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June 30, 2011 by Darci Congrove

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard…Altman Weil Law Firm Survey Indicates Law Firms are Confident!

June 29, 2011 by Rebekah Smith

As financial experts, consultants, and valuation professionals, the outlook and performance of law firms has a direct impact on our practices.  If companies are working on estate planning with attorneys then there tends to be a related decline in estate [...]

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Professional Development – Expand your training beyond CPE requirements

June 29, 2011 by Bryan Gillum

At Career Max, we’ve found that accounting professionals tend to neglect their professional development.  It’s difficult to find time to manage work priorities, CPE requirements, staff development and personal commitments.  We’ve found that professionals who take time to self-assess their [...]

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Gas prices cause IRS to increase 2011 mileage reimbursement rate

June 24, 2011 by Tim Schlotterer

In response to the increase in gas prices, the IRS announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the last six months of 2011. The following are the rate changes which are contained in Announcement 2011-40: Purpose of [...]

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FASB Is At It Again: Changes to OCI Presentation

June 24, 2011 by Mary Stucke

Do you love the technical side of accounting so much that sometimes you find yourself on the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) website hitting refresh on your browser over and over again hoping there will be a new pronouncement out [...]

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Invest Ohio

June 23, 2011 by Judd Ballard

Ohio Governor John Kasich recently proposed Invest Ohio to the Ohio House and Senate Conference committee, which is currently charged with reconciling the two versions of the 2012 & 2013 Ohio budget.  As reported by The Columbus Dispatch, the “Invest [...]

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard…PwC’s Study on Daubert Challenges

June 22, 2011 by Rebekah Smith

PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC) recently issued “Daubert Challenges to Financial Experts: An 11-year study of trends and outcomes.”  The study analyzes post-Khumo Tire challenges to financial expert witnesses under the Daubert standard and identifies observable trends in the frequency and outcome [...]

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Pending Pro-ESOP Amendment in Senate Could End DOL’s Negative Proposed Regulation

June 15, 2011 by Brian Bornino

Senator Kelly Ayotte (R) of New Hampshire has proposed an amendment to S. 782 that would amend ERISA to make clear that appraisers of private company ESOP stock are not ERISA fiduciaries.  She is joined by Senators Olympia Snowe (R) [...]

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard…NAVA/IBA Conference: Hot Topics in Family Law

June 12, 2011 by Rebekah Smith

I am attending the NACVA/IBA 2011 Consultants’ Super Conference this week in San Diego, CA.  The presentations focus on the latest developments in business valuation, litigation support and forensic accounting.  Thursday afternoon I attended a session entitled “Hot Topics in [...]

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Lane on … June Stock

June 8, 2011 by Jim Lane

It’s the end of their junior years; one in college, the other high school.  Occupied with the business of finals and massive reports, cars and boys and the routine activities of survival as a student, the future is, for now [...]

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