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• The Thomson Corp. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2007-10-25

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. One moment please for the first question from the line of Drew McReynolds from RBC Capital Markets. Please go ahead. Drew McReynolds - RBC Capital Markets Thanks very much. Good morning. Just on the THOMSONplus program and the acceleration maybe you can...

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• HR Professionals Should Play a Prominent Enough Role in Managing Their EPL Insurance

  BNET - 2006-01-01

  This paper describes about the Employment Practices Liability EPL which is a hot topic these days. Discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination claims are attracting the attention of more displeased employees, plaintiffs' lawyers and juries than ever before. One in four privately held companies has been sued by a current or...

  Tags: Human Resources, Termination, Thomson Corp., Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance

• Revenue Recognition: A Perennial Problem

  BNET - 2005-07-01

  With most companies having completed their first internal control attestation - and thus, with less demanding focus on Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 at least in the short run - attention for many is shifting to revenue recognition. The topic is still a main priority for standard-setters and regulators, as well as...

  Tags: Revenue, Internal Control, Financial Statement, Thomson Corp., Revenue Recognition, Financial Statements, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance

• Burlington Busts the Affordable Housing Debate

  BNET - 2005-03-01

  With housing prices skyrocketing beyond the means of the average worker, rents eating up a greater share of household income, and HUD funding on the chopping block, local governments have few tools at their disposal to create affordable housing. Too often, mayors are reduced to offering tax breaks to big...

  Tags: Thomson Corp., Government, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance

• Risk Management: What Contract Administrators Should Know

  BNET - 2005-03-01

  By understanding the risk management process and the organizational impact and being a supportive team member, the contract administrator will be able to add overall value to project/contract and the organization. As the contract administrator interacts with internal and external customers, he or she will need to understand and comply...

  Tags: Administrator, Contract, Risk Management, Thomson Corp., Financial Planning, Financial Services, Strategy, Finance, Management

• Guide to Mandatory Rollovers of Small Balance Cash-Outs

  BNET - 2005-02-01

  The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 EGTRRA modified the rules applicable to involuntary distributions of small benefit amounts. The changes generally become effective on March 28, 2005, though different effective dates may apply for certain governmental and church plans. On Sept. 28, 2004, the Department of...

  Tags: Safe Harbor, Thomson Corp., Taxes, Financial Planning, Finance

• Jobs Credit Reduces AMT Wage Deduction

  BNET - 2004-11-01

  The Federal Circuit recently held that an employer's wage deduction has to be reduced by the taxpayer's jobs credit in computing Alternative Minimum Tax AMT, even though the jobs credit is not allowed for AMT purposes. V owns and leases hospitals, nursing centers and personal care facilities. For the tax...

  Tags: Job, Thomson Corp., Alternative Minimum Tax, V, Taxes, Recruitment & Selection, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Retirement Funds: A New Path to the American Dream: New Franchisees Open Their Doors With a Retirement Plan as the First Order of Business

  BNET - 2004-10-01

  The choices for financing new franchises are as varied as the franchises themselves. Today, franchisors, especially those selling specific types of businesses, may benefit most from a relatively unknown type of product that allows individuals to use retirement funds to purchase new franchises-without penalties, without taxes, and without interest. When...

  Tags: Thomson Corp., Franchise, Real Estate, Taxes, Regulations, Payroll Solutions, Free Trade, Investment, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Government

• Who Is a "Responsible Person"?

  BNET - 2004-10-01

  Honorary positions on charitable executive boards and figurehead positions as chief executive officer or president are quite a distinction and often highly valued by those appointed, but danger exists if the company or organization fails to pay its payroll taxes. If the IRS determines that the individual is a "Responsible...

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• Rescuing Pension Rescue Plans: Dealing With the IRD Problem Is More Difficult, But Still Workable

  BNET - 2004-08-01

  The December 2003 California CPA article on the hidden tax traps of Income in Respect of Decedent IRD noted that the IRS clobbers certain types of assets, such as qualified retirement plans and IRAs at death. For clients in the maximum income tax and estate tax brackets, the asset erosion...

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