Watchdog Transparency Blog
Watchdog Transparency Blog
In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.
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Trump Tax Cut Impacts on Foreign Earnings and Corporate Rates
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed into law in December 2017, is going to significantly affect the amount of taxes on income paid by U.S. companies. The major provisions of the TCJA include a drop in corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a one-time 8% tax on illiquid assets and 15.5% on cash held overseas, and the establishment of a territorial tax system.
Non-GAAP Reporting One Year After New SEC Guidance
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The SEC recently provided an update to the Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) regarding Business Combination Transactions (Section 101), which explained the conditions that must be observed to ensure that financial measures included in forecasts given to financial advisors during a business combination transaction would not constitute a non-GAAP measure.
Trends in Financial Restatements and Error Corrections
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Accounting corrections are arguably one of the most important metrics in understanding trends in financial reporting. We can identify three distinct types of error corrections:
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Watchdog Transparency Blog
Watchdog Transparency Blog
In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.
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Trump Tax Cut Impacts on Foreign Earnings and Corporate Rates
Posted on
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed into law in December 2017, is going to significantly affect the amount of taxes on income paid by U.S. companies. The major provisions of the TCJA include a drop in corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a one-time 8% tax on illiquid assets and 15.5% on cash held overseas, and the establishment of a territorial tax system.
Non-GAAP Reporting One Year After New SEC Guidance
Posted on
The SEC recently provided an update to the Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) regarding Business Combination Transactions (Section 101), which explained the conditions that must be observed to ensure that financial measures included in forecasts given to financial advisors during a business combination transaction would not constitute a non-GAAP measure.
Trends in Financial Restatements and Error Corrections
Posted on
Accounting corrections are arguably one of the most important metrics in understanding trends in financial reporting. We can identify three distinct types of error corrections:
CATEGORIES
- Featured
- Red flags
- Watchdog context
- Leading indicators
- Non-audit fees
- Red flag
- Cams
- Investigations
- Cfo change
- Coronavirus
- Black swan event
- Gray swan event
- Coronavirus
- Mergers
- Risk
- China
- Fraud
- Gray swan event factor
- Independent research
- Litigation
- Revenue recognition
- Legislation
- Auditor opinions
- Corporate governance
- Insider trading
- Watchdog spotlight
- Sec
- Sec comment letters
- City-swapping
- Industry trends
- Litigation risk
- Cybersecurity
- Guest blog
- Ceo turnover
- Spacs
- Online brokers
- Etfs
- Securities litigation
- Restatements
- Impact analysis
- Foreign companies
- Internal controls
- Gray swan portfolio
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Watchdog Transparency Blog
Watchdog Transparency Blog
In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.
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Articles
Trump Tax Cut Impacts on Foreign Earnings and Corporate Rates
Posted on
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed into law in December 2017, is going to significantly affect the amount of taxes on income paid by U.S. companies. The major provisions of the TCJA include a drop in corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a one-time 8% tax on illiquid assets and 15.5% on cash held overseas, and the establishment of a territorial tax system.
Non-GAAP Reporting One Year After New SEC Guidance
Posted on
The SEC recently provided an update to the Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) regarding Business Combination Transactions (Section 101), which explained the conditions that must be observed to ensure that financial measures included in forecasts given to financial advisors during a business combination transaction would not constitute a non-GAAP measure.
Trends in Financial Restatements and Error Corrections
Posted on
Accounting corrections are arguably one of the most important metrics in understanding trends in financial reporting. We can identify three distinct types of error corrections:
CATEGORIES
- Featured
- Red flags
- Watchdog context
- Leading indicators
- Non-audit fees
- Red flag
- Cams
- Investigations
- Cfo change
- Coronavirus
- Black swan event
- Gray swan event
- Coronavirus
- Mergers
- Risk
- China
- Fraud
- Gray swan event factor
- Independent research
- Litigation
- Revenue recognition
- Legislation
- Auditor opinions
- Corporate governance
- Insider trading
- Watchdog spotlight
- Sec
- Sec comment letters
- City-swapping
- Industry trends
- Litigation risk
- Cybersecurity
- Guest blog
- Ceo turnover
- Spacs
- Online brokers
- Etfs
- Securities litigation
- Restatements
- Impact analysis
- Foreign companies
- Internal controls
- Gray swan portfolio
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Watchdog Transparency Blog
Watchdog Transparency Blog
In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.
Sign up to get all of our blogs delivered directly to your inbox.
Articles
Articles
Trump Tax Cut Impacts on Foreign Earnings and Corporate Rates
Posted on
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed into law in December 2017, is going to significantly affect the amount of taxes on income paid by U.S. companies. The major provisions of the TCJA include a drop in corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a one-time 8% tax on illiquid assets and 15.5% on cash held overseas, and the establishment of a territorial tax system.
Non-GAAP Reporting One Year After New SEC Guidance
Posted on
The SEC recently provided an update to the Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) regarding Business Combination Transactions (Section 101), which explained the conditions that must be observed to ensure that financial measures included in forecasts given to financial advisors during a business combination transaction would not constitute a non-GAAP measure.
Trends in Financial Restatements and Error Corrections
Posted on
Accounting corrections are arguably one of the most important metrics in understanding trends in financial reporting. We can identify three distinct types of error corrections:
CATEGORIES
- Featured
- Red flags
- Watchdog context
- Leading indicators
- Non-audit fees
- Red flag
- Cams
- Investigations
- Cfo change
- Coronavirus
- Black swan event
- Gray swan event
- Coronavirus
- Mergers
- Risk
- China
- Fraud
- Gray swan event factor
- Independent research
- Litigation
- Revenue recognition
- Legislation
- Auditor opinions
- Corporate governance
- Insider trading
- Watchdog spotlight
- Sec
- Sec comment letters
- City-swapping
- Industry trends
- Litigation risk
- Cybersecurity
- Guest blog
- Ceo turnover
- Spacs
- Online brokers
- Etfs
- Securities litigation
- Restatements
- Impact analysis
- Foreign companies
- Internal controls
- Gray swan portfolio
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