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Bank Secrecy Act Best Practices For Bank Customers To Follow
The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 ("BSA")1 mandates financial institutions2 such as banks, savings and loans, credit unions, brokers or dealers in securities, money services businesses, and casinos to file reports, keep records, and report suspicious activity of financial currency and foreign...
Read MoreFrom Probable To Remote Highlights Of The Proposed FASB Disclosure About Litigation And Certain Other Loss Contingencies
The FASB recently issued an Exposure Draft of a Proposed Statement, Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and 141(R). The objective of the amendments is to assist the users of financial statements with information about the risks the loss contingencies...
Read MoreNew Department of Labor Guidance - Safe Harbor For Timely Deposit Of Employee Contributions To Small Plans
Editor:Tell us about your professional background. Alwardt:I have an extensive background in qualified and non-qualified plan design, operational compliance, equity-based plans, employee communications and representation before the IRS and the DOL. Prior to joining Eisner I was with a Big...
Read MoreAnti-Money Laundering: Systems, Training & Testing Can Reduce Look Backs, Cease & Desist Orders, Non-Prosecution Agreements
Editor: Tell us about your professional backgrounds. Rivera: I served for 28 years as a criminal investigator with the Internal Revenue Service, where during the last twelve years of my career I served as a manager and then as a senior manager. I have worked in Colombia with the U.S. Embassy...
Read MoreForensic Accountants And Global Compliance, Fraud, And Corruption
Editor: Walter, tell us about your background. Pagano: Prior to joining Eisner LLP in 2005, I spent almost 20 years in public accounting where my position was Director of Litigation Consulting and Forensic Accounting. Prior to that time, I served for ten years as an IRS revenue agent covering...
Read MoreAn Essential Player In The Private Equity Arena
Editor: Would you please give our readers some information about your background? Loiacono: I have been practicing for over 20 years and with Eisner for 18 years, 10 as a partner and co-head of our tax department for five years. I have been focusing on the private equity fund arena...
Read MoreRoyalty And Contract Compliance Services: A Practice Focused On The Entertainment Industry And Beyond
Editor: Mr. Stark, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? . Stark: I have been a CPA for over 15 years, and I started my CPA experience with a Big Four firm. Then I joined a business management firm in Los Angeles. It was there that I began my royalty and...
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