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  • Finding more ways to cut costs

    February / March 2011
    Newsletter: Nonprofit Agendas

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 622

    Abstract: Although the worst of the recession may be behind us, nonprofits are still wise to look for ways to reduce expenses. This article offers a variety of tips for tackling small, possibly overlooked expenses that can nevertheless add up. They range from trimming phone and Internet service to reducing or eliminating vendor costs to “going green.”

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  • Buy-sell agreements – 4 valuation-related pitfalls to avoid

    January / February 2011
    Newsletter: Valuation & Litigation Briefing / Litigation & Valuation Report

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 622

    Abstract: Businesses with multiple owners need to draft buy-sell agreements to protect the owners’ interests in case of a partner/shareholder’s death or retirement. But, all too often, owners make critical valuation-related mistakes when setting up such agreements. This article lists four valuation-related pitfalls to be aware of.

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  • How valuable is an outside expert in court? Recent decision offers an answer

    Summer 2010
    Newsletter: Expert / Valuation & Litigation Concepts

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 622

    Abstract: Many people believe that an outside damages expert can lend credibility and objectivity to a legal argument. But, every so often, this belief is put to the test. This article examines one court battle in which the plaintiff alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. In disputing liability for compensatory damages, the defendant argued that the damages expert provided insufficient evidence to support its lost profits calculation. But the court found that the expert’s assumptions were well supported by the evidence and testimony of several independent witnesses, and awarded the plaintiff the full amount of compensatory damages.

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  • Audit and reporting rules toughened under FDIC plan

    Winter 2009
    Newsletter: Community Banking Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 622

    Abstract: The FDIC says proposed amendments to its independent auditing and reporting requirements would reflect industry changes and include certain “sound audit, reporting, and audit committee practices” from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).

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