Assessments Telephone Seminars

Commonly Encountered Sales and Use Tax Audit Issues and Strategies to Defuse Them ...ations. Failing to do so may lead to unexpected sales tax assessments upon audit. Benefits of attending this live audio conference include developing an understanding of what you can do now to minimize future audit liabilities. The conference will start with an in-depth review of recent trends and legislative developments that are likely to have an impact on transactions the State's will audit  more...

IRS Form 941 Reporting Update ...erstand and comply with its obligations can result in IRS assessments, audits and penalties. This live audio conference will help tax and payroll specialists and others with an interest in this issue to understand the employer's obligations under the employment tax collection system, including how to handle corrections and disputes when they arise. This live audio conference is designed for  more...

Voyage to Discovery: Using Interview and Witness Behavioral Analysis ...procedures can be applied to interrogations, depositions, assessments, trail testimony and other forms of information gathering. This audio conference also offers the benefit of recent research in nonverbal behavioral cues used in investigative interviewing. You will find your interviewing skills enhanced and will also find that you are able to conduct witness behavioral analyses more  more...

Voyage to Discovery: Using Interview and Witness Behavioral Analysis ...procedures can be applied to interrogations, depositions, assessments, trail testimony and other forms of information gathering. This audio conference also offers the benefit of recent research in nonverbal behavioral cues used in investigative interviewing. You will find your interviewing skills enhanced and will also find that you are able to conduct witness behavioral analyses more  more...

NEPA: Understanding the Basics ... prepare environmental impact statements or environmental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their consultants and affected citizens do not fully understand the regulations, legal interpretations and practices for properly complying with NEPA. Thus, there are many mistakes in implementing the law. This live audio conference will  more...

Roles of HOAs in Foreclosures and Short Sales ...g community associations' liens and collecting delinquent assessments from owners in foreclosure and short sale transactions. Refresh and garner an overview of concepts related to mortgage foreclosure, lien priorities and legal issues commonly related to creditor rights in loan defaults and assessment collection. Additional topics of discussion include liabilities, risks and protections for  more...

Rules and Responsibilities Regarding Abandoned Wages ... you could be placing your company at risk for huge audit assessments, significant interest accumulations, and civil and criminal penalties. If your company issues any type of employment checks whether it be wages, bonuses, deferred compensation, employee commissions, etc., it is your responsibility to ensure that your company is holding unclaimed wages properly and in accordance with the law.  more...

Closing Budget Gaps With Asset Sales ...elopment of existing buildings, imposing new fees, rents, assessments on underutilized assets and various offsets to operating costs. Squire Sanders partner Kenneth W. Bond will discuss the budget benefits and the legal and tax challenges in conducting asset sales and conversions. He will also discuss how state laws need reform to develop a comprehensive legal basis for accessing the equity in  more...

Anatomy of a Natural Resources Damage Claim ...r activities with respect to the natural resources damage assessments process and in their efforts to recover for alleged damages. Trustees are forging forward with assessment activities, involving themselves in certain aspects of the clean up process and litigating claims. This audio conference will cover practical points and issues within the context of a hypothetical situation related to  more...

California Water Law Update: Rights, Transfers and Supply Assessments BenefitsAs California surface waters become more and more burdened, the utilization and management of groundwater within the state has increased dramatically. Groundwater management is a key, if not the key, to the provision of potable water in the 21st Century. This teleconference will discuss California groundwater basics, its allocation and its future in providing water to many within  more...

Implementing Employee Threat Assessments: Are Your Employees Ticking Time Bombs? BenefitsEmployers are confronted more often with dangerous employees. This teleconference will address practical human resource issues including how not to hire dangerous employees, strategic discipline, strategic terminations and high risk terminations. It will also discuss some practical tools employers have at their disposal to deal with difficult employees, along with a discussion of real life  more...

Condition Assessments and Structural Evaluation of Existing Buildings ...ity. Considering the wide range of reasons for which such assessments need to be done, there is no one methodology that would be considered as the solution for tackling this apparently simple task. This teleconference will help you become aware of the risks associated with this type of work so you can take appropriate steps to mitigate risk. It will also provide a direction as to how the  more...

Understanding Property Taxes in New York ...perty taxes requires an understanding of how the property assessments on which taxes are based are set by the local assessor, whether it is cost effective to challenge such assessments and the procedures and strategies for doing so. This teleconference is for anyone who wants to understand the procedural requirements, substantive law and strategic considerations behind such challenges and their  more...

Community Association Legal Issues - Charting the Course Through Rough Seas ...ting process, reserve funds, collection policies, special assessments and foreclosures or bankruptcies. Next, the focus of the teleconference shifts to proper enforcement of the governance documents and alternative dispute resolution. Then, special circumstances of a project caught in the middle of the economic crisis will be discussed, including the period of developer control, funding the  more...

Collection Issues for Condominium and Homeowners' Association: Legal Tips, Concepts and Current Trends in Assessment Collection ...and practical considerations related to the collection of assessments for condominium and homeowner associations. Given current economic trends, the suppressed housing market and rising rates of foreclosures and bankruptcies, homeowners' associations are now inundated with delinquencies and legal issues in degrees not previously experienced. What may have been generally accepted as effective  more...

15- Minute Expert Adult Patient Assessments: Practical Strategies, Tips, and Updates for Health Care Professionals ...lls. This teleconference, '15-Minute Expert Adult Patient Assessments: Practical Strategies, Tips and Updates for Health Care Professionals,' will help you identify practical strategies for completing an exam that efficiently evaluates your patient from head to toe, identifies areas of concern and those that need immediate intervention, and will give you helpful tips for common special patient  more...

Implementing a Health Risk Assessment for Your Health Plan: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Legal ...assessments and wonder if they're a good idea for your organization. Or you've been tasked with implementing a health risk assessment as part of your health plan and don't know much about them. You have a lot of questions such as 'How can a health risk assessment help control health care costs?,' 'What makes for an effective health risk assessment?,' 'How do I get employees to participate?,'  more...

Navigating through the Maze of Unclaimed Property Compliance - Unique Rules and Regulations for Financial Institutions ...there are still financial institutions facing significant assessments and aggressive audits due to noncompliance. It is imperative that you have adequately addressed these and many more of the responsibilities associated with the various state unclaimed property regulations. This teleconference will provide a foundation and greater understanding relating to the purpose of the laws, what every  more...

Benchmarking your Health Benefit Program: How Do You Stack Up? nInformation is power. You can increase your competitiveness by knowing the kinds and the quality of health insurance other employers are offering. Measuring your health plan against meaningful benchmarks will help fuel your strategies not only for reducing cost, but also for recruiting, employee retention and health plan design. n nThis teleconference will work through several methods to  more...