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  • Construction Success Story – Greener projects lead general contractor to an EMS

    September / October 2018
    Newsletter: Contractor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: This issue’s “Construction Success Story” features a general contractor who had lost too much money to fines and high costs on green projects. During a financial planning meeting, she mentioned these high costs to her CPA. He had an idea: Design and implement an environmental management system to systematically manage sustainable best practices both on jobsites and throughout the company.

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  • Lightbox Ventures, LLC v. 3rd Home Limited – Expert reports excluded due to unsupported assumptions

    July / August 2018
    Newsletter: Valuation & Litigation Briefing / Litigation & Valuation Report

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: It can be risky for experts to unquestioningly rely on data and assumptions from clients when computing lost profits or valuing a business. This article summarizes a federal district court decision to exclude expert testimony on Daubert grounds, because numerous unsupported assumptions rendered the reports “useless.” Lightbox Ventures, LLC v. 3rd Home Limited, No. 16cv2379, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D.N.Y., November 13, 2017

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  • Bank Wire – Dot-bank domain name offers improved security

    Spring 2018
    Newsletter: Community Banking Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: This summary of recent developments in banking looks at how banks can take advantage of the dot-bank top-level domain to enhance security for banking customers. In addition, the article offers insight into how examiners will assess the accuracy of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data. Finally, it takes note of a recent FinCEN advisory that warns banks about the dangers of email compromise fraud schemes involving wire transfers.

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  • Should you change your business — or transform it?

    October 2017
    Newsletter: Tax & Business Alert

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: As its market and technological needs evolve, every company needs to change. At some point in the existence of many companies, the organization needs to go beyond change to transformation. This article examines the difference between the two concepts and how to go about transforming with care.

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  • Business valuations for SBA 7(a) loans: What’s required?

    January / February 2016
    Newsletter: Valuation & Litigation Briefing / Litigation & Valuation Report

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: The Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) program offers guaranteed business loans at competitive terms. SBA regulations require an independent business valuation from a “qualified source” in connection with certain 7(a) loans. This brief article explains when a valuation is required and what an SBA valuation entails.

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  • How skimping on expert evidence can cost your client

    Fall 2015
    Newsletter: Expert / Valuation & Litigation Concepts

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: When complex financial issues are at stake, failure to hire an expert witness — whether due to limited funds or time — can prove disastrous in court. This article examines a recent divorce case where the wife failed to present expert evidence of the value of goodwill in the husband’s business — and left court disappointed.

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  • How data mining helps fight the war against fraud

    March / April 2012
    Newsletter: Advocate's Edge / Litigation Support

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: Fraud investigators use data mining techniques to extract and analyze digital data from databases. This article describes where the information comes from and how it’s extracted. Thorough analysis is as important, if not more so, than the collection of data; therefore, investigators look for specific red flags that might indicate underlying fraud.

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  • Attorney-client privilege – Are e-mails on company computers protected?

    March / April 2011
    Newsletter: Advocate's Edge / Litigation Support

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: In an era when employers regularly provide employees with electronic communication equipment, questions often arise about employees’ expectations of privacy. This article examines one employment discrimination case, in which a court considered whether e-mails that the employee had sent her attorney using an employer-owned laptop were protected by attorney-client privilege.

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  • What’s become of estate planning?

    Summer 2010
    Newsletter: Management & Tax Concepts

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: While Congress has passed some major legislation in 2010, as of this writing it hasn’t passed estate tax legislation. So the 2010 estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax repeal still stands. And both taxes are still scheduled to return in 2011 — at their pre–tax-cuts level of 55% and with exemptions significantly smaller than in 2009. This uncertainty creates tax hazards for some estate plans, and could even cause some people to unintentionally disinherit their spouse. So it’s important to check with one’s financial advisor for the latest developments.

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  • How to respond to an SEC comment letter

    April / May 2010
    Newsletter: Public Company Insights

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: When it comes to anxiety-producing correspondence, a letter from the SEC ranks right up there with one from the IRS. Although legal advisors and auditors should be notified right away, there’s no reason to panic when receiving an SEC letter. In many cases the reviewer is simply seeking an explanation. The company needs to contact the SEC so it understands what it’s looking for. In many cases, the SEC’s concerns can be addressed informally, without the need for an immediate restatement.

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  • Tax Tips

    November / December 2008
    Newsletter: Tax Impact

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 458

    Abstract: News items briefly discussed are mutual funds and charitable giving.

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