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Audit Report Discloses $4.2 Billion Annually Is Paid To Illegal Aliens Through A Refundable Tax Credit, With Practically No Offsetting Tax Revenues

September 2011 Undocumented workers in the United States received refundable tax credits totaling $4.2 billion in 2010, an amount which is dramatically higher than occurred previously. An audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recommended changes in how these payments are made. The IRS dismissed the recommendations, saying (without support) that they did [...]

Trish2019-02-28T12:48:53-08:00Current Events, Other|

Keeping Track Of Federal Government Spending Is Supposedly Just Too Hard

March 2011 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) again reported that it “cannot render an opinion on the 2010 consolidated financial statements of the federal government, because of widespread material internal control weakness, significant uncertainties, and other limitations.” This has occurred for years. Although each year the federal government states improvements are being made, the bottom [...]

coach2019-02-28T12:26:07-08:00Government Deficits, Other|

Change In “Accredited Investor” Definition Will Cause The Investor Pool For Private Financings To Shrink

August 2010 Issuers conducting private offerings of securities often rely on Regulation D as the exemption from the registration requirements of the federal Securities Act of 1933. When raising money, most hedge funds, private equity funds, and private real estate investment vehicles, as well as those arranging angel financing, generally restrict themselves to “accredited investors”. [...]

coach2019-02-28T10:56:50-08:00Investor-Related Regulation, Other|

Affluent Should Consider Roth Conversions In 2010

October 2009 Starting in 2010, taxpayers at any income level can convert regular IRAs to Roth accounts. Roth accounts have easy-to-understand advantages and disadvantages. Roth advantages include tax-free income and no required minimum distributions. But, taxes must be paid on all initial contributions to a Roth account, including immediate additional taxation on conversions from a [...]

Trish2019-02-28T10:27:31-08:00Other, Personal Financial Advice|

Litigation: NASD Proposes Modified Arbitration Rules

May 2006 This month, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) changes to its Code of Arbitration Procedure. The changes are intended to simplify and reorganize the language/rules. The proposal makes the following changes: Divides the current Code into three separate codes: the Customer Code, the Industry [...]

coach2019-02-28T10:05:27-08:00Current Events, Other|

Report From Senior Litigators Proposes Dramatic Changes To The Discovery Process

March 2009 Last week, the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver issued a final report that proposes dramatic changes to the federal and state court systems. The report is based on surveys sent to the 3,812 Fellows of the [...]

coach2019-02-06T17:35:30-08:00Current Events, Other|

Investment Calculator – Should You Sell Before New Capital Gains Rate Increases Occur?

September 2008 One of the differences between the presidential candidates is their tax policies. Current tax rates arise from two pieces of legislation supported by and signed into law by President Bush during his first term, as follows: The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 lowered ordinary income tax rates for individuals. [...]

Trish2019-02-06T14:00:32-08:00Other, Personal Financial Advice|

Study Addresses Electronic Storage Best Practices

May 2008 The prestigious Advanced Practices Council (a unit within the Society of Information Management) recently released a report entitled “Information Lifecycle Management Concepts, Practices and Values". The report is based on a year-long study of 345 IT and storage managers. It provides worthwhile insights for anyone endeavoring to develop better electronic storage practices. Why [...]

Trish2019-03-04T10:42:41-08:00Other|

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