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Featured Insights

Data Analytics & Cyber Security
July 22, 2019
Insight: BDO Cyber Threat Insights - 2019 2nd Quarter Report
Cyber Threat Report: Focus on Critical Infrastructure Industries.
Audit and Risk
July 17, 2019
Insight: Significant Accounting & Reporting Matters Q2 2019
Issued on a quarterly basis, the Significant Accounting and Reporting Matters Guide provides a...
Audit and Risk
July 17, 2019
Insight: PCAOB Issues CAM Resources for Non-Auditors
The PCAOB Auditing Standard 3101 (AS 3101) made significant changes to the auditor’s report, with...
Compensation and Pay Practices
July 17, 2019
Insight: Private Sector Employers Facilitate Mandatory, State-run Payroll Deductioion IRAs
Private sector employers — including for-profit and non-profit/tax exempt employers — who do not...
International
July 11, 2019
Insight: 5th Round of Exclusions Granted for “List 1” 301 China Duties
On July 9, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register...
Data Analytics & Cyber Security
July 11, 2019
Insight: Using Automation to Comply with CCPA
In this era of innovation and digital transformation, organizations build strategies that rely...
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April 04, 2019
Webinar: 2019 Shareholder Meetings - What's On Deck? (Part 2)
As corporations head into annual shareholder meetings for 2019, a variety of topics have emerged...
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April 03, 2019
Webinar: 2019 Shareholder Meetings - What's On Deck? (Part 1)
As corporations head into annual shareholder meetings for 2019, a variety of topics have emerged...
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September 11, 2019
Webinar: How Audit Committees Manage Difficult Moments
The importance of the role of the audit committee is often never greater than when a company is...
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July 12, 2019
Webinar: Quarterly Technical Update – Q2 2019
The webinar will discuss developments that occurred during the second quarter of 2019 with...
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July 11, 2019
Webinar: Quarterly Technical Update – Q2 2019
The webinar will discuss developments that occurred during the second quarter of 2019 with...

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AUDITOR REPORTING

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The new PCOAB auditor reporting standard is the first significant change to the auditor’s Pass/Fail model in the U.S. in over 70 years. Phase-in of enhanced disclosures effective for audits for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2017 include report format, auditor tenure, and independence followed by communication of critical audit matters for audits of large accelerated filers in 2019, and for audits of all other companies in 2020.

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Events

September 11, 2019
webinar: How Audit Committees Manage Difficult Moments
Join us for a candid conversation with an audit committee chair, a senior legal counsel, and the head of BDO's National Assurance practice as they share their experience with managing, advising and responding to emerging risks, illegal acts, and restatements impacting public companies.
September 24, 2019
webinar: Top IT Audit Risks
Information Technology is a rapidly evolving space that organizations can leverage to be a business enabler. However, the evolution of Information Technology has also brought with it increased risks and regulatory requirements.
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