If your company has a foreign subsidiary or affiliate, at some point you will be faced with foreign currency transaction and translation adjustments. Do you know what each one represents and which financial statement(s) they impact? Do you understand how foreign currency adjustments should be...
Read MoreMany businesses have begun applying for forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, and Q4 of this year is when they will also need to decide how they will report the funds on their financial statements. It’s up to recipients of a PPP loan, whether forgiven or not...
Read MoreIt is nearly impossible to overstate the importance of organizational governance. After all, effective governance ensures accountability, drives organizational ethics and values, and enables your business to achieve objectives.While there are numerous highly reputed frameworks that address...
Read MoreNot-for-profit organizations receive contributions in many shapes and forms. Over the years, stakeholders have expressed concerns regarding not-for-profit organizations and their lack of transparency surrounding contributed nonfinancial assets, such as fixed assets, supplies, materials and...
Read MoreAs your entity, or any entity, begins the process of emerging from bankruptcy under a plan of reorganization, it’s important to determine whether fresh start accounting should apply to the new company. Fresh start accounting is where balance sheet items are adjusted to fair values and gives...
Read MoreThe Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued new guidance to simplify the accounting rules for convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. Though narrower than initially proposed, the changes will provide investors with more comparable information...
Read MoreGoing-concern issues are in the spotlight during the COVID-19 crisis as businesses continue to struggle. Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to...
Read MoreThe new revenue recognition standard codified in FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606 resulted in a number of changes for privately owned software and SaaS companies when it became effective on January 1, 2019.Now that many companies have completed their December 31, 2019, financial...
Read MoreWe were excited to offer Cohen & Company’s 2020 Virtual Summer CPE Series over the past several weeks. As we all know by now, it is even more important than ever to stay connected in these challenging times. We were grateful to have so many of our clients and friends attend &mdash...
Read MoreThe remote work environment many of us find ourselves in due to COVID-19 is a radical change for many organizations. There’s productivity, morale, human resource issues and a host of other considerations to be mindful of and proactively manage as a business leader. One of those key...
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