May 20
On May 4, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) released the results of a phone survey of over a thousand nationally-representative sample of adults. The survey explored reasons for disagreements. Twenty-seven percent said disagreements over money are the most common, placing this subject ahead of all other topics, including children, chores, work and …
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May 19
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Sketcher USA Inc. reached a $40 million settlement on charges that Sketchers deceived consumers. The FTC joined with 45 attorneys nationwide in the consumer protection agency’s claims against Sketchers. According to the FTC, The Federal Trade Commission announced that Skechers USA, Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to …
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May 18
As more and more commerce goes online, states have struggled with how to tax transactions that are not entirely within their borders. Under the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Quill Corp. v. N.D., 504 U.S. 298 (U.S. 1992) and other cases, a physical presence is required before a state may exercise tax jurisdiction over out-of-state …
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May 17
Based on data of birth records from 1973 to 1999 in the United States, the 5 most popular dates to get pregnant are all in December: December 11 December 4 December 18 December 12 December 17 These days are calculated by subtracting the average length of pregnancy from the most common dates of birth. According …
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May 16
Days before Facebook’s initial public offering, a survey of the general population gives a sobering view of what Facebook needs to justify its market value. The poll was sponsored by the Associated Press and CNBC and conducted by GfK Roper between May 3rd and 7th of 2012. It was a random phone survey of 1004 adults …
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May 15
CEO magazine released its eighth annual survey of the best and worst states in which to do business. California managed to be rated dead last in the entire country for the eighth year in a row. There is only one reason for this. California’s taxation and regulation score is by far the worse in the …
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May 14
In a Bloomberg audio report regarding the use of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in 401(k) plans, Apple was identified as having an all ETF 401(k) plan. This shows Apple’s innovation in ways outside of their products, as there are challenges in using ETFs with the recordkeeping platforms that most plans use. Because of the resistance …
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May 12
Christy Romero has not held the top job at the office of Special Inspector General for TARP (SIGTARP) for very long. The Senate just confirmed her nomination on March 29, 2012. Before this, she was SIGTARP’s Deputy Inspector General. Ms. Romero’s April 25, 2012 report is her first, but it reads with the confidence of …
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May 11
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is paying much greater attention to economic cost-benefit analysis in its rule making activities. Private concerns wishing to alter the SEC’s rulemaking should consider using economic analysis and rationale in their comments to a greater extent than previously. What the Republicans could not accomplish legislatively when Dodd-Frank was first being …
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May 10
The superhero epic The Avengers has roared across movie screens and smashed all previous opening weekends with a US box office of over $200 million. It is widely believed that it would have made even more if there were more IMAX screens out there to show it. To understand the magnitude of this record, the …
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