Fri.Dec 27, 2024

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The Tax Treatment of Intangible Assets

Machen McChesney

Intangible assets, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and goodwill, play a crucial role in todays businesses. The tax treatment of these assets can be complex, but businesses need to understand the issues involved. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.

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Business Valuation for Selling a New Car Dealership

Peak Business Valuation

Selling a new car dealership can be a big decision. However, it can be lucrative if you are retiring or cashing in on years of hard work. Before selling a new car dealership, it is important to get a car dealership valuation. This process also helps you understand the real worth of the dealership. In addition, a valuation for selling a new car dealership can help you to increase its value.

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Riding The Disruption Wave

Global Finance

New technologies promise vast increases in growth and efficiency. For CFOs, they require balancing stability and transformation. Disruptive technologies are not only reshaping the business landscape, but forcing CFOs to rapidly evolve their strategies and embrace innovation. From the various flavors of artificial intelligence (AI) to digital ledger technology (DLT) and cloud computing, these new tools offer immense potential for growth and efficiency but also present significant challenges.

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Leveraging new IRS digital asset reporting regulations: Opportunities for personalized advisory services

ThomsonReuters

Blog home With digital assets gaining ground in financial markets, the IRS has implemented new regulations to ensure proper reporting of these transactions. This marks a pivotal shift for tax and accounting professionals, fundamentally altering how digital asset transactions, including cryptocurrency , are tracked and reported for tax purposes. For accountants, the new digital asset reporting regulations will likely generate a surge in client inquiries, making it critical for firms to be fully

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Tanzania: East Africa’s New Powerhouse

Global Finance

Tanzanias socioeconomic transformation drives economic dominance by attracting substantial investments and dominating intraregional trade. Tanzania is undergoing eye-catching socioeconomic transformation. The East African nation has opted to go on quietly pursuing economic supremacy. Outsiders, however, are taking note. Kenyan President William Ruto is among them.

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How do you audit crypto? It starts with understanding how to report on it.  

ThomsonReuters

Blog home With the introduction of Accounting Standards Update 2023-08, Subtopic 350-60, the landscape for accounting, audit, and assurance of cryptocurrency is evolving. This update provides guidance for financial statement reporting, effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, requiring crypto assets to be measured at fair value, with changes recognized in net income each reporting period.

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Key Considerations for 2024 Form 10-K and Form 20-F Filings

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Robert W. Downes,Catherine M. Clarkin and Alan J. Fishman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Friday, December 27, 2024 Editor's Note: Robert W. Downes , Catherine M. Clarkin , and Alan J. Fishman are Partners at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. This post is based on a Sullivan & Cromwell memorandum by Mr. Downes, Ms. Clarkin, Mr. Fishman, Ekaterina Roze , Tyler G.

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Amedisys and UnitedHealth Extend Merger Deadline - What's Going On?

Benzinga

Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED ) shares are trading higher on Friday after the company announced it extended its merger deadline with UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH ). In an exchange filing, the companies entered into a waiver agreement, further advancing their merger deal, originally announced on June 26, 2023. Under the terms of the agreement, Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of UnitedHealth, will merge with Amedisys, with Amedisys continuing to operate as a subsidiary of UnitedHe

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Weekly Roundup: December 20-26, 2024

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, December 27, 2024 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of December 20-26, 2024 Climate-related Disclosures by U.S.-based and Other Companies: Stats from the New IFRS Foundation Progress Report Posted by Michael Littenberg, Marc Rotter, and Peter Witschi, Ropes & Gray LLP, on Friday, December 20, 2024 Tags: Climate , Climate Disclosure , IFRS , TCFD Natio

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Deal Dispatch: Party City Wraps Up, Big Lots Goes Bust, The Container Store Continues

Benzinga

Bankruptcy Block Party City Holdco Inc. , the one-stop-shop for all things celebration, is calling it a wrap. The company’s 700 stores are holding going-out-of-business sales. This is the second time Party City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in two years. In 2023, a restructuring process eliminated almost $1 billion in debt not enough to keep the party going.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Bracing For A Tariff War

Global Finance

With a second Trump administration starting up, 2025 may bring escalating tariffs, retaliatory trade measures, and a rearranging of the international trade order. The anticipated start of US President-elect Donald Trumps second term positions 2025 as a defining year for global trade policy. If the United States unleashes a significant expansion of tariffs, it could provoke swift retaliatory measures from targeted countries and severely strain international trade relationships.

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Vincerx Pharma Enters into a Binding Term Sheet for a Strategic Merger with Oqory, Inc.

Benzinga

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vincerx Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: VINC ), a biopharmaceutical company aspiring to address the unmet medical needs of patients with cancer through paradigm-shifting therapeutics, today announced that it has entered into a binding term sheet for a proposed merger with Oqory, Inc., a privately-held, clinical-stage company developing ADCs for the treatment of multiple oncology indications.

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Sisecam Acquires Ciner Group's Shares in U.S. Soda Ash Operations

Benzinga

ISTANBUL, Dec. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sisecam takes a significant step toward global leadership in soda ash industry by acquiring all shares of its partner Ciner Group in the U.S. soda investments and operations. Sisecam, a global player in the glass and chemicals industries, has taken another significant step toward global leadership in soda ash industry by acquiring all shares of Ciner Group, in Sisecam Chemicals Resources LLC and Pacific Soda LLC in the U.S.

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Golden Grail Beverages Announces Strategic Update on UPDC Beverages Acquisition

Benzinga

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Grail Beverages Corp. (OTC: GOGY ), a leader in the beverage industry, known for its innovative and sustainable products, announced on December 11, 2024, that it would be entering into an acquisition agreement with United Product Development Corporation (UPDC Beverages), a Nevada corporation.

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Mastering Intent Data: Understanding its Importance & Best Practices

Speaker: Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union

In this webinar, Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union and business strategist, will take you through the ABCs of intent data. You'll learn how to effectively use it to drive business results, with practical tips on how to leverage both company and contact intent data to maximize your marketing efforts. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just getting started, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.