While we are all going through this unprecedented crisis, A&M would like to extend some high-level cybersecurity best practices and cyber-hygiene steps companies, organizations, and individuals can take.

As many U.S. based multinational enterprises (“MNEs”) have entities based in China, including those engaged in activities such as manufacturing or procurement, the Coronavirus is having a significant impact on the supply chains of MNEs.

The IRS and Treasury are no longer routinely asking the Federal Register for expedited review immediately before the publication of regs, according to one former official.

Understandably, the focus of today’s Budget has centred on urgent measures to minimise the impact of coronavirus. However, this was also a critical moment for the Chancellor to outline plans to boost economic activity post-Brexit – and it was one which had British businesses at its heart.

Last November, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a new Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF). The PCSF will focus on “deterring, detecting, investigating and prosecuting antitrust crimes."

It seems that everyone agrees to say that increasing a company's revenue solves many problems. When Private Equity Funds - which usually are focused on increasing revenue over profits - face profitability problems, the common train of thought is "we have to grow to get out of this trouble." However, if not done correctly, they might end up killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Cole Corbin, Head of Fund Analytics and Reporting on Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services’ Alternative Investment team, will moderate a breakfast panel private equity trends.

In an article published in FEI (Financial Executives International), A&M Valuation Services Managing Director Chandu Chilakapati outlines the challenges faced by companies in estimating their Incremental Borrowing Rate (IBR).

On February 25, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court in Rodriguez v. FDIC unanimously ended the practice of determining the ownership of a tax refund based upon federal common law. Hereafter, the ownership will generally be determined based upon state corporate law, which takes into account contractual arrangements (e.g., tax sharing agreements) between the parties.

In recent years, as affordability continues to be a more sensitive focus, high school seniors and their families have become increasingly skeptical about the relative value of the traditional four-year college experience.

Yesterday, August 28, 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued the long awaited update to the Financial Instrument Standard. The update will require all preparers to change their mindset around hedge accounting. However, this giant leap ultimately may have fallen a little short for commodity hedgers.

Within the space of six weeks the Coronavirus has led to unprecedented restrictions on movement and shut down of industries in mainland China. A&M has a series of risk assessment and mitigation tools available to help businesses with sourcing materials from alternate markets, logistical mitigation as well as teams on the ground in Asia with situation updates.

This article explores the information return filing considerations for U.S. taxpayers that may have been unintentionally or unfairly affected by the introduction of downward attribution.

In this issue of Raising the Bar, A&M Managing Director Lorenzo Grillo explains to top management and boards of directors the value of cyber investments and how corporate leaders can understand, evaluate and effectively manage cyber risks.

Reimagining organisations’ footprints requires ‘hard’ operational and ‘soft’ leadership expertise. A&M’s practitioners help executives make good decisions at each stage of these complex projects.