News Archive 2007
DateTitleSummary
   
11/15/2007Most Admired CEO'sWhen Steve Mayer gets involved with something, he's all in, no matter how outlandish or impossible the cause.
 
10/11/2007California Real-Estate Withholding RequirementsOne of the California tax-law changes enacted a few years ago was the requirement for...
 
08/21/2007    Girl ScoutsI am a Senior Girl Scout in San Francisco Troop 1018 working on my Gold Award...
 
08/04/2007Top 100 FirmsINSIDE Public Accounting Top 100 Firm 2007.
 
07/26/2007BPM to Participate in PLI's Upcoming EventTo succeed, every attorney must understand how to interpret financial information and feel confident with its use.
 
07/22/2007Accounting for Medical Technology
 
In these times of accounting scandals and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, medical device...
 
07/10/2007Member NewsBurr, Pilger & Mayer (BPM), a full-service accounting and consulting firm, promoted Carl Saba... 
 
07/02/2007Charitable Remainder Trusts My parents are 70 years old and own three apartment building. They would like to sell one of...
 
06/19/2007Largest Private Companies
 
Largest Private Companies in the Bay Area ( Ranked by 2006 revenue).
 
04/20/2007Top 100 Firms Databank2007 Top 100 Firms Databank.
 
04/16/2007Firm Highlights Burr Pilger Mayer: Celebrated 20th anniversary. In July 2006, merged in Brach, Neal, Daney & Spence, San Jose, Calif.
 
04/07/2007Apartment Building Sales
On December 31, 2006, I sold an apartment building that I owned for many years. My original cost basis in the...
 
03/24/2007Answers from IRA to AMTIt's time to answer some reader questions about selling a family business, whether...
 
03/22/2007Bills seek biotech tax breakBay Area legislators are making a second attempt to create a tax break for biotech companies to...
 
03/15/200750 Largest Accounting Firms
 
50 Largest Accounting Firms in the Greater Bay Area.
03/10/2007New Changes that Affect 2006 Tax Returns
 
Although many people are probably unaware of it, 2006 was a big year for tax law changes, especially in terms of the number of changes.
 
03/08/2007Accountants to Build Practices
Accounting firms are moving more aggressively into wealth management as clients seek more advice on...
 
02/28/2007The Joys of SpringSpring abounds with blossoms, new leaves and, in the US, tax forms. The importance of tax reporting cannot be over...
 
02/26/2007Marketing: Being a 'Best Place to Work'(Feb. 26, 2007) - Among other awards that San Francisco-based BPM LLP has received...
 
02/07/2007Mind Your BusinessI am one of four owners of a company that sells silk-filled bedding products such as comforters. Due to conflicts over...
 
02/06/2007BuzzCalCPA's Nominations Committee has selected the following slate of candicates for 2007 - 08 statewide leadership...
 
01/20/2007BPM Announces 2nd Bay Area MergerBurr, Pilger & Mayer LLP (BPM), the largest regional full-service accounting and consultancy firm...
 
01/10/2007Dreams, Finances, and Reality
 
Many of us wonder if we will have the financial resources necessary to take tha to Mount Everest, or lounge out on our private...