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Best Practices: 6 Tips for Writing Better Emails

Published June 22, 2021

Writing clear, concise emails is a skill that's even more critical now with so many of our communications taking place online. The rise in remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increased volume of email, a Harvard Business School study found. Making those emails direct and easy to read can help lessen the burden on your colleagues. Also, as Seth Serhienko, CPA, audit manager at Widmer Roel in Fargo, N.D., pointed out, when you work ...

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Hackers Have a Devastating New Target

Published June 22, 2021

A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city's water supply. And now, one of the world's top meat producers. The last few months have seen a sharp rise in cyberattacks, often disrupting products and services that are key to our everyday lives. Many of those attacks have used ransomware, a set of tools that lets hackers gain access to computer systems and disrupt or lock them until they get paid.

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Starting or Jump-Starting an Internal Audit Department?

Published June 22, 2021

Organizations will deploy many layers of defense to ensure there are sufficient controls in place to manage risk, avoid setbacks, and aid in achieving company objectives. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an industry authority on internal auditing, along with other functions related to the internal auditing function.

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Tips for Lease Accounting Amid Financial Uncertainty

Published June 21, 2021

It’s been more than a year since the pandemic began, and while the vaccine rollout is reason for optimism, many organizations will be dealing with financial fallout for the foreseeable future. While private businesses and not-for-profit organizations face mounting financial pressures, many are also still contending with the adoption of new guidance for lease accounting. And public companies that have already adopted the new guidance need to ...

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