FEI Weekly

July 30, 2015

CFOs' analytical skills key to C-suite accord, Tax Court tosses a compensation cost-sharing rule, and assessing data risk in M&A.

Analytic Mindset of CFOs Keeps C-Suite Harmony

Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required)

Although the odds might be stacked against finance chiefs trying to reach the CEO seat there’s growing evidence that the skills they bring to the job help balance out the entire C-suite.

Tax Court Invalidates Stock-Based Compensation Rule in Cost-Sharing Agreements

Journal of Accountancy

The IRS’s cost-sharing rule requiring controlled entities that enter into qualified cost-sharing agreements to include stock-based compensation in the shared costs is invalid, the Tax Court held.

Don’t Overlook Data Security Issues in M&A Deals

CFO

How to assess whether your acquisition target is prepared to deal with and defend against a data breach.

Why Cybersecurity Is So Difficult to Get Right

Harvard Business Review

Marc van Zadelhoff, VP of IBM Security, discusses the current state of cybersecurity.

FASB to Examine How Companies Report Performance

Bloomberg BNA

How companies might improve their reporting of performance is on the list of topics that the main advisory panel of the FASB plans to air Sept. 29 as the board sets up the agenda of significant projects.