Funds Telephone Seminars

Asbestos Cement Pipe Condition Assessment and Optimum Replacement Methodology ...ion system managers must determine where to focus limited funds and how to optimize mainline replacement. This live audio conference provides distribution system operators with tools to determine the actual remaining service life of the asbestos cement pipes within their specific system. The two major engineering aspects to evaluation of remaining service life, system physical condition  more...

Accounting Endowments of Not-for-Profit Organizations After UPMIFA ...ctment of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act in most of the United States, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, in 2008, promulgated FASB Staff Position No. FAS 117-1. FSP FAS 117-1 provides guidance for nonprofits as to the proper classification of endowment funds when UPMIFA has been enacted and expands the required disclosure about endowment funds. The  more...

Construction Payment Bond Fundamentals ...n the project chain must take steps to assure the flow of funds all the way down the line. This live audio conference helps the persons responsible for project controls, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general risk management, to understand first the normal parameters and terms of payment bonds. We will provide practical tips associated with either pursuing or responding to payment  more...

Bankruptcy Section 363: Purchasing Distressed Assets ...er the last couple of years of 'dry powder' at investment funds present a perfect combination of increasing buy-side demand and seller-side supply creating conditions for a frothy future market for distressed sales and acquisitions. You will come away with a command of the process and significant benefits and opportunities presented in a Bankruptcy Section 363 Sale. You will also learn how to  more...

Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ...ng and reporting requirements and, by virtue of receiving funds, potential exposure to governmental audit requirements. This teleconference will address these monitoring and reporting requirements, and the potential noncompliance penalties associated with ARRA funds. We will discuss lessons learned from the first two reporting periods, how prime recipients can approach and address  more...

Using Payroll Audits to Detect Errors and Fraud ...ical picture of the fraud perpetrator and embezzlement of funds is all too common place, so you have your work cut out for you! An excellent place to start is with Jeffrey G. Matthews' 'Using Payroll Audits to Detect Errors and Fraud' teleconference. You will learn about what payroll fraud is and how it is committed, detected and deterred. Coverage begins with an explanation of the fraud  more...

New Developments in Greywater Irrigation Systems ... and irrigate with it, and how to obtain matching federal funds for greywater irrigation systems. Learning Objectives - You will be able to describe major benefits of reuse. - You will be able to identify funding at the local, state and federal level. - You will be able to discuss greywater legal and technical criteria. - You will be able to recognize LEED points. Engineers, public works  more...

New Developments in Greywater Irrigation Systems ... and irrigate with it, and how to obtain matching federal funds for greywater irrigation systems. Learning Objectives - You will be able to describe major benefits of reuse. - You will be able to identify funding at the local, state and federal level. - You will be able to discuss greywater legal and technical criteria. - You will be able to recognize LEED points. Engineers, public works  more...

Community Association Legal Issues - Charting the Course Through Rough Seas ...tion management, including the budgeting 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  more...

Buying and Selling Claims in Bankruptcy BenefitsYou will benefit from an analysis of the latest bankruptcy procedures and forms for the trading of claims in bankruptcy, strategies for maximizing the value of claims, and recent court decisions and orders that could have a substantial impact on the value or enforceability of the claims purchased. In addition, you will gain insights on trading for passive investment to gain a return on  more...

Green Leases: Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Agreements ...ly increasing number of tenants, along with state pension funds and other institutional partners of commercial landlords, and state and local legislators are combining forces to press commercial landlords into moving forward with green buildings and the greening of existing buildings. The LEED movement for green building leases started with encouraging energy efficiency and then addressing  more...

Enforcing Federal Garnishments BenefitsNearly every employer at one time or another has received a garnishment, whether for taxes, child support or general creditors. Failing to follow garnishment laws can be very costly for employers, and thus it is critical to carefully follow the requirements of any garnishment. This teleconference will explain the different kinds of garnishments under federal law and their use and  more...

Living With Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) ...itutions and those who donate to them and their endowment funds will be governed by new state law which replaces the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds, which had been the law in 47 states since 1972. This teleconference helps you cope with a new set of legal requirements. In this currently challenging economy, the UPMIFA provides nonprofit institutions with the legal authority to make  more...

Taxation Issues When Conducting Business With Native American Tribes ...on American Indian lands and a $500 million investment of funds for infrastructure, renewable energy, tribal detention facilities and other such projects. As the stimulus measures give rise to specific development projects in American Indian country and as Native American tribes continue to diversify their own economic activities, both on and off American Indian lands, a growing number of  more...

Practical Transportation Design and Solutions: Concepts and Implementation ...inually increased. However, the long term availability of funds for such improvements continues to diminish. Typical planning and design approaches may prioritize projects at the planning and programming stage in order to best address system needs; however, project designs are then developed with the intent to deliver the best or optimum project. While some general financial bounds may be used,  more...

Collective Bargaining and Construction Labor Contracts ...costs as well as potential liability to the union benefit funds for unpaid benefit contributions. With proper planning and a better understanding of the law, these problems can be avoided. This teleconference will help contractors gain a better understanding of the types of labor agreements they are being asked to sign, as well as the obligations those agreements impose. This teleconference  more...

Legal Overview of Financial Records: Obtaining and Understanding the Information ...ted on an income tax return for determining the available funds for child support and maintenance. In many cases, this may be sufficient, such as that of a W-2 wage earner. However, in those cases where a client's spouse owns their own business eliciting the true available funds for child support and maintenance can be more complicated. This teleconference is designed to help you understand  more...

New Rules and Formats for International ACH Transactions ...ignificant being the need to track transactions to ensure funds are not being disbursed to or from individuals that are threats to the U.S. The Office of Foreign Asset Control is the government organization that tracks this information. Their regulations require that all international transactions comply with the travel rule which includes all sorts of information not currently carried in  more...

Creating Investment Policies For Your Nonprofit: Risk Tolerance, Reserve Funds and Portfolio Management Capacity ...takeholders, the treatment of unrestricted and restricted funds, endowment fund accounting and performance measures. n nYou will be guided through the investment policy process from both a managerial and accountant perspective. This teleconference will provide you with the skills to develop policies to support and expand your current portfolio of funds. You will walk away from this event with  more...

Bankruptcy Preferences nLenders, borrowers, vendors and purchasers alike all risk receiving a notice from a bankruptcy trustee demanding a return of funds, legitimately paid out by the debtor, as a preference. Attorneys representing debtors, trustees and creditors must be intimately familiar with the elements required to prove a preference and as well as to defend against one. This teleconference will provide an  more...