CFO Insights and Analysis from Deloitte

Tax Policy Implications of the 2020 Presidential Election: The Biden Proposals In the first of two articles on tax policy implications from the 2020 elections, proposals by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are examined, including a wide array of corporate, individual, and sector-specific tax adjustments.

CFOs Evaluate Real Estate for Strategic Alignment As they prepare for a post-COVID-19 economy, CFOs may find that they need to apply a new focus and mindset to real estate assets, reassessing the goals and risks attached to bringing employees back to offices, plants, and other central corporate buildings.

At SAP North America, COO-CFO Collaboration Drives Crisis Recovery Thack Brown, COO at SAP North America, discusses his approach to crisis leadership, the close collaboration between finance and operations that is helping SAP manage through the COVID-19 crisis, and the CFO’s role in business model and technology transformation. He also describes lessons learned in digital finance transformation drawn from SAP’s own finance technology implementations.

Renewables Gain Ground in Quest for Clean Energy Despite economic pressures, the energy management value proposition remains strong for organizations that are exploring renewable sources of energy to address climate risk. Consumers and organizations alike are increasingly drawn to renewables as they search for greater resilience, reliability, and self-sufficiency.

Global Economic Brief: A New Focus on Supply Chains Deloitte’s Chief Global Economist Ira Kalish looks at the supply chain risk implications of the deteriorating U.S.-China relationship and how some countries and companies are responding. He also discusses a forecast by two economists who argue that global demographic trends will end the current, three-decade era of low inflation, low interest rates, and stagnant wages.