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COVID-19 Tests Limits of Non-GAAP Reporting

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How many times can you write off a one-time cost? How often can a non-recurring expense recur? What is the sound of one hand clapping? These are not riddles posed by a Zen master. (Okay fine, except the third one.) Instead, they are account...

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Employers on Payroll-Tax Deferral: Thanks, But No Thanks

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No payments till 2021! It sounds like a great deal in some contexts—perhaps, say, if you are a consumer looking for a new sectional. But the federal government just made that offer to workers on their payroll taxes, and, well, it isn’t exac...

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Domestic Issuers Get Caught in U.S-China Crossfire

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They’ve tariffed each other’s products. They’ve sanctioned each other’s officials. They’ve blamed each other for the pandemic. But as hostilities escalate between the U.S. and China, only once have public companies told the president he too...

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Child Care Crisis a Hot Topic for Public Companies and Workforce

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You’ve probably heard about the contentious conference calls happening this summer. Calls in which administrators get peppered with questions about how they’ll handle COVID-19 in the fall. Calls in which parents grill leadership on school c...

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COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

Want a reminder of how much the world has changed in 2020? Well, we’re giving you one anyway. At this point last year, fewer than 200 public companies cited “health epidemics and diseases” on their annual 10-K as a risk factor facing their...

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