Ernst & Young Global Technology Center - Ernst & Young - Global

Over the years, revenue recognition has not gotten easier. To help you keep up with this highly complex topic, we are pleased to offer practical guidance and up-to-date knowledge on the latest trends and challenges. Learn about the requirements of revenue recognition specific to the technology industry from our reports.

How can you manage your company through the recession and position yourself for growth? After interviewing thousands of technology executives, we identified some overarching themes. From revitalizing your business model to demonstrating operational flexibility, we reveal the lessons that could mean the difference between surviving and thriving in the new economic environment.

In this seventh annual report, we examine the state of Venture Capital today and provide a number of policy recommendations in support of the VC ecosystem. We have also gathered insights on strategies for seizing opportunities in the current downturn, managing working capital and concerns affecting technology companies. Gain perspective from leading VC executives and find out where they believe this industry is headed (pdf, 4.5mb).

Planning transfer pricing strategies, working to limit tax exposures and defending a company’s return position and transfer pricing practices on a global basis requires thorough knowledge of country-specific tax laws, regulations, rulings, methods and requirements. After all, transfer pricing can significantly impact its worldwide tax burden. Use this guide to quickly identify the transfer pricing rules, practices and approaches adopted by more than 45 countries (pdf, 1.7mb).

You repeatedly asked for benchmarking data on financial management and reporting practices from other technology companies. So we distributed an electronic survey to senior technology executives around the globe in the areas of finance organization structure, the financial statement close process, revenue recognition and IFRS. Discover how they are reacting to these topics and see how you compare.

To achieve M&A success in today’s volatile economic environment, technology companies must conduct more rigorous due diligence to evaluate potential acquisitions and manage risk effectively. Still, with technology’s overlapping cycles of disruptive innovation and consolidation taking place in multiple sectors, M&A is a necessary part of the industry’s ecosystem. Which trends are largely affecting M&A activity across the world? Find out here through our quarterly updates.

Use this report to gain insight into the SEC’s review of technology companies’ filings and to stimulate discussion within your organization. Although each registrant’s facts and circumstances are different and the SEC believes that its comments establish its position, we believe that a familiarity with the most commonly reviewed areas will be helpful to technology companies preparing and filing reports with the SEC.

In our various issues of Conversations, we offer practical guidance and up-to-date knowledge on pertinent issues affecting the technology industry, including IFRS, revenue recognition policies, risk management, financial performance management and technology risk. Discover which trends are affecting various technology markets and see what our executives have to say about the industry’s challenges and opportunities.