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10 tips to jumpstart your collections
Spring 2022
Newsletter: Law Firm Management
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: Collections are a fundamental part of profitability and perhaps more important — and more challenging — than ever. This article highlights ten ways law firms can assess collections processes. By taking the steps discussed in the article, law firms can boost revenues while reducing post-due date efforts. A short sidebar covers how retainers can go a long way toward preempting collections problems.
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The return of RMDs – COVID-19-related suspension of RMDs is a thing of the past
October / November 2021
Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: The temporary reprieve is over. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress suspended the rules for required minimum distributions (RMDs) in 2020, including inherited accounts. But the rules have been restored for the 2021 tax year. Essentially, participants in qualified plans and IRAs who’ve reached their required beginning date must take distributions this year or potentially pay a hefty penalty. This article explains RMD rules and details what an individual must do before year end. A sidebar details the RMD options an individual has if he or has multiple accounts.
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Lease accounting for contractors – New rules on the way
Summer 2019
Newsletter: Construction Industry Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: It’s been 13 years since the Financial Accounting Standards Board started overhauling its lease standard. Now the new accounting rules are set to take effect in 2020 for companies with a calendar year end. This article explains what’s changing and how the changes may affect a construction company’s financial statements. A sidebar looks at some complexities of how the rules may or may not affect short-term leases.
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When should you turn down an inheritance?
Year End 2017
Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: If a person expects to receive an inheritance from a family member, he or she might choose to use a qualified disclaimer to refuse the bequest. As a result, the assets will bypass their estate and go directly to the next beneficiary in line. This article explains the benefits of using a qualified disclaimer.
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Are you getting all that you deserve? Don’t overlook the research credit
Spring 2016
Newsletter: Construction Industry Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: If a construction company commits resources to developing new building techniques, improving processes, experimenting with alternative materials or devising other innovations, it may qualify for the research tax credit. This article looks at the benefits of this tax break and what activities qualify. A sidebar notifies readers that a new and improved version of the credit is now available to smaller companies.
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Putting a price on your firm – How professional valuators appraise law practices
Fall 2013
Newsletter: Law Firm Management
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: Many situations can trigger the need for a law firm’s appraisal — including insurance coverage, a partner’s divorce, capital buy-ins of new partners, firm dissolution and mergers. There are specific ways that law firms create — or diminish — value. This article discusses some of these “value drivers” and how the three most common business valuation methods are applied. But, as a sidebar notes in regard to one divorce case, valuators often disagree about the same professional practice interest.
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Expert witnesses — Surviving Daubert challenges
March / April 2008
Newsletter: Viewpoint on Value
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: If disputing parties can’t settle their differences, valuators can act as expert witnesses. But increasingly courts hold expert witnesses to a higher standard, considering, among other things, the expert’s education, experience and credentials. This article reviews the history of admissibility of expert witnesses, focusing on the four-pronged test the Supreme Court set up in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. to determine the validity of an expert’s methodology. It lists several problems that could lead to exclusion during a Daubert challenge, including mathematical errors and failure to conduct due diligence. (Updated 5/31/12)
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Executive misconduct affects patent enforceability
October / November 2010
Newsletter: Ideas on Intellectual Property Law
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: Inequitable conduct can leave an otherwise valid and infringed patent unenforceable. But just whose inequitable conduct is a threat? This article describes one case in which the Federal Circuit weighed in on the enforceability of the patent of a company whose president withheld material information. Although the president wasn’t the inventor or the patent filer, he owed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office a “duty of candor” because he was “substantively involved” in the preparation of the patent application. A sidebar discusses a dissenting opinion.
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Don’t let your 401(k) get lost in the shuffle – Pay heed to your retirement plan following a job change
Year End 2008
Newsletter: Trendlines
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 881
Abstract: Even under the best of circumstances, changing employers involves a lot of details and stress. Amongst all the challenges, one of the things that can get lost in the shuffle is a 401(k) plan account. This article explains why most people’s best bet is usually to roll over their plans into either a 401(k) at a new employer or an IRA.