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  • A heads-up on health care reform – How it could affect your business

    August / September 2010
    Newsletter: Trendlines

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

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    Abstract: The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a massive law with many provisions — and a large portion of those provisions don’t take effect until future years. This article offers a heads-up on a few of the act’s highlights that could change how businesses approach health care benefits for their employees. Depending on the size of the business, incentives or penalties may apply in order to induce employers to provide benefits. A sidebar discusses new IRS reporting requirements under the act.

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  • Look for the silver lining — A volatile market translates into higher marketability discounts

    January / February 2010
    Newsletter: Viewpoint on Value

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 1112

    Abstract: Recent market volatility may provide an opportunity to gift private business interests at significant discounts, potentially saving a substantial amount in taxes. High volatility typically lowers marketability by making investments less attractive. This article discusses the data valuators generally use to support marketability discounts for private companies, including restricted stock and pre-initial public offering studies. It also looks at other factors that affect marketability, such as the pool of potential buyers, company size and financial performance.

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  • Impending Medicare cuts offer options, opportunities and obstacles

    Summer 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 1112

    Abstract: Over the past five years, Medicare has proposed cuts to professional and technical fees for physician services. Each year these cuts have been stopped or delayed, but they’re inevitable at some point in the near future. And even if the proposed budget cuts don’t go into effect this year, the professional and technical fee cuts are likely to occur as a result of the increased demand. This article discusses the impending cuts and offers tips on how physicians and health care organizations can begin preparing for them.

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  • Federal court denies IRS access to taxpayer’s work product

    May / June 2008
    Newsletter: Advocate's Edge / Litigation Support

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

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    Abstract: A recent federal court decision lends support to taxpayers’ efforts to protect their tax accrual workpapers from disclosure to the IRS. The ruling in U.S. v. Textron Inc. (D.R.I. 2007) could prove critical in light of a relatively new accounting standard, FIN 48, which requires corporate taxpayers to document their uncertain tax positions and make related public disclosures. But because the years at issue in Textron occurred before the standard’s effective date, it remains unclear whether required public filing disclosures required will waive work product privilege.

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