help support these efforts.
Best Practices for Mitigating Risk in Expense Reporting Platforms
Expense reporting platforms have simplified the review and approval processes, making it easier to submit documentation for payment. However, this convenience can also lead to less stringent review of submitted documents and opportunities for changing electronic receipts. As a result, organizations need to implement best practices to reduce the risk associated with these reporting systems….
How Internal Audit Can Support Whistleblower Investigations
Do you know if an employee is stealing from your company? Quite often, the first hint of a problem comes from an insider tip. Having a comprehensive whistleblower program in place is a powerful early warning mechanism for identifying potential fraud or misconduct. If you have an internal audit function, you already have the tools…
Top 5 Tax Tips for Small Business Owners
By Jennifer Galstad-Lee, Senior Manager, Tax Services Small business owners have double-duty during tax season – preparing and filing their own taxes as well as taxes for their small business. With so many demands on their time already, tax season can be cause for dread, but advance planning and organization can make life a little…
Aligning Business Continuity Planning with Third Party Risk Management
Does your organization know all the third-party vendors who access and manage data on your behalf? In the event of a disaster, any gaps in responsibilities, security, and communications prolong the outage of business operations, so it’s better to identify and eliminate these gaps now before a disaster happens.
Essential stages of a third party risk management program
Developing and maintaining a third party risk management (TPRM) program can help to reduce the overall risk to your organization. What is TPRM? In short, it is the process of analyzing and mitigating risks associated with working relationships with outside entities. These parties can include everyone from contractors providing janitorial services to suppliers of a…
Four Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Cybersecurity Posture
Cybersecurity is always changing and evolving as threats grow. Here are ideas that you can start on today that will help reduce your risk and improve your cybersecurity posture: 1. Require Multi-Factor Authentication Having multi-factor authentication (MFA) is essential for granting access to confidential data. It helps to reduce the risk of credential loss and…