Five Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Sales and Use Tax Determination Headaches ...greatly reduces the complexity of a 50 state environment. Five states don't even have sales and use taxes. You will master the principles of nexus and thereby reduce your exposure to audit from other states. Since audits in this area are inevitable, the teleconference will address audit techniques for negotiating with auditors and how to reduce the amount they assert your organization owes.  more...

Avoiding the Pitfalls of GMP Contracting ...ics will include in-depth description and analysis of the five components of a GMP and why it is so important to fully understand how each is defined and the conditions that apply to the payment of each component; the four phases of work that are typical when working under a GMP format, and the things to do and not do during each of these phases; tools for monitoring the risks that are unique  more...

From TV to Twitter: Working With the Media During a Crisis ...fundamentals of crisis communications. You will learn the five keys to successful crisis communications, including what you need to do before a crisis strikes, as well as how to conduct effective interviews and news conferences, perform like a pro on television, deliver the perfect sound bite and prevent being misquoted. Public relations directors, information officers, city managers, city  more...

Tenancies in Common - Legal and Practical Issues ...five years, the tenant-in-common offering industry has grown to approximately $5 billion in annual equity raised. While specific data is hard to find, industry experts estimate that between $10 billion and $12 billion has been raised and spread across more than 2,000 offerings. In the last year, the number of materially under-performing TIC transactions has increased. As the commercial real  more...

A Practical Guide for Using Litigation Technology During Discovery and at Trial nThe use of technology during discovery and at trial is now a requirement for the modern practice of law. Using and managing these complex systems in a cost effective and advantageous manner is a major challenge. This teleconference is intended to provide you with a practical guide to successfully use electronic discovery and trial presentation software; manage large document productions and  more...

The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - How and Why It Affects Your Business ...d system of sales and use tax compliance. After more than five years of their efforts, the Simplified Sales and Use Tax Agreement came into effect on October 1, 2005. The SSTP now includes 19 full member states and three associate member states. Although initially taking effect as a voluntary program for taxpayer participation, legislation has been introduced in Congress to make it mandatory.  more...

Conducting Successful HR Audits nIncreasingly, human capital is an organization's most important asset - it's certainly one of its largest expenses. Yet many of the management techniques and assessment tools used to manage and assess other assets and processes of the organization have not been applied to HR. That is changing. As the implications and risks of misaligned, mismanaged and unlawful employment practices become more  more...