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Using conflict as a strategic asset
Wouldn't life be easier if we could just make decisions in a vacuum and not worry about what others thought? Naturally, when you get a group of diverse people together to make a decision there will be conflict. However, conflict is not necessarily 100% bad. Jim Boomer explains how you can use conflict to your advantage.
HMOs propose highest rate increases in four years
An analysis from Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company, indicates that initial HMO premium rates will increase by approximately 14.1 percent in 2008 - the highest rate increase in four years.
7 Steps for complying with deferred compensation plan rules
New rules for nonqualified deferred compensation plans under Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A went into effect on Jan. 1, 2005. Grant Thornton LLP has developed a Quick Reference Guide to Complying with the Sec. 409A Deferred Compensation Plan Rules that provides seven suggested steps to help companies comply with the rules.
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Grant Thornton, PCAOB spar over inspection report Yahoo introduces behavior targeting in SmartAds Mellon reaches settlement over lost tax returns and checks
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Happy 4th: How employees will take the time to celebrateMidweek July 4th poses a tough choice for workers looking to take extra time off. Are you a Monday-Tuesday person or a Thursday-Friday person?
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Crowe Chizek and Enterprise Financial announce mergerPublic accounting and consulting firm Crowe Chizek and Co. LLC has announced its intention to combine practices with Enterprise Financial Consulting Group LLC, a Mount Laurel, N.J.- based provider of risk management consulting, internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and technical accounting.
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 CCH Audio Seminar: Estate Planning for the Business Owner Learn ways to help your family business clients with their estate and succession plans and needs in a two-hour audio seminar on Thursday, July 12 that will give you a practical and useful review of the issues that must be addressed in the representation of a business owner client. Presented by noted estate planner, author and educator, Steven G. Siegel, J.D., LL.M., this insightful program will discuss a number of alternative solutions to the most commonly-faced concerns in estate and succession planning for your clients who own businesses. Siegel, an outstanding speaker and presenter, will provide helpful explanations and tips on this important topic, so you can advise your clients with confidence. All accountants, attorneys and financial planners who advise clients on estate planning, trust planning and wealth management matters will benefit from this practice-oriented seminar on Thursday, July 12 that you and your staff can participate in right from your office. Visit the links below for topics to be discussed and other details.
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Student News
Maine governor breaks new ground with student tax creditsGovernor John Baldacci has announced a new program to provide tax credits to cover educational loan payments for any Maine resident who earns an associate or bachelor's degree at a Maine state college or university and then continues to live and work in the state.
Publisher’s Note
We normally think of fireworks when we celebrate the 4th, so
it's only fitting that the news this week has a bit of
fireworks of its own. Grant Thornton got low marks on its PCAOB
inspection but isn't taking the news sitting down. And Mellon
Bank finally got its hands slapped for botching the collection
of federal tax returns and payments in 2001. If you're
experiencing conflicts of your own, check out Jim Boomer's
article on using conflict as a strategic asset.
Rob Nance
Publisher
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