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Fall, 2006
In this issue :

"Philanthropic Tax Strategies" - Tax advantages for the philanthropist

"Succession Planning-Part II" - Strategies for Succession.

 

Spring/Summer, 2006
In this issue :

"Tax Strategies for Financing Education"  A comprehensive overview of available strategies for meeting educational expenses, Part II

"Succession Planning-Part I" - Strategies for Succession.

 

Winter, 2006
In this issue :

"Tax Strategies for Financing Education"  A comprehensive overview of available strategies for meeting educational expenses

"Depreciation: Maximizing its Benefits"  Another look at Section 179.

 

Fall, 2005
In this issue :

"Deduction Offers Advantages to Manufacturers"  For companies in the 33% tax bracket 3% of taxes can be saved in 2005.

"Incentives for Research and Development"  Get a tax credit of up to 20% of expenditures on research and development.

 

Spring/Summer, 2005
In this issue :

"Financial and Marketing Management: Should They be Consolidated?"  Is the financial department best equipped to evaluate the return on investment in marketing efforts?.

"Tax Implications for your Business Renting Property that You Own"  When is income from a rental property passive, and how do you offset gains with losses?

 

Winter, 2005
In this issue :

"Tax Implications for Related Parties"  Explains types of controlled groups and their tax implications for various kinds of transactions.

"Exclusions for the Sale of a House"  When is the gain on the sale of a house taxable and nontaxable?

 

Fall, 2004
In this issue :

"Retirement Plans: Do they have to be so complicated?"  Simple IRA's are an attractive alternative.

"To GAAP or not to GAAP: The Quest for 'more realistic and accurate ' financial data."  The value of EBITDA and its abuse.

 

Spring/Summer, 2004
In this issue :

"SAS 99 and What it Means to your Organization"  What are the new auditing requirements to protect against fraud and what impact will these standards have on you.

"Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center"  New AICPA center to assure quality in the audits of retirement plans.

 

Winter, 2004
In this issue :

"The Ethics of Tax Preparation"  Can the practitioner advise a client to take a position on his or her return, when the practitioner expects the IRS to take a contrary position?  What are the distinctions between tax avoidance and tax evasion?  What are the limitations, if any, on tax avoidance?

"Tax Laws Applying to Vehicles" A summary of the tax laws as they apply to vehicles' usage and allowable deductions.

 

Fall 2003
In this issue :

"Jobs and Growth Relief Act: Business Incentives"  A report on "bonus" depreciation and Section 179

"Health Insurance Premium Increases: Is There a Cure?" Health Reimbursement Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts

 

Summer 2003
In this issue :

"Command Decisions"  Vision as a critical component of strategic planning.

"Rating Investments" New guidelines designed to restore investor confidence

 

Winter 2003
In this issue :

"Accounting Accountability"  Challenges to the credibility of the accounting profession.

"'Real Options: The Flexible Approach to Business Investment Decisions" Applying financial options analysis to decisions for investment in growth.

 



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