by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Financial Planning, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
The top line of your company’s income statement is revenue. So, it tends to receive a lot of attention from investors, lenders and other stakeholders. Why? It’s a telltale sign whether your company is growing or declining based on changes in revenue. Moreover,...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Fraud Prevention, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
A tax assessment by the IRS is generally presumed to be correct, but a taxpayer can overcome the presumption with proof. However, that situation is reversed when the IRS asserts fraud. In those instances, the IRS must prove, by clear and convincing evidence that fraud...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Fraud Prevention, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Before meeting with taxpayers and their professional representatives, IRS examiners usually do their homework. This includes reviewing any relevant Audit Techniques Guides (ATGs) that typically focus on a specific industry or audit-prone business transaction. ATGs are...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Financial Planning, IRS Regulation
You might have to close up shop for a while if your business is hit by a natural disaster; hurricane, windstorm, blizzard, or if it falls victim to arson or terrorism. As a result, you could suffer a major loss of income. A key component to continuing as a thriving...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Fraud Prevention
According to the 2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse published by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the average organization loses 5% of its annual revenues to fraud. Bear in mind, that’s the top line of your income...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Debt & Financing, IRS Regulation
Many business owners and executives feel like they’re admitting defeat when filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but it shouldn’t be that way. Chapter 11 immediately freezes all financial claims against the company and stops lawsuits and collection activities. The...
