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  • Is your firm utilizing paralegals as profitably as possible?

    Fall 2008
    Newsletter: Law Firm Management

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 790

    Abstract: Paralegals play a key role in the delivery of legal services. They also should play an important role in your firm’s plan to maximize profitability, productivity and efficiency. This article looks at how to boost the skills and knowledge of these legal professionals. (Updated 1/4/12)

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  • Compensating the unique practice partner

    Fall 2008
    Newsletter: Law Firm Management

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 955

    Abstract: Partner compensation can have a significant impact on the partnership. Based on perceived fairness or unfairness, it can be constructive, creating a happy partner alliance, or destructive, causing partnerships to all but crumble. This article offers insight into this unique aspect of firm management, including factors that make a practice unique and compensation options.

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  • Estate Planning Pitfall – You haven’t recently valued your estate

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 267

    Abstract: If a person doesn’t know what his or her estate is worth, how can he or she plan to distribute it in the most tax-efficient manner? Over time, a person’s net worth and circumstances change, as do federal and state estate tax laws and regulations. This short article details why it’s important to have an independent appraiser value an estate.

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  • Policy decisions – Is it time to cash out your life insurance?

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 603

    Abstract: Life insurance is a critical component of most estate plans because it can create a new source of wealth and liquidity to pay taxes and other expenses and to provide for loved ones. But there may be times when a person needs his or her assets to go toward something else. This article explains the options available to a person who no longer needs his or her life insurance policy.

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  • There’s nothing wrong with a defective trust

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 915

    Abstract: In recent years, the intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT) has emerged as one of the most effective techniques available for minimizing taxes in large estates. By combining the estate tax benefits of an irrevocable trust with the income tax advantages of a grantor trust, IDGTs offer some intriguing estate planning opportunities. This article discusses how an IDGT works and explains its benefits.

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  • Investing in your estate plan

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 1059

    Abstract: Whether a person has great wealth or his or her resources are more modest, the purpose of estate planning is the same: to ensure assets are distributed according to a person’s wishes and to preserve those assets so there’s something left to distribute after he or she dies. Asset preservation involves several components, including investment strategies designed to provide long-term growth. This article examines a few investment considerations that can affect an estate plan.

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  • Reduce your environmental footprint and kick up your bottom line

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Focus

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 503

    Abstract: With growing concerns over pollution, global warming and wasteful consumption of nonrenewable resources, businesses are under pressure to reduce their environmental “footprint.” This article explains how making environmental responsibility a priority will enable you to help preserve the planet, and it also may help you save money and improve your business’s profitability.

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  • Don’t let multistate taxation multiply your taxes

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Focus

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 499

    Abstract: Technological advances have made it much easier to do business across the country and around the world. But these new opportunities come at a price: If you do business across state lines, it’s important to analyze your activities in each state to avoid triggering unwanted taxes. This article explains the issue of “nexus,” and how and when another state can apply its income, franchise or sales and use taxes to your business. It also shows you how to use multistate taxation to your advantage.

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  • Is your company protected? The independent contractor vs. employee dilemma

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Focus

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 946

    Abstract: The IRS has been working hard defining worker classification. What’s at stake for your company? Depending on its size, if you misclassify an employee as an independent contractor, you’ll likely face substantial financial consequences. This article describes the steps you can take to protect yourself. An informative sidebar gives the rundown on what the IRS looks at when classifying workers.

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  • Enhance your estate planning with a joint purchase

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Focus

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 343

    Abstract: Estate planning tools can range from simple to mind-numbingly complex. While a sophisticated strategy is often the best way to accomplish your objectives, in some cases the simplest technique can be powerfully effective. This brief article discusses the joint purchase of a home, a relatively simple estate planning tool that can help you achieve significant tax savings.

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  • Saving for college: Study your options and plan ahead

    October / November 2008
    Newsletter: Focus

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 752

    Abstract: Costs for college tuition and related expenses continue to soar. In fact, tuition and fees rose an average 2.9% after inflation for private four-year colleges, and 4.4% for public four-year institutions annually during the past decade, according to a 2007 College Board report. Such reports should light a fire under parents who are dragging their feet when it comes to saving for college. This article looks at some options that may help you reach your goals — financially and academically.

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  • Calculating losses for new or never-launched businesses

    Fall 2008
    Newsletter: Expert / Valuation & Litigation Concepts

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 460

    Abstract: Lost profits are a common form of damages in business litigation, and most damages experts are comfortable calculating them. But establishing lost profits when the plaintiff is a new or never-launched company with little or no historical financial data can prove tricky. Experts might be able to apply industry growth projections to company data or, if company data is sparse, base estimates on models and studies of new-product lifecycles.

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  • Failure to obtain valuation undermines fraud claim

    Fall 2008
    Newsletter: Expert / Valuation & Litigation Concepts

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 352

    Abstract: This short article summarizes fraud case Lusins v. Cohen and explains why the decision reinforces the idea that buy-sell agreements must be independently appraised.

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  • Methodology matters – When an expert isn’t expert enough

    Fall 2008
    Newsletter: Expert / Valuation & Litigation Concepts

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 464

    Abstract: A Rhode Island court’s decision to exclude expert testimony in a patent infringement case should remind attorneys that their experts’ qualifications aren’t the only potential issue. This article summarizes the decision in Bowling v. Hasbro and talks about why experts must use accepted and appropriate methodologies or risk having their testimony excluded.

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  • Court excludes assets from gross estate in family LLC case

    Fall 2008
    Newsletter: Expert / Valuation & Litigation Concepts

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 860

    Abstract: After dealing taxpayers a series of losses in cases involving family limited partnerships (FLPs) and limited liability companies (LLCs), the Tax Court has allowed the assets in a family LLC to be excluded from the decedent’s gross estate. This article discusses how the opinion in Estate of Mirowski v. Commissioner can provide valuable guidance on how taxpayers can use these valuable tools.

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  • Information mining – How experts dig through data to find fraud

    Fall 2008
    Newsletter: Expert / Valuation & Litigation Concepts

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 770

    Abstract: From insurance scams to financial statement manipulation to fudged expense reimbursement reports, fraud victimizes businesses of every size and in every industry. Even when owners suspect fraud, however, they may not know how to gather the evidence to confirm it. Forensic accounting experts can help with data mining. This article explains how experts analyze a company’s own records looking for activity that diverges from behaviors typically associated with nonfraudulent transactions. (Updated 8/28/12)

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