KPMG Institutes

• 4th Quarter 2011 KPMG Sourcing Advisory Global Pulse Survey ResultsShared Services and Outsourcing Institute | Jan. 26, 2012 | WhitepaperBased on market activity from October through December 2011, the 4Q11 Pulse survey report provides insights into trends in end-user organizations' usage of shared services, outsourcing, and third-party business and IT services and makes projections for 2012.

   

• Pushing the Boundaries of PharmacovigilanceShared Services and Outsourcing Institute | Jan. 23, 2012 | WhitepaperSeveral highly engaged pharmacovigilance professionals tell KMPG what is "top of mind" in their organizations.

   

• January 2012 Issue of The Bank StatementFinancial Reporting Network | Jan. 23, 2012 | PublicationsKPMG's International Standards Group recently published the January 2012 issue of The Bank Statement. The issue provides updates about IFRS developments and accounting issues that affect the banking sector, and describes the potential implications of regulatory developments.

   

• The Final Cost Sharing Regulations Attempt to Tighten the Loose ScrewsTaxWatch | Jan. 23, 2012 | ArticleThis edition of What's News in Tax reviews the recently released series of cost sharing regulations by the IRS and Treasury Department and considers when they are desirable for taxpayers.

   

• Issues In-Depth: Boards Revise Joint Revenue Recognition Exposure DraftFinancial Reporting Network | Jan. 20, 2012 | PublicationsThe latest edition of KPMGÂ’s Issues In-Depth discusses the revised FASB/IASB joint exposure draft on revenue recognition (2011 ED). The boards received nearly 1,000 comment letters on the original joint exposure draft and after extensive deliberations revised parts of the proposed standard in response to many of the comments and other input received.

   

• Factors to Consider When Reviewing CMS's Draft Federal Upper Limits and Weighted Average Manufacturer Price FilesHealthcare & Pharmaceutical Institute | Jan. 18, 2012 | ArticleThis paper focuses on various factors to consider when reviewing CMS' draft Federal Upper Limits and Weighted Average Manufacturer Price Files.

   

• Ever-Moving Targets: The New Portfolio Approach to Global Integration Never RestsShared Services and Outsourcing Institute | Jan. 18, 2012 | ArticleLearn how a portfolio approach to competencies, processes, systems and people can align with your business and change on a dime.

   

• e-book: Strategic Sourcing Visions 2012Shared Services and Outsourcing Institute | Jan. 17, 2012 | ArticleThis e-book includes thought leadership, client interviews and research for those considering, implementing or managing sourcing in Europe.

   

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• ACI's Ten To-Do's for Audit Committees in 2012 Audit Committee Institute | Dec. 20, 2011 | Article In this fifth annual message to directors, KPMG's Audit Committee Institute highlighs 10 items for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2012 agendas.

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• Quarterly Outlook: December 2011 Financial Reporting Network | Dec. 22, 2011 | Article This edition of KPMG's Quarterly Outlook summarizes major developments that may impact your accounting and financial reporting in the current period and the near future.

   

• The Expatriate Administrator TaxWatch | June 09, 2011 | Publications The Expatriate Administrator, published by KPMG's International Executive Services practice, offers an assortment of thought-provoking articles that can help raise awareness about topical and timely issues that affect international assignment programs and expatriates at multinational corporations.

   

• Shale Gas - A Global Perspective Global Energy Institute | Jan. 06, 2012 | Whitepaper This whitepaper examines the state of shale gas development in selected countries and offers our views on the prospects of shale gas as part of the worldÂ’s energy mix and whether this source of energy is a game-changer as some have claimed.

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• IFRS Illustrative Financial Statements IFRS Institute | Sept. 01, 2011 | Publications The purpose of this publication is to assist preparers in preparing, and auditors in auditing, financial statements in accordance with IFRS.

   

• KPMG's 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey Audit Committee Institute | Oct. 01, 2011 | Publications Of the many issues on their plate, audit committee members say they want to devote more time over the next 12 months to IT risk and emerging technologies, risk management, corporate strategy, and the impact of public policy initiatives on the company's compliance, controls, and reporting. Growth and 'innovation risk' are also front-and-center.

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• TWIST-Q: A Quarterly Roundup of This Week in State Tax TaxWatch | Dec. 22, 2011 | Publications TWIST-Q is a quarterly roundup of This Week in State Tax. This issue features a comprehensive checklist of the developments, including apportionment and rate changes, that occurred in all of 2011, and within the 4th quarter. Also included are articles on The Marketplace Fairness Act; a 2011 year in review; and information on the soon-to-be-released TWIST Legislative Daily.

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• TWIST-Q: A Quarterly Roundup of This Week in State Tax TaxWatch | Sept. 22, 2011 | Publications TWIST-Q is a quarterly roundup of This Week in State Tax. This issue features a comprehensive checklist of the developments, including apportionment and rate changes, that occurred in the 3rd Quarter of 2011. Also included are articles on state extended statutes of limitations for substantial omissions; an article on state transfer pricing traps that taxpayers should be focused on; and an overview of the federal bills currently under consideration that would have a broad impact on the states' taxing authority.

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• Shale Gas - A Global Perspective Global Energy Institute | Jan. 06, 2012 | Whitepaper This whitepaper examines the state of shale gas development in selected countries and offers our views on the prospects of shale gas as part of the worldÂ’s energy mix and whether this source of energy is a game-changer as some have claimed.

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• ACI's Ten To-Do's for Audit Committees in 2012 Audit Committee Institute | Dec. 20, 2011 | Article In this fifth annual message to directors, KPMG's Audit Committee Institute highlighs 10 items for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2012 agendas.

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• Quarterly Outlook: December 2011 Financial Reporting Network | Dec. 22, 2011 | Article This edition of KPMG's Quarterly Outlook summarizes major developments that may impact your accounting and financial reporting in the current period and the near future.

   

• The Expatriate Administrator TaxWatch | June 09, 2011 | Publications The Expatriate Administrator, published by KPMG's International Executive Services practice, offers an assortment of thought-provoking articles that can help raise awareness about topical and timely issues that affect international assignment programs and expatriates at multinational corporations.

   

• IFRS Illustrative Financial Statements IFRS Institute | Sept. 01, 2011 | Publications The purpose of this publication is to assist preparers in preparing, and auditors in auditing, financial statements in accordance with IFRS.

   

• KPMG's 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey Audit Committee Institute | Oct. 01, 2011 | Publications Of the many issues on their plate, audit committee members say they want to devote more time over the next 12 months to IT risk and emerging technologies, risk management, corporate strategy, and the impact of public policy initiatives on the company's compliance, controls, and reporting. Growth and 'innovation risk' are also front-and-center.

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• TWIST-Q: A Quarterly Roundup of This Week in State Tax TaxWatch | Dec. 22, 2011 | Publications TWIST-Q is a quarterly roundup of This Week in State Tax. This issue features a comprehensive checklist of the developments, including apportionment and rate changes, that occurred in all of 2011, and within the 4th quarter. Also included are articles on The Marketplace Fairness Act; a 2011 year in review; and information on the soon-to-be-released TWIST Legislative Daily.

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• TWIST-Q: A Quarterly Roundup of This Week in State Tax TaxWatch | Sept. 22, 2011 | Publications TWIST-Q is a quarterly roundup of This Week in State Tax. This issue features a comprehensive checklist of the developments, including apportionment and rate changes, that occurred in the 3rd Quarter of 2011. Also included are articles on state extended statutes of limitations for substantial omissions; an article on state transfer pricing traps that taxpayers should be focused on; and an overview of the federal bills currently under consideration that would have a broad impact on the states' taxing authority.

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