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Companies Slow to Respond to New Accounting Standards
A recent survey by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP indicates that nearly 80% of public companies have not completed an assessment of the impacts of the new revenue recognition standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). In addition, 60% of respondents indicated that they are running behind schedule in their overall implementation of the standard, which has an effective date of Jan. 1, 2018, for calendar-year public companies and one year later for nonpublic companies.
Generally, respondents feel their efforts to move forward with implementation have been hampered by competing internal business priorities, human resources constraints and financial limitations. Two-thirds of respondents believe implementation costs will total under $1 million, 17% foresee spending between $1 million and $2.5 million, and for 16%, up to $20 million. Respondents were divided as to whether their systems will need to change, or if they will rely on existing systems or manual processes to operationalize the new standard.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?