Financial Services and Trading
Basics of Forensic Accounting
Whether you are involved in evaluating the creditworthiness of a prospective customer, analyzing investment opportunities, or even beginning to suspect that something funny is going on in your own company, this session will give you the tools to determine what is really going on. It's not just about the financial statements, this presentation will show you how to conduct a preliminary investigation will hel..
Fraud - What IRS Looks for and How You Should Avoid It?
A former IRS Revenue Officer and Fraud Technical Advisor describes what indicators IRS employees look for as evidence of various tax crimes and how practitioners should be aware of those same indicators so they can get the problem fixed before IRS finds it, prevent the client from committing fraud in the first place or recognize when it is in their best interest to disengage if the client won’t cooperate. A..
Putting the Quality In Audit Reports
How well you communicate that information is critical to getting management’s acceptance of your findings and their agreement with your recommendations. A well-written audit report adds value to your clients by providing information that is:AccurateObjectiveClearConciseConstructiveCompleteTimelyIn addition to audit reports, these elements can apply to all kinds of writings including:Executive summariesFraud..
AA Requirements for Banks
This webinar will cover the affirmative action compliance obligations that impact banks, including compliance obligations under Executive Order 11246 (affirmative action for women and minorities), Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (affirmative action for individuals with disabilities), VEVRAA (affirmative action for protected veterans), and Executive Order 13672 (prohibiting discrimination on th..
Accounting for Income Taxes in Financial Statements
In light of recent legislation changing the Internal Revenue Code, many accountants are realizing they are not quite "up to speed" on the accounting for income taxes, particularly the handling of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. This webinar addresses most issues specifically covered in FASB Statement No. 109 (ASC 740.10) dealing with current and deferred income taxes. It puts the foc..
ACH Debit Strategies in the Same Day ACH Environment - from the RDFI Perspective
This 90-minute session will focus on how when debits are added, and the impact this may have on ACH Processing – for the RDFI and the Receiver. Authorization language – the impact it has on Same Day Debits. On the Receiver side, If I authorize a payment today, or use the ACH card today, legacy ACH would debit my account tomorrow (at the earliest), as debits are next day. Things are different now – with Same..
Advanced ACH: Sticky Situations – Handling Consumer ACH Disputes
Financial institutions are often faced with handling consumer disputes of ACH debits; many situations aren’t covered in the ACH Rules book guidelines nor is there any clear direction from other resources. This session focuses on the most common disputes and provides staff with a basic understanding of what is required to maintain compliance plus tips on handling these issues. The course concludes with some ..
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: The Nuts and Bolts
Antidumping (AD) occurs when foreign manufacturers sell goods in the United States less than fair value, causing injury to the U.S. industry. AD cases are company specific; the duty is calculated to bridge the gap back to fair market value.Countervailing duties (CVD) cases are established when a foreign government provides assistance and subsidies, such as tax breaks to manufacturers that export goods to th..
Auditor Responsibility Re: Fraud
This webinar focuses on fraud in the corporate environment. It reiterates some of the authoritative CPA literature related to fraud. It is, however, equally important to non-CPAs (e.g. internal auditors, corporate departmental managers, senior management, board members). It provides a basic understanding of fraud-related definitions and requirements. In particular, it separates the fraud discussion between:..
Background Checks for Banks
Employee background checks are an inescapable reality for financial institutions. And while developing and administering an appropriate background check program has always presented tricky compliance issues for banks and credit unions, regulatory and legal developments in this area have made compliance both more challenging and more important.Financial institutions face greater potential challenges and pitf..
Blockchain Demystifed - What It Really Is, What It Can Do, and How It May Impact the Business World
The blockchain is a new fundamental technology. It has been liking to the advent of the internet in the scope of its possible changes for the future of the business world. This technology has a chance to change everything throughout the business. Most people are clueless about blockchain and they don't fully understand it. Even if you try to Google blockchain, read about it and its implications it becomes c..
Capital Adequacy and Stress Testing: Understanding the CCAR (Federal Reserve) and DFAST (OCC) Programs
Banks and Credit Unions are subject to programs of the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), which test whether each Bank or Credit Union has sufficient capital to navigate successfully through adverse future economic scenarios. The required analysis involves estimating the losses the Bank or Credit Union will incur in a ra..
FinCEN's CDD Rule - Fifth Prong of the AML Program
FinCEN has issued substantial new AML requirements focused on a major expansion of Know Your Customer into what is now Customer Due Diligence, CDD. It goes far beyond knowledge of the Customer Legal Entity to the Beneficial Owner of that entity and its Controlling Persons. It is focused beyond the initial customer acceptance step, requiring updating and ongoing monitoring against baseline “normal” activity ..
How to Analyze Operating Performance and Financial Condition with Ratios
Insights on Ratio Analysis to Determine Financial Strengths and Weaknesses. This session will explain how to employ ratios to measure and evaluate a borrower’s performance and financial condition. The borrower’s financial profile does change over its life cycle as it moves from a new entity to a mature firm, and this change over time will be explained and illustrated so that participants will see the link b..
How to Analyze the Income Statement
Many people may have financial statements in front of them but they do not know what they should be looking for. The Financial Statements can be seen as a Maze as there is so much information and people do not know where to start looking first. This live webinar will show people where they can find the income statement information they need and then depending on their needs (Are they looking to invest in th..