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ICE Launches Workplace Immigration Crackdown
Earlier this year, the Obama administration broke with a previous policy that targeted undocumented workers for deportation, and implemented instead a strategy to go after U.S. employers hiring illegal immigrants. In keeping with this new focus, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") announced on July 1, 2009 that is has issued 652 Notices of Inspection to businesses that it suspects of violating immigration laws.
Is your house in order in tough economic times AND ready for the future?
Given the global economic changes, downturn and risks, now is the best time to conduct a business review so that your business is prepared for the challenging and unpredictable times ahead. In fact, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP is advising that audits of organization systems, policies and procedures in a number of key areas is more critical now than ever before. A sound and thorough audit can ensure you are doing everything you can to manage through the U.S. and world economic situation and be prepared for the future with a focus on cost containment – but not cost containment at any cost.
Do you have a STRATEGIC Audit Plan to guide your business?
Internal audit functions are essential to good business because the right auditing system and team can save money, find your business blind spots and provide much needed perspective. But a STRATEGIC Audit Plan is critical to using your audit team for the best results.

Internal Audit Preparation
The internal audit planning process is reviewed with discussions of best-practice audit procedures, documentation, and collaboration with the internal auditors.

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Tough to Tackle Taxes without Tax Pro’s Help
With the Internal Revenue Service stepping up its auditing of small businesses, tax professionals are advising entrepreneurs to get the jump on tax planning now so they will be better prepared in case they are targeted for an audit.
Smart Women Create the Right Internal Environment
Creating the “right internal” environment is essential if we are to truly live a life on purpose. Your internal environment is your self-talk, the internal conversations you have with yourself. Stop and think for a moment about the conversations you have with yourself: Do you send positive messages or negative messages? Is your internal voice filled with possibility or doom and gloom? It’s really important to take some time to evaluate yourself in this area and change your thinking.

Job Talk The Heart Of Productivity
Communication is the heart of job productivity. This article outlines the steps you need to take an internal audit to improve communication and productivity and boost employee retention.
The Evolution of HR Audits
Over the last 25 years we have seen significant changes in the HR auditing process, in the value derived from conducting HR audits, and in the HR audit tools used. Increasingly HR audits are conducted of HR rather than by HR. This white paper reviews the changes in HR audits, discusses the external and internal forces affecting the process and use of HR audits, and provides information about the leading HR auditing process.

"Arrogant Al": The Condescending Internal Customer
Most of us have ‘internal customers' - people in our own company who rely on us to provide them with some level of service or support. For many of us, working in administration, human resources, IT, training, etc., providing internal customer service is our primary role. Unfortunately, just as there are difficult external customers, there are also difficult internal customers. One of the common situations we see are internal customers who simply appear to not respect the roles of their internal service providers. They come across as condescending, dismissive, arrogant and sometimes plain rude. It is a recipe for a poisonous workplace atmosphere. What do you do?
Audit Proof your Business and Individual Tax Returns
While it is very encouraging to maximize legitimate deductions and receive big tax refund, it can be extremely painful to come under an IRS audit scrutiny. Many in the tax community believe that the audit-free ride for tax payers is likely to get over soon. IRS is likely to step up its audit enforcement in coming years as the federal government decides to close the massive budget deficit gap. IRS audits around 1.2 to 1.5 million tax returns – a small fraction of the total tax returns filed in the US. So, while it is still unlikely that you will be audited, the odds are increasing rapidly in middle to high income groups.
Top Tax Audit Traps for H1, L1 and Information Technology (IT) Consultants
With a view to benefit the H1 L1 visa holder community, this article covers at a high level the potential tax audit issues that H1 L1 information technology (IT) consultants may be facing. The Tax Audit department in our office has come across several IRS Audit cases involving H1, L1 tax payers. Most of these tax returns were prepared and filed by offshore based tax preparers. The audit trigger seems to have been the excessive business travel expense deduction. Before we dive deeper into the issue, let us cover some fundamentals around the tax laws.

Do you have a STRATEGIC Audit Plan to guide your business?
Internal audit functions are essential to good business because the right auditing system and team can save money, find your business blind spots and provide much needed perspective. But a STRATEGIC Audit Plan is critical to using your audit team for the best results.

Internal Audit Preparation
The internal audit planning process is reviewed with discussions of best-practice audit procedures, documentation, and collaboration with the internal auditors.
Your 7-Step Year-End Social Media Audit
Social media has been all the rage this year, so it's probably time for you to do a social media audit. This audit will help you determine if you're using the correct social media platforms to reach out to the right people in the right way. Here's my 7-step method for doing a year-end social media audit:
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