Contingent Fee Auditors Are Interested in Your Company’s Unclaimed Property

Enforcement of unclaimed property regulations has evolved to include not only large corporations, but also small to midsize businesses. Entities that were previously off the auditing radar are now facing fines, penalties and interest for non-compliance. This is a direct result of states’ rapidly changing escheatment laws and their use of third-party contingent fee based auditors in 40 states.

Escheatment laws affect a wide variety of property types. Frequent targets include the following:

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A Series of Brown Bag Seminars to Cover the Basics

Are you interested in getting a government contract but having trouble deciphering the alphabet soup of acronyms?

Are you confused by the different types of contracts and what they would mean to you and your business?

Do you feel lost when government personnel and contractors talk to you because even though they’re speaking English, you just don’t understand them?

If so, then this series of seminars is for you.

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Enforcement of unclaimed property regulations has evolved to include not only large corporations, but also small to mid-size businesses. Entities that were previously off the auditing radar are now facing fines, penalties and interest for non-compliance. This is a direct result of states’ rapidly changing escheatment laws and their use of third-party contingent fee based auditors in 40 states. A wide variety of property types such as accounts receivable credit balances, un-reconciled inventory as well as unredeemed rebate property, unused gift card or stored value card balances and un-cashed checks are frequent targets as states increasingly develop and enforce unclaimed property laws.

Join Cherry, Bekaert & Holland and The Keane Organization as we explain the basic principles of Unclaimed Property, how the economic environment is affecting audit activity, how to prevent audits and how to effectively manage an audit to minimize the impact on your organization. In addition we will explain how your organization may be able to recover state-held assets that belong to you.

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In today’s turbulent economy, many businesses are struggling with financing, cash flow and administrative concerns. As signs continue to point toward recovery, there are a number of opportunities available to help the business owners ensure that their companies are better positioned to emerge stronger than before.

Join us for an evening of networking and discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing today’s business owners. Topics will include the following:

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Any employer maintaining deferred or equity compensation arrangements for employees, directors or contractors or considering adopting such a plan should be aware of the major tax and design issues involved. The past five years have seen a number of special rules following the 2004 Tax Act that created Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

Join us as we discuss these highly technical rules and outline effective strategies designed to assist you in creating the kind of retention and reward compensation program you need to help position your company to emerge from the economic recovery stronger than before.

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In today’s turbulent economy, many are wondering how to proceed in an uncertain market. Although we can not predict the future, we can offer sound advice for making smart financial decisions in regards to your investment portfolio and tax position.

Join us as our wealth management and tax specialists discuss the investment recovery process and what you can do to take advantage of today’s current economic situation to get back on track. We will also discuss the potential tax law changes that could affect your short-term financial future.

Session to cover the following topics:

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