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