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Online-booking tips
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Auto Focus
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 341
Abstract: Is your online-booking service all it can be? With service departments producing a hefty percentage of dealerships’ average profit, you want to make sure that this critical component of your Web site is convenient to access, easy to use and reassuring to customers.
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Protecting data on your personal computer
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Management & Tax Concepts
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 304
Abstract: As the world has gone digital, everything from family photos to financial records is being stored on personal computers. But information stored on a computer isn’t invincible: Hard drives crash, data gets destroyed by viruses, and files are accidentally erased. This brief article offers some options for backing up your home system, including software and hardware solutions, plus applications you can find only online.
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Transfer assets tax efficiently with an IDGT
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Management & Tax Concepts
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 609
Abstract: It’s natural to want to pass as much wealth as possible to your heirs when you die. This article explains how using an intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT) can help you do just that. Plus, it explains how an IDGT can help you minimize your estate taxes and even transfer interests in your business. It’s a must-read article if transferring wealth to your heirs is a key goal.
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Tips for protecting your assets from future creditors
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Management & Tax Concepts
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 645
Abstract: You’ve worked hard to build your net worth. But if you haven’t set up adequate protections, your assets could be attacked by frivolous lawsuits or unreasonable creditor claims. This article offers tips on how to implement asset-protection strategies that will defend your assets against potential legal and financial hazards. (Updated 7/20/12)
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How to connect with younger workers
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Management & Tax Concepts
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 713
Abstract: There’s a new generation of employees making their presence felt in the workforce. Known as “Generation Y” or the “Millennials,” this new wave of workers grew up in a different time with a different culture and thus differ in their work habits and goals from preceding generations. This article explores ways to keep these young workers onboard and productive, such as by offering a lot of structure and praise and learning to accept iPods at work.
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Keep owner conflicts at bay: Use a shareholder agreement
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Management & Tax Concepts
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 803
Abstract: It’s important that business owners see eye-to-eye on major issues that affect the growth and productivity of their company. This article explains why a well-drafted shareholder agreement is essential for defining procedures for handling stock ownership transfers and outlining explicit ground rules for how a business should be managed. A sidebar discusses how some agreements include short-term disability coverage.
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Lay waste to waste for big-time savings
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Manufacturer
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 310
Abstract: It’s expensive, it may be hidden and it’s probably leeching profits from manufacturers. It’s waste, and it can be controlled. This short article discusses seven ways — identified by Toyota — manufacturers are most likely to be wasteful.
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Be flexible – Use standard cost budgeting to control your expenses
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Manufacturer
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 579
Abstract: There are two ways for manufacturers to approach budgeting. They can assume their production will remain at set levels throughout the budget period and plan accordingly. Or they can develop standard costs to use in a flexible budget that can be adjusted to reflect actual production. This article looks at the latter method: standard cost budgeting. (Updated 9/27/12)
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New rules require new methods for M&A accounting
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Manufacturer
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 546
Abstract: In their first major joint undertaking, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) collaborated to create merger financial reporting standards applicable not only to the United States, but worldwide. This article explores Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) Nos. 141R and 160.
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What FIN 48 means to private manufacturers
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Manufacturer
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 526
Abstract: When the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) delayed implementation of FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48) for nonpublic companies, it was issuing a reprieve, not a pardon. And now time is just about up. This article details how FIN 48 affects manufacturers.
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Fluctuating workweek method – The little-known secret to cutting overtime pay
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Manufacturer
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 826
Abstract: As every manufacturer is well aware, employees who put in more than 40 hours in a week are entitled to overtime pay. If a manufacturer’s production schedule varies, it may be able to reduce compensation expenses by putting nonexempt employees on salary and using the fluctuating workweek method of paying overtime. This article explains how the fluctuating workweek method works. (Updated 7/27/12)
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It’s about time: Fair and accurate billing
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Law Firm Management
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 316
Abstract: Clients may not read every line of the contracts and other legal documents you prepare for them, but they do comb through your time entries to ensure they’ve gotten what they’re paying for. So it’s wise to invest the effort to show clients that your entries are fair and accurate. This brief article looks at three strategies that will help your bills do just that. (Updated 12/14/12)
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Why emotional intelligence is just as important as legal skills and experience
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Law Firm Management
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 765
Abstract: Law firms generally look at lawyers’ academic performance, experience and technical skills when assessing whether they’re viable candidates for the firm. But emotional intelligence — a person’s social and emotional functioning or “soft skills” — is another gauge you can use to measure the potential future success of lawyers you’re thinking about hiring. You can also use it to help identify future firm leaders. Fortunately, people don’t have to be born with emotional intelligence; with proper training they can develop it. This article explains how you can enhance your lawyers’ job satisfaction and run your office more smoothly by understanding emotional intelligence.
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Deterring financial fraud
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Law Firm Management
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 959
Abstract: The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that employee fraud accounts for around $638 billion in losses each year, with most fraudulent acts being committed by trusted employees. Employees engage in a variety of financial crimes against their employers, ranging from fraudulent billing to misappropriating assets. There are no sure-fire methods for stopping these acts, but there are precautions you can take to help protect your firm. This article reviews strategies, including recognizing the signs of danger, separating accounting functions and partnering with your CPA.
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How effective is your business intake process?
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Law Firm Management
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 943
Abstract: A well-crafted business intake process can improve the quality of a firm’s clients, enhance client relationships and streamline other business processes — all of which contribute to an increase in the firm’s bottom line. Yet some firms’ intake processes are hit and miss, or nonexistent. Whether you need to refine your existing process or develop a new one altogether, there are several important points to consider. This article explores those key points, which include profitability and conflicts of interest. (Updated 1/4/12)
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Allocating value to different types of stock
Summer 2008
Newsletter: Expert / Valuation & Litigation Concepts
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 587
Abstract: A privately held company’s capital structure must be taken into account when calculating its value and the value of its stock. But this can be complicated because, increasingly, companies are financed with hybrid mixes of capital, including common stock and several classes of preferred stock. This article discusses the role of rights in valuing stock, and the three general methods of allocating value to different classes. (Updated 8/22/12)