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Brian Buss
Encouraging Employees to Return to the Office in 2024
Read more: Encouraging Employees to Return to the Office in 2024Many businesses are struggling to convince their employees to return to the office. This is largely because almost half of employees have expressed their willingness to quit their job or find a new one if required to return. However, with 90% of businesses planning to implement return-to-office policies by the end of 2024, it might…
2023 SOC Benchmark Study: How Does Your SOC Report Rate Versus Your Peers? (Part Three)
Read more: 2023 SOC Benchmark Study: How Does Your SOC Report Rate Versus Your Peers? (Part Three)Recession or not, we have resources to help your business master this moment of high interest rates, labor shortages, sticky inflation, and slower growth. We’ve put together our Agility & Excellence Resource Center to bring you strategies and solutions with a finger on the pulse of what’s ahead. The saying “knowledge is power” aptly applies to benchmark…
Key HR Trends to Watch in 2024
Read more: Key HR Trends to Watch in 2024The world of Human Resources (HR) is constantly evolving, bringing a mix of challenges and opportunities. From the integration of artificial intelligence to the importance of hiring based on skills and the growing demand for competitive compensation, we explore the crucial aspects of HR that contribute to the success of any organization. Artificial Intelligence In…
IRS Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program to Repay Questionable Employee Retention Tax Credits
Read more: IRS Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program to Repay Questionable Employee Retention Tax CreditsRecession or not, we have resources to help your business master this moment of high interest rates, labor shortages, sticky inflation, and slower growth. We’ve put together our Agility & Excellence Resource Center to bring you strategies and solutions with a finger on the pulse of what’s ahead. The IRS has announced a voluntary disclosure program to…
Valuable Employee Retention Tax Credits Continue into 2024
Read more: Valuable Employee Retention Tax Credits Continue into 2024Recession or not, we have resources to help your business master this moment of high interest rates, labor shortages, sticky inflation, and slower growth. We’ve put together our Agility & Excellence Resource Center to bring you strategies and solutions with a finger on the pulse of what’s ahead. While the employee retention tax credits (ERTC) had a…
IRS Enhances Online Tools, Expanding Access for Partnerships and S Corporations
Read more: IRS Enhances Online Tools, Expanding Access for Partnerships and S CorporationsThe IRS is modernizing its approach to tax management, especially for business owners across the United States. This move is part of the agency’s initiative to enhance its online self-service tools to a wider range of users, including partners and S corporation shareholders. Expanded access for partners and shareholders now gives them the capability to create Business…
When Times Get Tough, Focus on Your Intangible Assets
Read more: When Times Get Tough, Focus on Your Intangible Assets2023 is off to a rocky start: three banks failed, interest rates hit levels last seen in 2007 and Federal Reserve staff have predicted a “mild recession.” While these indicators certainly justify caution, they also signal opportunity, particularly when it comes to leveraging your business’s intangible assets – if, that is, executives understand how to…
Intellectual Property Webinar Series Thursday February 2nd at 12:30 pm
Read more: Intellectual Property Webinar Series Thursday February 2nd at 12:30 pmBrian Buss of CBIZ Forensic Consulting Group, the IR Global advisor for Business & Asset Valuations in California will be co-hosting a new webinar series focused on Intellectual Property. The series starts off with Part I: Calculating Economic Damages. During the webinar, they will take your through the tools, techniques and pitfall for the analysis…
When Influencer Marketing Goes Wrong – Determining Damages Can Be Tricky
Read more: When Influencer Marketing Goes Wrong – Determining Damages Can Be TrickyInfluencer marketing has rapidly grown, and it is predicted to be a $5-$10 billion market over the next five years, resulting in more FTC guidelines and punishments when these guidelines are not followed. There is also a growing number of lawsuits over influencers not meeting their contracts. With this in mind, it is even more…
World Trademark Review – Brand valuation: the how, what, when and why
Read more: World Trademark Review – Brand valuation: the how, what, when and whyBrand valuation is most beneficial when strategising, not when faced with change Report should initiate conversation, rather than focus on dollar-amount or ranking Supplemental reporting would bridge the gap between traditional financial reporting The traditional lines between industries have blurred. Take Amazon for example. The e-commerce behemoth is a tech company, a retail company and…
Valuing Brands in the Tech Sector Using an Apportionment Framework
Read more: Valuing Brands in the Tech Sector Using an Apportionment FrameworkIn 2017, a Villanova University business professor posited that there would be only 30 technology companies in 2030, 10 in 2050—and then none.1 In a sector defined by consolidation, the tech companies that have survived in competitive markets have become household names, with brand assets that contribute to their financial performance and valuation. !ese companies…
BVR 6th Edition Of The Comprehensive Guide To Economic Damages
Read more: BVR 6th Edition Of The Comprehensive Guide To Economic DamagesNevium’s founders Doug Bania and Brian Buss have updated their two chapters in BVR’s 6th edition of The Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages, 2021. Chapter 33 Using Internet Analytic Tools for Valuation and Damages Calculations in Internet IP Infringement and Defamation Cases discusses ways in which internet and social media analytics can be used to accurately measure the spread, awareness, and impact of…