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CFO June 1, 2006 |
Guidance Lite The end of quarterly earnings guidance... Wage inflation in India... Nonprofit mergers... An LBO Twist... The Small Fry... etc. |
InternetNews May 27, 2005 Clint Boulton |
Taking The Sarbox Challenge A look at the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, one of the most demanding and challenging compliance regulations for regulating corporate finances, and how IT factors into it. |
CFO January 1, 2006 Kris Frieswick |
Crackdown The IRS is taking a tough line on corporate tax cheats. According to commissioner Mark Everson, combating abusive tax shelters will remain a top priority for the IRS in 2006. In view of this, some companies are girding for battle. |
CFO July 1, 2007 Scott Leibs |
Five Years and Accounting This story is Part 1 in a three-part series on how corporate finance has changed since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed. |
CFO September 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg |
Sticker Shock When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it didn't worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they don't like what they see. |
CFO July 1, 2004 |
Double Standards? How controlled companies avoid independence rules... Name Game... Congress Weighs In -- Again... The Tortinator... etc. |
CFO September 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan |
The Case for Clarity You know about the cost of Sarbox. What about the benefits? |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Phillip Britt |
The Price of Being Public How small-cap REITs are handling the financial squeeze from Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations. |
CFO March 15, 2004 Craig Schneider |
A World of Trouble Even with an extended deadline for Sarbox compliance, questions about offshoring have companies on edge. |
CFO August 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
The SEC Rules Five years after Sarbanes-Oxley, the SEC is flexing its regulatory muscle as never before. |
CFO March 15, 2006 David M. Katz |
A Tough Act to Follow What CFOs really think about Sarbox -- and how they would fix it. Included are the results of an exclusive survey of finance executives on the topic. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Susan Cheng |
Time to revamp `insider boards' Is the fate of corporate giants like WorldCom and Tyco looming at the door of some real estate investment trusts across the nation? |
Real Estate Portfolio Special Issue 2005 |
Tax Treatment of REITs This global REIT chart compares general characteristics of REITs and REIT-type vehicles around the globe: Australia... Belgium... Brazil... France... etc. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2003 Darlene Bremer |
Quantity vs. Quality Public companies face strict mandates to disclose more financial information on a timelier basis, but can too much disclosure diminish its value to investors? |
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004 |
Getting Management on Board With Compliance Compliance and litigation readiness have blasted up the priority list of top management. Leading financial institutions have appointed general counsel into top management roles. Boards of directors are reviewing and approving technology solutions. |
CIO July 1, 2004 Christopher Koch |
The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan. |
InternetNews August 29, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Work Remains for Sarbox Compliance Businesses have a lot of work ahead of them before they're fully compliant with federal data retention and financial reporting rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a new study concludes. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2013 Evan Hudson |
C-Corp to REIT What's behind today's conversion trend? |
CFO May 1, 2004 Lori Calabro |
Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors. |
Reason January 2006 Brian Doherty |
You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2006 M. Jason Mattox |
Know Your REITs In today's market not all real estate investment trusts are the same. When working with publicly traded or private REITs, real estate professionals must keep the public or private nature of the entity in mind. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2008 Allen Kenney |
Choices, Choices, Choices Investors have more ways to buy and sell real estate than ever before. Read on about some of these new choices. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 20, 2006 Mihir Desai |
Investors Hurt by Dual-Track Tax Reporting What corporations report in profit to the IRS and what they report to shareholders are often two different numbers. That's why the IRS and Securities and Exchange Commission are proposing that companies publicly report taxes paid |
Inc. March 2006 Amy Feldman |
Inc.'s Annual Spectaxular From new deductions for manufacturers to how to pay yourself, here are 10 ways to cut your tax bill -- without raising the suspicions of the IRS. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2005 Paul Weintraub |
Big Breaks The American Jobs Creation Act provides sizable tax cuts for U.S. businesses... Redefining REITs... Other Businesses Affected... |
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Sarbox: The Blacktop To Financial Hell Sarbanes-Oxley was more of an emotional reaction than reasoned law when it was passed. Now there's enough evidence that it's doing more harm than good. |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Gail Liberman |
Private REIT Explosion Regulators are concerned that too many retirees searching for higher dividends may be investing without understanding the risks. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 Phillip Britt |
Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley You need to go back to the 1930s to find laws that have had as much impact on the fundamental systems of REITs and other publicly traded companies. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Tim Reason |
Two Weeks in January The SEC put much of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act into effect by passing a slew of new rules. Here's what was proposed and what was disposed. |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2005 |
Forty-Five @ 45 To commemorate the way REITs have changed the face of real estate investment, here are highlights of the milestones, key events and accomplishments that shaped the past 45 years and will help chart the course for the next 45. |
CFO November 1, 2004 Don Durfee |
Shelter Fallout How much will the government's crackdown on tax shelters affect ordinary companies? More than you think. And not surprisingly, some finance professionals find the government's tactics alarming. |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2004 Ilana Polyak |
Hedging Their Bets Hedge funds increasingly look to REITs, but should investors look at hedge funds? |
CFO January 30, 2004 John Goff |
Sarboxing Finance executives continue to grapple with section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. So far, it's unclear who's winning. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Rich Duprey |
The Answer to Japan's Enron The scandals that shook investors' trust in Japan's executives have led to a new law. Investors everywhere ought to benefit from the greater transparency that will result. |
CFO January 1, 2004 |
The Foes of Enforcement State vs. federal regulators... Mutual-fund CFOs are clean, so far... Sarbox Section 404... Executive compensation and the IRS... |
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Howard Gleckman |
Tax-Shelter Crackdown: Theater or Reality? From the look of things, the Internal Revenue Service has declared war on the tax-shelter industry. Surely, the campaign has slowed an explosion of shelters. But there may be less to the effort than meets the eye. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2006 Dees Stribling |
Inside the Boardroom Top REIT CEOs discuss the major corporate governance issues facing the industry. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2003 Christopher M. Wright |
Q&A with Richard B. Saltzman Richard B. Saltzman, President of Colony Capital, LLC, and an industry leader, shares his thoughts on the capital markets and the real estate industry as a whole. |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Les Witmer |
Closing the Gap How the IRS is improving compliance to close the tax gap. |
CFO February 1, 2005 John Goff |
Looking for Gaps The latest generation of compliance software promises to do more to ease the burden of internal controls assessment. |
CFO January 10, 2007 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Insult to Injury Already bruised by backdating scandals, companies may face an unexpected tax hit as well. |
CFO January 1, 2006 Bob Violino |
IT Directions '06 As a new year begins, Sarbox and governance converge -- and new technology takes a holiday. Here are the highlights of an IT consulting firm poll that asked what the big issues for 2006 will be. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2001 Tony M. Edwards |
2001 REIT Tax Regulatory Agenda Each of the four items NAREIT raised with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been included in the official "Business Plan" for 2001... |
CFO Andrew Osterland |
Ready to Pounce? The IRS has taken a predatory stance against tax shelters. But several court decisions have altered the rules of the chase... |
CFO October 1, 2002 Alix Nyberg |
Regulation: Pitt and the Pendulum The kinder, gentler SEC Pitt envisioned vanished faster than you can say Arthur Andersen. Can he run a tougher, meaner agency? |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2005 |
The State of REITs REITs have outperformed over both the short and long terms amidst a variety of market fundamentals. Here, 18 REIT professionals give their unique perspectives on the future of the REIT market. |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2004 Steve Bergsman |
REITs & Rates Opinions are split on what impact, if any, a higher rate environment will have on investing in REITs. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Marla Brill |
Finding A Bright Spot The Forward Select Income Fund looks to high-yield REIT preferred stock for income. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2001 Mike Fickes |
Crouching Market, Hidden Value The Pacific Rim turns to REITs to revitalize its property markets... |
IndustryWeek March 9, 2010 |
Under Obama, Labor Agencies Beefing up Budgets, Enforcement Some in the manufacturing community worry that an attempt to issue an OSHA ergonomics standard is on the way. |