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Companies Brace for Impacts to Top & Bottom Lines

Companies Brace for Impacts to Top & Bottom Lines

Most companies are quickly shifting strategies as they size up COVID-19's likely impacts on revenue and profits, PwC finds.

By David McCann | March 16, 2020

Digital Transformation: Obsolete Concept or Rare Feat?

Digital Transformation: Obsolete Concept or Rare Feat?

Every company seemingly is digitally transforming, so does the term have any real meaning? Only a small slice of companies are doing the term justice.

By David McCann | February 20, 2020

5 Priorities for Moving Ahead with AI in 2020

5 Priorities for Moving Ahead with AI in 2020

Companies are coming to grips with the notion that they can't deploy artificial intelligence at scale as quickly as they had expected, research suggests.

By David McCann | December 6, 2019

Private Companies Grow Anxious Over Global Demand

Private Companies Grow Anxious Over Global Demand

Views of demand for products and services are dramatically different than they were a year ago, a study shows.

By David McCann | April 16, 2019

PwC Hires More Companies’ Tax Teams

PwC Hires More Companies’ Tax Teams

In the latest deal under the professional services firm's "insourcing" managed-service strategy, most of Synchrony's tax department is now on its payroll.

By David McCann | February 15, 2019

Boards Sharpen Focus on Social Issues

Risk & Compliance

Boards Sharpen Focus on Social Issues

Directors increasingly see matters such as resource scarcity, human rights, and income inequality as important components of strategy discussions.

By David McCann | October 17, 2018

What’s Up with M&A in the Age of Tax Reform?

What’s Up with M&A in the Age of Tax Reform?

While M&A activity is strong this year, quantifying how much of it is driven by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act requires a nuanced analysis.

By PricewaterhouseCoopers and Bob Saada and David Hall | September 11, 2018

Meeting the Tax Reform Challenge Through Automation

Meeting the Tax Reform Challenge Through Automation

Companies don't need to spend a lot of money to address the issues brought on by tax reform. All they need is a bit of automation in the finance function.

By Michael Shehab | June 26, 2018

New Accounting Rules Test Companies’ Mettle

Risk & Compliance

New Accounting Rules Test Companies’ Mettle

Forty-two percent of public companies are either still assessing the impact of the new lease accounting rules or have not even gotten that far, finds PwC.

By David McCann | June 8, 2018

Private Companies: Let the Good Times Roll

Private Companies: Let the Good Times Roll

Strong demand helps push private-company executives to a historically high level of optimism.

By David McCann | April 19, 2018

AI: Revolutionary Technology but a Big Business Risk

AI: Revolutionary Technology but a Big Business Risk

The risks to companies posed by the frenzied development of artificial intelligence tools seem nearly limitless.

By David McCann | March 23, 2018

Tax Reform Could Be Tipping Point for AI

Tax Reform Could Be Tipping Point for AI

There may be no better use for companies' cash windfall from the lower tax rate than investing in a long-term future that includes AI.

By Michael Shehab | February 14, 2018

What Will Artificial Intelligence Be Doing in 2018?

What Will Artificial Intelligence Be Doing in 2018?

AI will not affect employment this year; it will be used for specific, practical purposes; it will ratchet up the intensity of cyber-battles; and more.

By David McCann | January 22, 2018

PwC Found Liable for $2B Colonial Bank Fraud

Risk & Compliance

PwC Found Liable for $2B Colonial Bank Fraud

A judge rules the accounting firm failed to meet professional standards in its audits of Colonial's mortgage warehouse lending division.

By Matthew Heller | January 2, 2018

Private Companies See Bright Prospects, Wage Growth

Private Companies See Bright Prospects, Wage Growth

For the first time in two years, more than half of private employers expect to add employees over the next year: PwC report.

By Ken Esch | August 10, 2017