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A Primer on Cloud Computing

An overview of the tax considerations inherent in adopting cloud for your business.
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The Fiscal Cliff and the Prospects for Tax Reform

This executive summary highlights the Tax Governance Institute panel's discussion of the "fiscal cliff" and the longer-term prospects for individual and business tax reform.
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Understanding the 3.8% Tax on Net Investment Income That Begins in 2013

An overview of the proposed regulations on the 3.8 percent tax on "net investment income" (the so-called Medicare tax on unearned income) that applies to certain income and gain of individuals, trusts and estates beginning Jan. 1, 2013.
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Cloud Computing: U.S. Tax Compliance Complexity for Foreign Subsidiaries

Many multinational companies are taking advantage of cloud-computing technology in their infrastructure and market-facing activities. Despite rapid acceptance of this model, little guidance has been issued on how U.S. federal income tax principles may be applied to businesses operating in the cloud.
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Ethical Video Dilemmas

This tool comprises a series of ethical dilemmas designed to help students recognize issues that may arise in an accounting workplace environment.
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Identifying and Managing Stakeholder Relationships to Guide Strategic and Operational Decision Making

This module provides students with an understanding of three important aspects of effective stakeholder management necessary to create long-term value.
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Using Performance Measurement Techniques to Improve Enterprise Risk Management Effectiveness

This module provides students with an understanding of how organizations can more effectively assess inherent and residual risks by applying a number of performance measurement techniques, such as activity-based costing, performance modeling, strategy maps, and balanced scorecards, that are used in some managerial accounting areas.
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Analytical Procedures Case Study

This case requires students to use non-financial data to develop an expectation of a client balance.
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