Year-End Benefit Planning and Accounting Treatment
A '79 group benefit plan has funding and timing opportunities similar to qualified plans without the added expenses and discrimination testing of '401(a)-type plans. The reporting at the employer level is less complex and draconian. Nevertheless, as with all accounting issues, it is up to the employer's accountant to interpret FASB statements and opinions, and make the final decision as to how individual transactions are reflected on the employer's financial statements.
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Does the SEC Still Care About Financial Reporting Cases?
In recent years, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought far fewer revenue recognition and other financial reporting cases than it had historically. That leads us naturally to wonder whether this trend will continue in the future. Not likely.
10 Tips on Social Media and Attorney Ethics
Why do so many attorneys worry about their state bar advertising rules when considering using social media? Is it concern over the vague and often sweeping nature of these rules? The uncertain and shifting forms of communication they can have with close friends and strangers alike?
Harassment Ruling On Facebook Post Is Upheld by Court
Posting a sexually insulting comment on the Facebook social media network constitutes the crime of harassment, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in upholding a teenage woman's criminal conviction.
A Value Proposition Aided by Technology
While technology, data and the resulting "insights" are at the core of any successful client-law firm relationship, perhaps the real underlying factors for success are communication, collaboration and trust. The question for many legal professionals remains which comes first, the technology or the trust?
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An Update for Practitioners on Social Gaming
The marriage of digital media and entertainment content has grown to include a range of possibilities and issues that entertainment law practitioners may encounter. The boom in social gaming is one of these.
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e-Mail Troll Hushed
A federal judge recently ruled that an Internet service provider is barred from pursuing claims for alleged violations of the California and Maryland anti-spam statutes because it existed primarily and substantially to collect e-mails it believed to be spam and sue over it, and because it consented to receive the e-mails over which it sues.
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Bit Parts
Court Decides Production Company's Release Agreement with Michael Keaton Was Signed Under Duress<br>J. Geils Loses Bid to Disqualify Attorney for Band Members That Geils Has Sued<br>Oregon Federal Court Has Personal Jurisdiction over California Lawyer Sued for Malpractice by Radio Show Producers
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Franchise Industry Sees Victory in Debit Card Fee Lawsuit
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon struck down Federal Reserve regulations on debit-card transaction fees on July 31, a victory for retailers that process high numbers of low-ticket transactions. Leon found that the Fed adopted rules that "inappropriately" inflated fees by billions of dollars.
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Franchise Relationship Law Tabled in CA Assembly <br>New Franchise-Relationship Bill Proposed in PA
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