You’ve gotten your letter from the vendor. The audit is coming and you’ve got to balance what licenses you have on your systems versus what you’re licensing contracts allow. The difference could cost ...

There are several types of software license audits, each with their own risks and variables, experts say. Trade groups like the Business Software Alliance often ask companies to conduct “self-audits,” ...

In April 2022, we composed an article titled, “The Weaponization of Software License Audits.” It focused on how software license audits have long been used as a successful, revenue-generating tool for ...

Software licensing audits—and any resulting fines—are a key piece of the software delivery model, and most enterprise sites have been subjected to audits by one or more vendors in the past 3 years. It ...

Common IRS audit triggers . The IRS initiates audits for a few different reasons, and any of the following can be a trigger for your tax audit. Random chance: The IRS performs ran ...

LicenseFortress®, the leading independent software licensing advisory firm, is warning organizations about the accelerating rise of what it calls Ambush Audits™—vendor-initiated information-gathering ...