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Perspectives: Is Your Capitalization Threshold Consistent With Other Agencies? Observations of Capitalization Thresholds Among the 24 CFO Act Agencies Government Institute | April 26, 2013 | Government This article reviews Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) accounting standards relative to capitalization thresholds and challenges to federal agencies.

Regulatory Complexity and Enhanced Enforcement Lead to Compliance Challenges Government Institute | April 26, 2013 | Government Current regulatory trends have prompted leading companies to re-examine the effectiveness of governance and oversight programs. This publication provides an overview of the recent regulatory developments regarding the influx of new or proposed regulations, clarifications of existing requirements, increased regulator enforcement, and the advent of new fraud monitoring tools and techniques.

Perspectives: Is Your Capitalization Threshold Consistent With Other Agencies? Observations of Capitalization Thresholds Among the 24 CFO Act Agencies Government Institute | April 26, 2013 | Government This article reviews Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) accounting standards relative to capitalization thresholds and challenges to federal agencies.

States Offer Examples of Meeting Fiscal Challenges Government Institute | March 13, 2013 | Government This Federal Times op-ed identified 10 drivers, gleaned from the experiences of state governments, that can facilitate meaningful deficit reduction.

State ACA Choices Will Have Profound Impact on Millions of Americans Government Institute | March 06, 2013 | Government Discussion of how the dynamic void is currently taking shape, and the policy and operational implications it presents for states.

Audit Committee Considerations in 2013 for Higher Education and Other Not-for-Profit Organizations Government Institute | March 06, 2013 | Government Suggestions to audit committees in higher education and other not-for-profit areas for meeting the governance challenges of the coming year.

Walking the Fiscal Tightrope: A Framework for Fiscal Sustainability in Government Government Institute | Feb. 20, 2013 | Government A practical fiscal sustainability framework to help government policy makers and national governments adjust to the post-Global Financial Crisis.

Beyond the Law: KPMG's Global Study of How General Counsel Are Turning Risk to Advantage Government Institute | Feb. 01, 2013 | This KPMG global survey describes how corporate general counsels (GCs) are emerging as business decision makers amid heightened government regulation in the marketplace.

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