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WHO WILL PAY THE COST OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYER RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS?
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Who will pay the cost of government employer retiree health benefits? The short answer to that question is that the union worker will pay the cost in the form of decreased benefits, higher contributions, and/ or fewer union jobs - unless they act now. This unequivocal statement may seem a bit extreme, however, thirty years of experience as a benefits attorney tells me that it is true. As explained below, my reasons for making such an extreme statement are sound and the cost of ignoring the im...
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Plain paper financial statements--do they meet the test?
The CPA Journal
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Limited-Use Financial Statements Should Not Limit Audit Work
Beyond Numbers
; The situation The 2004 financial statements of ABC Mortgage Corporation, a provincially regulated mortgage broker, came under the scrutiny of its provincial regulator late that same year. As the result of a subsequent investigation, ABC had to make various changes to its financial statements, and
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PICPA contributes to the defeat of proposed "plain-paper financial statements"
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