News Archive 2008
| Date | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2008 | Tax Changes Are Here | Allegedly there are two things certain in life: death and taxes. Death is irrevocable. Taxes are subject to... |
| 12/08/2008 | ANDERSEN & COMPANY LLP MERGES WITH BURR PILGER MAYER LLP | SANTA ROSA, Calif., December 8, 2008 – Burr Pilger Mayer, LLP (BPM), the largest non-national accounting... |
| 12/04/2008 | Foreign Trusts in America | Several American states, including Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, South Dakota and... |
| 11/26/2008 | Researching R&D | After long days in the lab and countless sleepless nights, you have developed a product that can have a real impact. |
| 11/12/2008 | BPM Expands Into North Bay | SAN FRANCISCO, November 12, 2008: Burr Pilger & Mayer, LLP (BPM) announced today that it will be opening its fifth Bay Area... |
| 10/15/2008 | Big Accounting Made Personal | Not your typical number crunchers, the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading regional accounting... |
| 09/21/2008 | Enhancing IPOs | In the past, a company with six quarters of profitability and $2 million in profits would be a good IPO candidate. |
| 08/04/2008 | Simplifying FAS 109 | earch the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Web site for information about FAS 109 and you will find... |
| 07/13/2008 | Closing a Business | The hardest work involved in running a business may be closing it, which is the ultimate end point of the life cycle... |
| 06/02/2008 | Auditing Standard No. 5 | The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) issued and approved Auditing Standard No. 5... |
| 05/20/2008 | Wealth Preservation | You’ve worked hard your entire life. Whatever your assets may include, if they aren’t distributed according to a... |
| 04/12/2008 | Working with your CPA | While audit and tax work are clearly the most recognizable services provided in the public... |
| 03/19/2008 | SEC Rule 10b5-1 plans | So often, executives receive a large portion of their compensation in stock options, restricted stock... |
| 02/02/2008 | Proactive Planning | nvesting in real estate requires careful planning well before the transaction, cautions.... |
| 01/16/2008 | Finding Value | For biotech companies, the valuation process can sometimes be a long and difficult one. According to Carl... |
| 01/07/2008 | Exiting from Distressed Properties | While there has been a great deal written about the soundness of the nation’s mortgage portfolios and the impact defaults... |








