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July 27, 2012 9:55:36 am

Proposed Standards for Equipment Leases Unpopular

The recent joint exposure draft by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board
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Tags: Accounting Standards

July 26, 2012 10:33:41 am

Supreme Court Decision Has Permanent Benefits for Native Americans

The recent Supreme Court decision affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has also made the
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Tags: TribalHealthcare

July 25, 2012 11:24:01 am

Employers Should Plan for Insurance Premium Rebate Checks under PPACA

Employers need to take notice of a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) which may result in their insurance carriers issuing rebates to partici
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Tags: BenefitsPPACAERISAInsurance Rebates

July 24, 2012 10:11:40 am

Doctor EHR Adoption Reaches 55 Percent

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the results of a study that found that physician adoption of electronic health records (EHR) reached, and possibly surpassed, 55 per
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Tags: HealthcareEHR

July 23, 2012 3:19:16 pm

HEARTH Act Passes Senate; Increases Native American Authority over Leases

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership... » continue reading

Tags: TribalHEARTH Act

July 18, 2012 12:55:43 pm

AICPA Clarifies Auditor’s Consideration of an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

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Tags: Accounting StandardsGoing Concern

July 16, 2012 1:22:53 pm

Preparing for ICD-10 Potential Financial Issues

The ICD-10 conversion will have financial ramifications for companies that do not adequately prepare.  While most of the conversion issues re
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Tags: HealthcareICD-10

July 13, 2012 11:49:44 am

Response to New GASB Pension Liabilities Standards

The decision by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) to toughen reporting standards for public employee pensions was praised by both the
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Tags: Accounting StandardsLocal and State GovernmentPension Plans

July 10, 2012 10:16:49 am

AHA Responds to Proposed IRS Rules for Nonprofit Hospital Debt Collection

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued proposed rules for nonprofit hospitals for the collection of debt.  The rules are in response to the consumer protections portion of the

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Tags: HealthcareTax

July 06, 2012 1:42:14 pm

Employers’ Obligations Resulting from Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling

With the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), employers’ at

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Tags: BenefitsHealthcareGroup Health Plan2012 W-2Flexible Spending AccountsFSA

July 05, 2012 1:21:55 pm

City Comptroller Accused of Stealing $53 Million

The former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, has been indicted for wire fraud in a case that is making other municipal and state governments take notice.  Rita Crundwell, 58, is accused of diverting approximately $53 million over the last 21 ye

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Tags: FraudAuditInternal AuditState and Local Government

July 02, 2012 1:05:34 pm

Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in a 5-4 vote to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act P.L. 111-148 (the Act).  The Court determined in its ruling for
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Tags: HealthcareTax

July 01, 2012 2:04:12 pm

Proposal Would Give Native American Tribes Bonding Authority

U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) is working on a tax reform proposal that would give Tribal governments the same bonding authority as states and municipalities. 


Baucus, chairman of the

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Tags: TribalTax