Taxation & Estate Planning

New GAO Reports: Terrorism Insurance, FDIC's Internal Controls, FCC Internal Controls
Initial Results on Availability of Terrorism Insurance in Specific Geographic Markets, GAO-08-919R, July 11, 2008 Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements...

Compliance Week Survey: Sarbanes-Oxley Improvements on the Decline
Exclusive new research from Compliance Week shows companies that made improvements to their internal control over financial reporting in the wake of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) are expecting fewer improvements over time...

New GAO Reports: SEC's Internal Controls, Federal Oil and Gas Resource Management, Taxpayers Rely on Tax Software
Management Report: Improvements Needed in SEC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures, GAO-09-376R, April 2, 2009 Oil and Gas Management: Federal...

A lesson on the importance of internal controls from across the pond
Ever since Sarbanes-Oxley was enacted, corporate lobbyists have derided its internal control provisions as unnecessary red tape that threatens American competitiveness. According to these critics, implementing strong financial controls, and having auditors review their efficacy, was simply not worth the...

Internal controls on compliance databases and reports
The 2007 ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey asked a group of questions about law departments and compliance. As summarized in ACC Docket, Vol. 30, March 2008 at 12, ?less than half of law departments have the following specific internal controls...

Federal Report Recommends Improvements in Reporting Deaths of Immigrant Detainees
Federal Report Recommends Improvements in Reporting Deaths of Immigrant Detainees

$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict Against Fisher Controls International
$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...