The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) should be top of mind for not only current accounting and finance employees (along with senior management, stakeholders and other relevant parties), but other professionals who are looking to advance their finance and accounting career or break into the industry. The FCPA Within the FCPA there are two provisions: […]
2019 will be a big year for the treatment and reporting of leases and the impacts to the lessee, lessor, and company at large are shaping up to be significant. Origin of Change In a news release by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), it was noted that these changes have been a long time […]
Even though the traditional season of giving is coming to a close, the employees of Friedman Williams like to give back throughout the year. We’ve compiled a list of organizations and efforts that our team is involved with throughout the year: Toys for Tots Jude Children’s Research Hospital Mission K9 Rescue Operation K9 Christmas Antigua’s […]
The start of a new year always brings about fresh possibilities and resolutions. This year, in 2018, the American economy was given fresh possibilities by way of the tax bill that was passed just before the new year. The Cut Joe Harpaz, a Contributor for Forbes, explains that “at roughly 500 pages, the bill contains […]
With under 3 weeks to go until the New Year, scenes of family dinners, fireplaces and presents are already dominating peoples’ minds. If one of those “presents” you are hoping for is a different job, you are in luck because December is a great time to put the wheels in motion for a start date […]
The 2018 financial reporting season will be an important one as it marks the beginning of the implementation of the new GAAP changes. All companies will be impacted by the GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) changes, perhaps with public companies feeling it the most. Due to this, all current finance and accounting personnel in companies, […]
As the Halloween decorations are being put away and the menu for Thanksgiving is being drafted, an even more all-encompassing season will soon be knocking on our door: the winter holidays! With them comes abundant opportunities for networking and making / renewing relationships in both your work and personal sphere. Because not everyone jumps for […]
November is a month that brings the arrival of many things: Thanksgiving, the precipice of the holiday season and the realization that 2018 is almost here. In terms of the job market, Charles Schwab explains that Q4 connotes budget discussions, personnel adjustments and year-end money management. Thankfully, these corporate agenda items will be discussed in […]