PricewaterhouseCoopers podcasts, videos and webcasts

10Minutes on data and identity theft

20 Oct 2008 20:16:12 GMT

In this podcast, Data and Identity Theft professionals from PricewaterhouseCoopers' managing Security practice, Mark Lobel, Fred Rica, and Mike Cunning, discuss key risk indicators of Data and Identity Theft vulnerability and explain why having strong data safeguards in place can help secure a company's reputation, competitiveness, and financial well-being.

Behind the numbers: Medical cost trends for 2009

20 Oct 2008 15:16:12 GMT

To those two age-old certainties, death and taxes, we can now add a third, rising healthcare costs – or can we?

AudioDigest: Apportionment trends: The impact of states' evolving formulas

20 Oct 2008 14:23:34 GMT

In a time of ever-changing apportionment formulas, states are rapidly increasing the weight of the sales factor or are eliminating property and payroll from the formula altogether. Sales of royalties, services, business assets, treasury receipts, and other items that produce income are apportioned under increasingly complex formulas. In addition, the apportionment of sales of other than tangible personal property are shifting from an income-producing activity standard to one based on the market. States are also aggressively enforcing sales factor throwback and throwout rules.

AudioDigest: Solving the mystery of IRS interest computations

8 Oct 2008 14:04:59 GMT

The IRS is, at times, not very good at computing interest related to tax accounts. This may create significant refund opportunities for many taxpayers. Understanding the interest computations performed by the IRS, recognizing the errors that the Service most often makes, and periodically reviewing your tax accounts to identify these errors may help your company recover overpaid underpayment interest and/or additional overpayment interest — potentially large interest amounts that you may not be aware you are entitled to receive.

AudioDigest: Electing to monetize unused research and AMT credits: The seven steps

3 Oct 2008 14:04:56 GMT

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 allows taxpayers to use pre-2006 AMT and research tax credit carryforwards to offset tax in lieu of claiming "bonus" depreciation. However, there are limitations on how much of these credits may be utilized to offset tax.

IFRS in the US: One step closer to adoption of IFRS

19 Sep 2008 19:07:07 GMT

On Wednesday, August 27, 2008, the SEC voted to release a proposed road map which we believe will ultimately lead to the US adopting IFRS as its financial reporting language. In response, we are hosted webcast on Thursday, September 4 to help you understand the SEC's actions.

Accounting for income taxes under IFRS

16 Sep 2008 15:05:38 GMT

Convergence and the path forward
This webcast will focus on the corporate income tax accounting considerations related to the convergence of FAS 109 and IAS 12, as well as a European perspective on the impact of IFRS. Key topics will include an overview of the project, expected changes in IAS 12 as a result of the exposure draft, key differences between IAS 12 and FAS 109 expected to remain, and why/how US companies should engage in the debate through the comment process for the exposure draft, given the current trend in the US toward a single global financial reporting standard.

AudioDigest: Globalization and the IRS response: What multinational companies need to know

16 Sep 2008 15:13:18 GMT

In today's international marketplace, increasing globalization has created a number of challenges for multinational companies. Ever-increasing fiscal demands, competitive pressures, and regulation transparency and disclosure all contribute to an environment of tax risk and exposure. Furthermore, the IRS is more involved in the international arena by collaborating with taxing authorities in various treaty countries, sharing audit techniques, and exchanging tax information.

Healthcast 2020

16 Sep 2008 15:16:08 GMT

Creating a sustainable future
Faced with rising costs, diminished resources and growing demands, health systems around the world are under siege and many will be unsustainable within 15 years unless fundamental change occurs. The crisis is prompting healthcare organizations and policymakers to seek urgent solutions in unlikely places —outside their own borders. In a groundbreaking report and podcast, PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute identifies best practices and unveils the result of surveys and interviews with 700 health leaders in 27 countries.

Health system disaster preparedness

16 Sep 2008 15:14:48 GMT

Hurricanes. Summer floods in the Midwest. The wildfires that devastated Southern California. Just a long list of the disasters that Americans have to contend with on a regular basis. But when such disasters strike — most US citizens must rely on a medical system that is ill-prepared to deal with such emergencies. In this podcast, PricewaterhouseCoopers health industry leaders, Dr. David Levy and Dr. Peach Taylor discuss how to develop an integrated approach to health system disaster preparedness.

Exploiting intellectual property in a complex world

16 Sep 2008 15:12:03 GMT

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) professionals discuss how to protect and maximize the value of an IP portfolio. The speakers also share strategies for managing licensing agreements, minimising tax implications and creating licensing agreements and partnerships.

Successful strategies for talent management

16 Sep 2008 15:11:16 GMT

This PwC podcast features an interview with three directors specialising in the technology industries—Graham Wylie from the human resources practise in the UK; Scott Pollack from the Saratoga Institute in San Jose; and JP Barker, part of performance improvement in the UK.

Global economic crime survey 2007

16 Sep 2008 15:10:09 GMT

Steven Skalak and Neil Keenan
Fraud continues to threaten business. What's its real damage? Why are controls not enough? What does culture have to do with it? What's happening in the emerging markets? PwC's global investigations leader Steven Skalak and director Neil Keenan address these questions and comment on the findings of our global survey.

Global economic crime survey 2007

16 Sep 2008 15:09:13 GMT

US supplement video with Neil Keenan
Consistent with the global findings, economic crime continues to be a significant challenge for US companies. Yet survey results show that US companies may be over confident that controls implemented pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will have a carryover impact that deters and detects non-financial reporting related economic crime. While strengthened controls over financial reporting will have some carryover effect, it is clearly not a complete solution to the mitigation of the broad spectrum of economic crime. US companies continue to underestimate the importance of establishing a culture of transparency, openness and intolerance of compliance failures and improper business practices.

Succeeding in a connected world: The CEO Perspective

16 Sep 2008 15:08:33 GMT

By Samuel A DiPiazza Jr., CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers International
Fiscal year 2007 has been a good year for PwC and its people. Once again, the PwC network enjoyed solid growth with gross revenues up 10.5 percent. In this video, Sam A. Dipiazza Jr., CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers International, shares the ideas and insights of PwC professionals around the world on the global economy, the accounting profession, and the state of PwC.

Licensing management services

16 Sep 2008 15:08:05 GMT

PricewaterhouseCoopers globally integrated network of fully dedicated licensing professionals is committed to helping companies optimize their revenues, capitalize on and protect their intellectual property and successfully manage risk. Hear from our practitioners who are helping clients around the world.

How to recover crucial information in times of need

16 Sep 2008 15:07:22 GMT

Hear from some of our forensic technology solutions professionals on how we assist clients on corporate investigations, litigation matters and cybercrime prevention and response, as well as development of investigative tools and specialized software.

Alumni relations webcast

16 Sep 2008 15:06:29 GMT

Saratoga's Human Capital Effectiveness Survey 2008/2009
Despite a stumbling economy in 2007, employee productivity increased 7.6% and the average labor cost investment required to generate a dollar of revenue decreased by 6.0%, according to Saratoga's human capital effectiveness report. HR departments will be challenged to maintain such performance in the coming year. Please join our Webcast presenters, Scott Pollak and Shebani Patel of Saratoga, to learn more about these findings from this year's Human Capital Effectiveness.

FAS 141(R) & FAS 160

16 Sep 2008 15:03:22 GMT

What you need to know about the new accounting standards affecting M&A deals
Mindsets are required to change. Little things make a difference. Plan ahead to reduce volatility. These are common themes presented in this Webcast moderated by Mike Burwell, PwC US transaction services leader. The panelists also discuss recent changes in the marketplace and they provide you with the practical insights needed to implement changes.

New developments with the redesigned Form 990

16 Sep 2008 15:02:07 GMT

Draft instructions overview
PwC's Washington national tax services (WNTS) invites you to watch a Webcast featuring exempt organizations tax services partner Marcia Krause, managing director Kaye Ferriter, and directors Gwen Spencer and Travis Patton. The panel discussed the new developments with the redesigned Form 990 that was released by the IRS in December and shared insights regarding next steps organizations can take to plan ahead for filing 2008 tax returns.

Saratoga

16 Sep 2008 14:58:21 GMT

Onboarding effectiveness surveys
Nearly 3 out of 10 hires in America are 'poor quality' hires, costing businesses immensely and creating a vast opportunity for improvement. Therefore, it is no surprise that HR professionals are constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of hire and retention time. In this Webcast, PwC Saratoga professionals provide insight on retention and quality of hire strategies through effective measurement. In addition, they share practical advice on how to manage the onboarding and hiring manager satisfaction survey process consistently across the business, while regularly providing data to all key stakeholders.