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| Upcoming Events 2009 - 2010 (Open for Registration - Click Event for Details) | Scheduled Date |
Estate Planning Explored in 2010: The New Model LIVE Webcast
The expiration of many Bush-Era tax cuts at the end of 2010 will force many estate planners to rethink their strategies for their clients. The Knowledge Group has assembled a panel of key experts in estate planning to help walk you through the fundamentals of estate planning in the 2010 paradigm.  
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09/07/2010 |
What Every Litigant Should Know About Social Media Channels: Their Impact on
Discovery and at Trial LIVE Webcast Social media sites have gained greater prevalence than email and are the next frontier for both discovery of electronic information and its presentation at trial.
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09/08/2010 |
Health Care Reform & Its Impact on your Bottom Line LIVE Webcast
Sweeping healthcare legislation has passed, and like it or not, we’re all in for substantial changes. Much of the debate has been on the Bill’s cost to tax payers.
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09/16/2010 |
AS No. 7 Engagement Quality Review Explored LIVE Webcast
As part of its measures to uphold quality control standards, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has recently adopted Auditing Standard No. 7 Engagement Quality Review, which requires accounting firms that audits and reviews public companies' financial information to give more attention to engagement quality reviews for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009.
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09/16/2010 |
FIFRA: Finding a Balance between the Incentive to Innovate with Research and
Development Costs LIVE Webcast The Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act ("FIFRA") governs the regulation, sale, distribution, and use of pesticides in the United States.
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09/21/2010 |
Disaster Recovery Plan from a Financial & Policy Perspective
LIVE Webcast
A Disaster Recovery Plan, or more commonly known as a Business Contingency Plan, is becoming an integral part of company operations.
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09/22/2010 |
Commercial Damages: Overview and Cross Examination - Bullet Proof or Bullet Holes? LIVE Webcast
The headlines are filled with the BP catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has even agreed to a damage fund of $20 billion, but what about the other companies involved in the Deep Water Horizon drilling rig, Transocean, Halliburton and others? And what of the businesses that are damaged but turned their claim is turned down?
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09/23/2010 |
IT for Finance Executives - What You and Your Financial Team Need to Know About IT (CLE/CPE Qualified Rebroadcast)
In such competitive and fast-paced environment we live in, finance executives must continually be in-the-know with information technology to be able to make proper decisions.
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09/24/2010 |
Truth and Consequences: Understanding Section 704(c) Demystified Live Webcast
The main objective of Sec. 704(c) is to prevent members of a partnership (LLP) from moving tax consequences to different members when a property’s fair market value is not equal to its tax basis. |
09/29/2010 |
403 (b) Plans FORM 5500 Schedule C: New Compliance Challenges
LIVE Webcast In an effort to improve transparency, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have published final regulations |
09/30/2010 |
Understanding Form 5471 & Owning Foreign Corporations LIVE Webcast
U.S. shareholders of controlled foreign corporations utilize Form 5471 to report key information required by certain sections of the Internal Revenue Code |
09/30/2010 |
The New FATCA Regulatory Guidance: Understanding Its Scope and How It Applies LIVE Webcast
The new FATCA provisions (sections 1471-1474) in a very broad grant of authority leave much of its interpretation to the IRS and Treasury.
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10/01/2010 |
Organization, Operation, And Possible Liquidation of Family Limited Partnerships
LIVE Webcast Anyone involved with estate planning should consider the benefit of using a Family Limited Partnership (“FLP”).
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10/06/2010 |
Return to Cash Flow Tax Planning LIVE Webcast
With the changes in the economy, tax reporting and disclosure rules, and corporate governance, many taxpayers have focused their efforts on compliance and shied away from the “tax strategy du jour”.
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10/07/2010 |
Guidelines for Implementing the PCAOB’s Risk Assessment Standards LIVE
Webcast During this Knowledge Group live CPE/CLE webcast (1.5-2.0 Credits), participants will have an overview of how to interpret and implement the new risk assessment standards, including documentation guidance and suggestions for effectiveness.
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10/12/2010 |
Income tax Accounting: Fall 2010 Update LIVE Webcast
** Event details coming soon. Please check back again or email info@knowledgecongress.org with any questions **
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10/13/2010 |
Understanding Distressed Asset and Real Estate: The New Paradigm LIVE Webcast
Distressed assets and real estate are the latest and possibly the greatest aftershocks of the credit crisis that rocked the US market three years ago, and their tremors are still widely felt until today. |
10/13/2010 |
Accounting for and Taxing Executive Compensation/Bonuses Best Practices
LIVE Webcast Companies face considerable challenges when applying accounting principles related to executive compensation and bonuses in light of this new and complex regulatory environment.
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10/14/2010 |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement: Recent Trends and Outlook for the Future LIVE Webcast
FCPA enforcement has been declared a top priority by the U.S. Department of Juctice and the Securities and Exchange Commision. FCPA prosecutions have generated much attention to the need for stringent compliance and due diligence procedures.
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10/14/2010 |
Out With SAS 70 - In With SSAE 16: Are You Ready? LIVE Webcast
There are significant changes for CPAs who audit the financial statements of companies that utilize service organizations.
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10/19/2010 |
Form 5472 for Foreign Investors LIVE Webcast
While the U.S. market proves to be fertile ground for foreign investors and companies, there are some complicated issues that must be addressed in order to avoid fines and penalties such as the completion of Form 5472.
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10/19/2010 |
Internet Privacy Legislation in 2010 Explained LIVE Webcast
In July 2010, the chairman of the house consumer committee introduced a bill regulating consumer data protection that will have broad and sweeping consequences to companies that store consumer data.
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10/20/2010 |
Multi-State Taxation Critical Issues: Sales & Use Tax, Nexus, E-commerce, and
Cloud Computing Live Webcast It’s no secret that states are under fire because of the budget crisis caused by recession. States are fighting back by resurrecting Affiliate Nexus laws which give them the ability to levy taxes on businesses that sell in the state without a physical presence there.
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10/20/2010 |
Partnering with Your Clients and Helping Them to Reign in their Legal Costs
LIVE Webcast During these difficult economic times, executives are in a constant pursuit for the most cost effective approaches to legal fees.
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10/21/2010 |
FASB Exposure Drafts on Financial Statements, Equity/Liabilities Project & Leases LIVE Webcast
** Event details coming soon. Please check back again or email info@knowledgecongress.org with any questions **
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10/26/2010 |
Understanding 401 (k) Plan Audits LIVE Webcast
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10/27/2010 |
New Fed Tax Requirements and Their Impact on Hospitals LIVE Webcast LIVE Webcast
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10/27/2010 |
New Investment Tax Credits for Biotechs and Pharmaceuticals LIVE Webcast
** Event details coming soon. Please check back again or email info@knowledgecongress.org with any questions **
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10/28/2010 |
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Its Impact on Healthcare LIVE Webcast
** Event details coming soon. Please check back again or email info@knowledgecongress.org with any questions **
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10/28/2010 |
Effective Compliance and Ethics Program: A 2010 Perspective LIVE Webcast
Compliance and ethics programs are unique systems designed by organizations to ensure effective operational performance and to avoid costly mistakes.
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11/03/2010 |
Understanding International Tax Enforcement Issues in 2010-2011 LIVE Webcast
Each year, international tax law and its enforcement become ever more complicated and with a torrent of new financial regulations, 2010-2011 is shaping up to be very active in this area. International tax professionals need to be in the know with respect to the changes in order to avoid costly consequences.
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11/03/2010 |
Vendor Management - What Happens Before & After The Contract?
LIVE Webcast Outsourcing allows an institution to offer its customers enhanced services without the various expenses involved in owning the required technology or maintaining the human capital... |
11/05/2010 |
Is Your Head in the Clouds? Best Policies, Practices, and Risk Management for
Cloud Computing and ASP Services LIVE Webcast U.S. and global businesses are increasingly outsourcing business and data processes to application service providers (“ASPs”) and other providers of cloud computing services.
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11/09/2010 |
Correspondent Concentration Risks LIVE Webcast
** Event details coming soon. Please check back again or email info@knowledgecongress.org with any questions **
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11/09/2010 |
Understanding The SEC, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and Corporate Governance LIVE Webcast
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any questions **
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11/10/2010 |
Client Enrichment and Business Development Opportunities Based on Baby Boomer Business Exits and Acquisitions LIVE Webcast
The Federal Reserve projected that the number of businesses sold will rise from 350,000 in 2005 to 750,000 in 2009. A large percentage of these business sales have been delayed by the current economic crisis. When the economy recovers, however, the number of businesses being sold by baby boomer retiring owners will swell to unprecedented levels.
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11/16/2010 |
Employment Law: Emerging trends for 2010 and 2011 LIVE Webcast
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11/18/2010 |
"Technotainment" Explored LIVE Webcast
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11/18/2010 |
Open Source and Free Software: What You Need to Know LIVE Webcast
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12/01/2010 |
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments Explained LIVE Webcast
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments will replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. |
12/02/2010 |
Healthcare Reform, Fraud, Abuse, & Integrity Redefined LIVE Webcast
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12/07/2010 |
Social Media & Its Impact on Non-Disclosure Agreements for Attorneys LIVE Webcast
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12/07/2010 |
Health Care Reform and its Impact on Finance in Health Care and Life Sciences LIVE Webcast
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12/09/2010 |
The Clean Air Act & Climate Change Regulation LIVE Webcast
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12/15/2010 |
Circular 230 Important Revision LIVE Webcast
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12/16/2010 |
Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Couple for 2010 and Beyond LIVE Webcast
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12/28/2010 |
Critical Issues in Bankruptcy for Attorneys LIVE Webcast
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01/06/2011 |
Understanding Trust Tax Returns LIVE Webcast
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01/19/2011 |
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) Explored LIVE Webcast
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01/20/2011 |
Environmental Regulation: A 2011 Update LIVE Webcast
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03/16/2011 |
Adopting IFRS: Implications for Private Companies LIVE Webcast
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03/23/2011 |
Understanding the Impact of New 1099 Reporting to Health Care LIVE Webcast
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05/12/2011 |
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