The Knowledge Group, LLC

The Knowledge Group, LLC was established in November 2005 with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends, regulatory changes and their impact. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. Key Areas Covered: Accounting, AML, Audit, Banking, Bankruptcy, Cloud Computing, Compliance, Ethics, FIFRA, Finance, Financial Regulation, Financial Reporting, Fraud, Healthcare, Hedge Funds, IFRS, International Tax, Investment Management, Legal, Mergers and Acquisitions, Non-Profit, OFAC, Open Source, Real-estate, Tax, Valuation, 1099 Forms Questions? Please send an email to: info@theknowledgegroup.org

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to intensify its enforcement initiatives on delinquent taxpayers through the new issue-focused approach. The IRS has also become more aggressive with its m …

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Data is integral in every organization. But too often, organizations of all sizes face a sheer volume of unstructured data. Failure to address such could expose businesses to a myriad of threats. Thus …

As watchdogs of the business world, public accountants are expected to comply with robust ethical standards and demonstrate integrity and professional competence in their work. However, the rise of te …

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) continues to administer and enforce strict scrutiny on U.S. and non-U.S. companies. Several settlement agreements have bee …

The growing market participation in digital asset transactions further drives governmental scrutiny, particularly in anti-money laundering enforcement involving cryptocurrencies. Recognizing the oppor …

The Biden administration considers corruption a top threat to national security that impacts the economy, the global anti-poverty development initiatives, and the overall democratic ideologies. To add …

The implementation of several amendments in employee benefit plans by the end of 2021 along with the new requirements for the coming year continue to bring regulatory changes in areas including welfar …

Today’s digital landscape has opened vast opportunities for companies to rely on third-party software and applications when it comes to important business transactions. However, the onset of the remot …

The damaging effects of money laundering continue to be a global threat today. Not only do they pose risks to economic stability and the overall financial system, but they also constitute significant …

The first half of 2021 witnessed some of the most damaging third-party data breaches to date. With cyber-attacks ranging from small to large scale and data thefts compromising sensitive information, t …

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought sharp changes to the tax enforcement priorities of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), specifically in implementing its remote audits. Recently, the IRS and the Treas …

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Devising and implementing effective anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs have always been tricky and challenging. With the rising number of AML violations and the stiffer penalties from rec …

The Biden administration has drafted several tax proposals as part of its “Build Back Better” plan and among the most notable policy priorities include an increased tax responsibility for larger corpo …

The economic uncertainty brought by the COVID-19 crisis presents a higher degree of challenge among businesses, giving significant changes and critical issues in business valuation. Fortunately, the U …

In the past year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set out its intensified financial reporting and disclosure enforcement efforts due to the dramatic rise of violations. In the fiscal …

Earlier this year, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for …

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The increasing number of US taxpayers holding foreign bank and investment accounts over the past years has urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to create st …

The new Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) rules concerning banks, brokers and other financial institutions are set to be effective on May 11, 2018. With clearer and stronger requirements f …

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There have been several taxpayer friendly developments with respect to research and development (R&D) tax credits that (2) broaden the applicability of the credit and (2) provide clarification on whet …

With the growing concern on DOL and IRS regulatory compliance, valuation plays a crucial role in the successful implementation, administration, and termination of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs …

For the past years, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has been keeping an eye on U.S. taxpayers with foreign accounts and has been requiring foreign financial institutions and certain oth …

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Accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 have always been one of the United States' most controversial topics. Although there had already been several accounting models for income tax, this particula …

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