by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Financial Planning, Fraud Prevention, Uncategorized
Does your Maine company need a chief financial officer but you can’t afford to hire one full time? Or do you need someone to help prepare your business to be sold, handle a special project, or cover for an executive who is ill or left the organization? A...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Fraud Prevention, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Unfortunately, the IRS has once again had to warn about possible fake charity scams that are emerging due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Taxpayers should seek out recognized charitable groups to make donations if they want to help. “While there has been an...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Financial Planning, Fraud Prevention
Could your data be hacked? Unfortunately, every organization is vulnerable to cyberattacks today. There are plenty of examples. In September, Equifax reported a data breach that exposed the credit histories and other information of 145.5 million Americans. Shortly...
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 | Business Plans, Fraud Prevention, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Over the last two years the IRS and state tax authorities have made significant strides in curbing individual identity theft. But cyberattacks against businesses are on the upswing. Here are some simple ways business taxpayers can help protect their data from hackers....
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...
