Category: Audit

Audit

IRS Begins Audits of Business Aircraft Use by Joseph Leocata, JD, CPA, MBA


Posted on April 17, 2024 by Joseph Leocata

The IRS has begun auditing the use of corporate jets to ensure taxpayers properly allocate business use from personal use for tax purposes. These efforts are part of the agency’s larger strategic plan to increase audit enforcement and improve tax compliance among large corporations, partnerships and high-net-worth individuals. Under current law, businesses may deduct certain […]

FASB Approves More Detailed Income Tax Reporting Standard for Public and Private Companies by Brent Leslie, CPA


Posted on October 31, 2023 by Brent Leslie

The Financial Account Standards Board (FASB) recently voted to approve a new accounting standard that will require U.S. businesses to disclose significantly more details about their global income tax liabilities beginning as early as 2025. The move is a part of the FASB’s larger effort to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the financial statement […]

Insurance Claim Audits Help Physicians Ensure Billing, Reimbursement Accuracy by Whitney K. Schiffer, CPA


Posted on October 11, 2023 by Whitney Schiffer

Just as annual checkups help patients identify health issues before they become bigger problems, insurance claim audits can help medical practices detect potential revenue cycle problems before they result in significant financial losses. Declining commercial insurance rates and reimbursements have become persistent problems for physicians in private practice, who also face increasingly complex and costly […]

Important Considerations for Adapting to Evolving Market Demands and Changing Business Models by Hector E. Aguililla, CPA


Posted on October 19, 2022 by Hector Aguililla

The pandemic and subsequent months of economic uncertainty have proven that change is the one constant business leaders must accept and continually prepare for, not only to survive, but also to thrive over the long term. While changes may involve modifications to specific segments of a business, such as narrowing or expanding geographic distribution, products […]

401(k) Plan Sponsors Get More Time to Adopt Amendments by Melissa Fleitas, CPA


Posted on September 20, 2022 by Melissa Fleitas

Under recent guidance issued by the IRS, retirement plans, including 401(k)s, certain 403(b) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), have additional time to adopt required amendments incorporating new legislation introduced in 2019 and 2020. The new deadline for non-governmental calendar-year plans to adopt these amendments has been postponed from December 31, 2022, to December 31, […]

How to Survive an IRS Audit by Andreea Cioara, CPA


Posted on July 08, 2022 by Andreea Cioara

The thought of an IRS audit can strike fear and loathing in any law-abiding U.S. taxpayer. As the recipient of an examination notice from the IRS, it is the taxpayer who shoulders the responsibility to prove that previously filed tax returns were both complete and accurate. This burden of proof does not lie with the […]

Podcast – BPB Knows SOC Reporting


Posted on June 02, 2022

In this episode Director of Consulting Services Steve Nouss explains the various types of SOC reports. Companies that have their processes reviewed under SOC standards give peace of mind to vendors and customers.