# bigcontrols.com > AI-optimized mirror of bigcontrols.com containing 24 pages totalling 12,692 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://bigcontrols.com/. Last updated: 2026-06-15T17:27:49.402Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [CREDITS & INCENTIVES COMPLIANCE COMPLETED.](/content/site-root.html): Business compliance management made easy – Modern technology | BIGcontrols A software solution to simplify your company’s regulatory and business compliance obligations. Prepare now for the Future of Work! (601 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [FASB Nears the Finish Line on Materiality](/content/2017-7-3-fasb-nears-the-finish-line-on-materiality/index.html): The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been working through a project on materiality for the past year-and-a-half, because up to now, there has been no explicit U.S. GAAP accounting standard for the accounting of government assistance.Materiality is integral to Topic 832, Accounting Standards Update, Government Assistance in terms of defining a threshold for which… (1,549 words) - [Trump’s Impact on Compliance in 2017: Change is Coming](/content/2017-1-23-trumps-impact-on-compliance-in-2017/index.html): With every new president, there always comes some uncertainty to how the new regime will affect policy. However, with the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump now behind us, there is a heightened level of anticipation for what might happen in the coming months. Even without the wildcard that is President Trump, a Republican controlled House… (1,021 words) - [Scott Nelson, Founder of BIGcontrols: Bringing ‘Moneyball’ to Government Incentives](/content/2017-6-19-scott-nelson-founder-of-bigcontrols-bringing-moneyball-to-government-incentives.html): The client on the phone had a desperate tone in his voice as he said he needed help. He said the CEO was breathing down his neck. His company had not seen a dime on two of their government incentives for the last few years. On the other end of the phone, Scott Nelson, a… (799 words) - [Site Selection and Incentives Negotiation: The Last Mile](/content/2018-1-19-the-last-mile/index.html): The site selection process is one of the most significant aspects of opening a new facility or corporate location. When companies are deciding where to site a new location, factors such as labor, real estate, demographics, proximity to market, taxation, state & local regulations and many other factors must be considered. (934 words) - [A United State of Incentives](/content/2017-5-17-a-united-state-of-incentive/index.html): If anyone thinks the states of our country are not united, the New York Times has coined a term that suggests otherwise: “ The United States of Subsidy” . The Times is referring to the subsidies, often referred to as government incentives, that are currently being offered by all levels of government to companies across… (741 words) - [FASB to Redeliberate Disclosures on Government Incentives](/content/2016-2-15-fasb-to-redeliberate-disclosures-on-government-incentives.html): The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been deliberating its project for a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU), Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance since January 29, 2014. BIGcontrols, submitted a comment letter on the FASB's Exposure Draft for Topic 832 on the February 10, 2016 deadline. (491 words) - [Next-Level Innovation for Tax & Finance: A Fresh Perspective](/content/2017-11-29-next-level-innovation/index.html): In a digital era where software is eating the world, the vast majority of public companies are struggling to stay current when it comes to deploying new technologies in their tax and finance departments. It’s true that one of the primary duties of the chief financial officer is to de-risk the enterprise, but at what… (721 words) - [FASB Topic 832 Redeliberations](/content/2016-6-11-fasb-topic-832-redeliberations/index.html): The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) convened on May 4, 2016 for the first time after the Exposure Draft Comment Period closed on Topic 832 to discuss feedback from staff on the comment letters and other input from various outreach performed by the staff. Overall most stakeholders are supportive of the FASB's efforts to increase… (622 words) - [Tax Incentives: Don’t Lose Sight of Commitments](/content/2015-8-19-tax-incentives-dont-lose-sight-of-commitments.html): The concept of accountability isn’t new — especially when discussing taxpayer dollars and where they are spent by government agencies. Governments are under constant scrutiny regarding tax revenue and expenditures from their constituents, the media, and the public as a whole. However, there has been an increasing call for accountability when it comes to corporate… (700 words) - [From Paper to the Cloud: The Power of New Technology](/content/2017-8-28-from-paper-to-the-cloud-the-power-of-new-technology.html): An old, veteran salesman used to tell me stories about the good ol’ days of enterprise technology sales from back in the late 1970’s.He spoke of the fierce competition that existed between his company and a few others--all of which would one day become multi-billion dollar global giants. He described how in those days, before… (693 words) - [BIGcontrols Receives Big Ranking](/content/2017-5-31-bigcontrols-receives-big-ranking/index.html): It’s estimated that the United States has over 27 million entrepreneurs. So when Konsus recently released a list of top technology startup pitch decks and ranked BIGcontrols number 23, it says a lot about BIGcontrols and the value behind the mission of our company. Konsus based their listing on our presentation at 500 Startups, a… (394 words) - [A Future of Data Transparency](/content/2017-8-15-tbd/index.html): Imagine if all public government information were to become transformed into standardized, open data? The Data Coalition not only envisions this, they are the world’s only trade association that is completely dedicated to making this happen. Their sister organization, the Data Foundation, seeks to define an open future for our data for a better government… (652 words) - [No Ordinary Tech Buzzword](/content/2017-7-26-no-ordinary-tech-buzzword/index.html): When Big 4 staple Deloitte comes out with a list of the top RegTech companies, it’s a sure sign that this emerging tech sector has arrived.We may be wary of another tech buzzword given how much hype, and at times hyperbole, past buzzwords have received. But how many fads have been based on a topic… (573 words) - [Infographic – FASB Topic 832 Timeline (updated)](/content/2018-2-13-infographic-fasb-topic-832-timeline-2018/index.html): 2018 update of this Infographic: the objective of FASB Topic 832 is to develop disclosure requirements about government assistance, also known as tax credits & incentives - this Infographic depicts a timeline of where this project originated as well as its projected completion date. (127 words) - [99% of Companies Subscribe to this Proverb](/content/2016-3-5-99-of-companies-subscribe-to-this-proverb/index.html): According to Wikipedia, the source that popularized this pictorial maxim is a 17th-century carving over a door of the famous Tōshō-gū shrine in Nikkō, Japan. The three wise monkeys symbolize the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". There are many meanings associated with this proverb and it's often used to… (483 words) - [The Elephant in the Boardroom](/content/2015-10-13-the-elephant-in-the-boardroom/index.html): Part 1 of a 3-Part SeriesIt’s no surprise that no one is talking about a new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncement on government incentives that’s coming down the pike. For years, major corporations have been burying how they account for government incentives on their balance sheets & footnotes to their financial statements under some… (476 words) - [The Elephant in the Boardroom](/content/2015-11-10-the-elephant-in-the-boardroom/index.html): Part 3 of a 3-Part SeriesI just returned from the Credits & Incentives Symposium, hosted by IPT (Institute for Professionals in Taxation). One of the consistent themes I heard in many of the sessions I attended was a concern around compliance management of tax credits & incentives - from both industry and government agencies.  (599 words) - [2017 FEI CFRI Conference](/content/2017-11-8-2017-fei-cfri/index.html): We'll be attending this year's 2017 Financial Executives International's 36th Annual Current Financial Reporting Issues Conference in New York City on Nov. 13-14. As our first sponsorship of an FEI conference, we're really looking forward to engaging with all the attendees and showcasing our new technology that just won us accolades as a top 100 most… (213 words) - [Infographic – FASB Topic 832 Timeline](/content/2016-3-24-infographic-fasb-832-timeline/index.html): The objective of FASB Topic 832 is to develop disclosure requirements about government assistance, also known as tax credits & incentives - this Infographic depicts a timeline of where this project originated as well as its projected completion date. 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