Given how significant accounting processes and applications are prime targets for top business risks, it’s important to take control and start your risk management analysis. Take an important step toward that end by using this fillable and interactive segregation of duties form. After answering the questions, you’ll have a high-level view of functi...
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With the new administration in the U.S. and its focus on various parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA) and the estate tax, changes are expected amid the balancing of competing considerations. In this 10-minute interview, Jason Kohout, partner and co-chair of the Family Offices group at Foley & Lardner, and John Strom, federal lobbyist a...
While there are many items family offices should look for in technology solutions, one vital component is reporting capabilities. For family offices considering a move to Sage Intacct, there are five reporting advantages you can count on to help deliver the data and transparency that are important to the family members.
Lawmakers have passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) to help in the ongoing fight against fraud, corruption, terrorism financing, and money laundering. The CTA contains significant new federal reporting obligations, and it may have an especially onerous impact on estate planning for those who accomplish their planning goals through the u...
In December of 2017, the U.S. Tax Court decided in the Lender Management, LLC v. Commissioner case that deductions that were part of a taxpayer’s trade or business were deductible under Section 162; however, deductions under Section 212 were suspended through tax year 2025. Following the suspension of the 2-percent miscellaneous itemized deduc...
Hiring domestic staff such as nannies, personal assistants, and housekeepers can expose you to liability issues and danger from unscrupulous employees. It is important to understand your areas of vulnerability and take steps to protect your family and your finances. Whether you hire your own employees or the family office hires them, three often ov...
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has the potential to significantly change the privacy landscape for family offices and other organizations. Passed on January 1, 2021, it established a set of beneficial ownership reporting rules that require compliance with certain disclosure rules regardless of whether “reporting companies” were established be...
A new era of family wealth has driven an explosive growth opportunity for providers and placed far greater demand on their resources. This webcast will cover our perspectives on the changing nature of demand among families of wealth, check-in on the health of the UHNW business and discuss how firms balance growth and demand in this new era. Thom...
Explosive wealth growth and escalating client demands are collectively impacting the course of the Ultra-High Net Worth business. This webcast will discuss some of the challenges presented by this shift in our industry. Will this new shift cause a meaningful departure from common past practices and spur the adoption of new ones? How prep...
Your household employees are necessary and helpful, but they present a risk, be it from accidents, reckless behavior, or bad intentions. While there is no way to minimize the concerns entirely, establishing clear communication, crisp policies, and appropriate checks and balances can prevent, or at least decrease most issues. We’ve created a checkli...
Cyber security is a subject that continues to make headlining news. Because every business is at risk of a cyberattack, it’s important to know what types of threats your business could be subject to and understand the techniques you can implement to help prevent attacks from happening.
As we move into a wealth 3.0 era, advisors will continue to navigate new and changing client needs. FOX’s annual Multi-Family Office and Wealth Advisor study provides insights into this changing world. Please enjoy a few sneak peek pages from the upcoming report, and make sure to register for the upcoming webcast as well.
Explosive wealth growth and escalating client demands are collectively impacting the course of the Ultra-High Net Worth business. This webcast will discuss some of the challenges presented by this shift in our industry. Will this new shift cause a meaningful departure from common past practices and spur the adoption of new ones? How prepared are a...
Strategy is often thought of as an art form—an unstructured, intuitive exercise propelled by inspiration and brilliance. However, just like finance, operations, or marketing, strategy is a functional discipline with tools, frameworks, processes, best practices, and metrics. This checklist is end-to-end process for developing and executing a comp...
Going into the year 2025, the insurance industry faces a landscape marked by complexity and uncertainty. In this summary, learn more about the top-of-mind insurance issues and what to expect in the areas of digital disruption, GenAI, reinsurance trends, emerging risks, economic trends, regulatory updates, evolving tax roles and responsibilities, an...