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Landing corporate backing requires a game plan
Spring 2019
Newsletter: Profitable Solutions for Nonprofits
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: Nonprofits that make well-thought-out pitches to corporations — and support their requests with solid facts and figures — have the best chance at securing financial corporate backing. This article explains where an organization should focus its efforts and what it needs to get across in its grant application. It also discusses how money may not be the only thing of value that a company can offer.
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Smart estate planning begins with protecting your assets
Year End 2018
Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: It’s one thing to earn enough to live a comfortable lifestyle. It’s yet another to develop a plan for protecting one’s assets so that there’s more for heirs after death. If one has been fortunate enough to achieve the former, there are estate planning tips to help with the latter. This article details asset protection strategies.
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Dress code or discrimination? Supreme Court rules on case involving religious headscarf
September / October 2015
Newsletter: Employment Law Briefing
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down an important decision regarding Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ruling arose from a dispute between a Muslim plaintiff and the employer who refused to hire her because her headscarf (or “hijab”) violated the company’s dress code. This article describes the factors considered by the High Court in a case demonstrating that even a seemingly neutral dress code may not spare an employer from liability. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., No. 14-86, June 1, 2015 (Supreme Court)
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The ultimate intangible – Valuing a trained and assembled workforce
January / February 2013
Newsletter: Advocate's Edge / Litigation Support
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: Intangible assets — including a trained and assembled workforce — increasingly represent a significant piece of many companies’ total value. Companies may need to know the value of their human capital for financial reporting, merger, litigation and workforce reduction purposes. This article talks about how appraisers value an assembled workforce.
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Bad debts, bad to the bone — Assessing the allowance for doubtful accounts
August / September 2012
Newsletter: Commercial Lending Report
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: Borrowers frequently pledge accounts receivable as collateral. But what’s on the balance sheet might not be what the borrower collects — even if the business sets aside an allowance for doubtful accounts. These allowances are subjective and can be difficult to audit, especially in uncertain economic times. This article discusses the direct write-off and allowance methods for assessing an allowance for doubtful accounts, along with the likelihood of collectibility for aging receivables.
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Carve-out transactions — Approaching due diligence with a scalpel
April / May 2012
Newsletter: Public Company Insights
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: In a carve-out, a company sells a subsidiary, division, facility, product line or other portion of its business. These transactions appeal to buyers seeking valuable businesses at bargain prices, as well as to sellers looking to shed noncore business units. But to be successful they require intense due diligence. This article examines the special considerations involved, from financial information to human resources to technology and intellectual property issues.
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Budget problems? — Get a handle on soaring costs
Winter 2012
Newsletter: Rx for Practice Management / Practice Management Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: At a time when practices everywhere are being squeezed by the faltering economy and the need to provide top dollar for top-notch physicians — yet while overhead costs seem to be climbing higher and higher — it’s more essential than ever to contain costs. This article shows how to negotiate for better prices; determine that the practice is being staffed most cost-efficiently; and re-evaluate health insurance costs.
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Re-evaluating discount rates in a distressed economy
January / February 2011
Newsletter: Viewpoint on Value
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: Investors require a certain return for taking on the risk of investing in a business. Valuators measure risk using discount (and capitalization) rates and measure return using future income streams. Estimating discount rates is a complex task, even in the best of times. But the volatile economy has forced valuators to re-evaluate traditional methods of quantifying discount rates. This article discusses some of the issues facing valuators as they estimate discount rates in the current business climate.
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Two things that don’t usually go together – Age discrimination meets technology misuse
March / April 2010
Newsletter: Employment Law Briefing
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: Age discrimination and the misuse of technology are no strangers to the employment law arena. But one recent case brought the two together. An older worker was fired — and replaced by a younger worker — for allegedly accessing prohibited Web sites, even though the company’s log book of the infractions didn’t always correspond with the employee’s presence at work. But the appeals court found that his actual innocence of his employer’s proffered accusation was irrelevant as long as the employer reasonably believed it and acted on it in good faith.
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Fixed-fee billing: The wave of the future?
Winter 2010
Newsletter: Law Firm Management
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: In these difficult economic times, clients are seeking to economize on their legal bills. But, rather than cutting back on services, many are demanding that their law firms convert from hourly to fixed-fee billing. The good news for attorneys is that the switch can pay off for both their clients and their firm — if the fees are properly calculated. This article explains the two-step process involved in fee-setting, and looks at the benefits both parties receive for particular types of legal work. A sidebar briefly discusses sliding scale fixed-fee arrangements.
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Would your hospital-physician arrangement pass regulatory and public scrutiny?
Winter 2010
Newsletter: Vital Signs
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will periodically require hospitals to provide information about compensation arrangements with physicians. The rules for physician-hospital relationships are known. What’s not known is how an arrangement with physicians may look in the local newspaper. So it’s essential to develop a well-defined, transparent policy for physician arrangements. Once the policy is in place, it will be necessary to stay organized through the use of contract management tools that monitor physician financial relationships through hospital compliance officers and other administrators.
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Prime time – Tighten internal controls with a year end fraud review
Year End 2008
Newsletter: Trendlines
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 712
Abstract: Year end is a prime time for businesses to review their operations for ways that unscrupulous employees or external criminals might be able to exploit weaknesses in their internal controls and steal their hard-earned dollars. This article suggests how business owners can, with their CPAs’ help, perform a year end fraud review to catch wrongdoing and make it harder for fraudsters to get away with anything. (Updated: 8/28/12)