Executive Express Private Company Edition 119

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5/2/2012

 

A Message from the President

FEI Members:
 
Believe it or not, your voice can make a difference. Along with a group of members from FEI’s Committee on Private Company Policy, I was recently on Capitol Hill to meet with elected officials and senior policymakers to speak about the issues that are affecting private companies. With tax reform looking likely in 2013, it is imperative that our private company members get their voices heard loud and clear. It’s not just tax reform, however. Private companies face an onslaught of expiring tax provisions at the end of 2012. The 2001-03 tax rates and the estate tax are due to expire. We cannot let that happen. If we as a group do not speak up as a group, private companies will be severely impacted. If you would like to get front and center with your elected officials to better serve your business, contact Tyler Roberts in FEI’s Washington, D.C., office to find out how.
 
 
Marie N. Hollein, CTP
 
 
 

Audit Fee Survey 2012 Now Open!

July 2012 will be the 10th anniversary of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Has compliance with Section 404 improved your internal controls? Has it been worth the expense?
 
New questions have been added to the survey on the costs and benefits of Section 404. Respond to this year’s Audit Fee survey and let your voice be heard.
 
Because of the importance of this survey, all respondents will be entered into a drawing
for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!
 

>> Take the survey.

 

Regulatory & Legislative Update

- Manufacturing: A Bright Spot for the US Economy
   
- Coalition Letter to Secretary Geithner on India Tax Concerns
   
- FASB Tentatively Defines Nonpublic Entity
   
- FAF Posts Summaries of Feedback on Private Co Standard Setting
   
- IASB, FASB Release Report on Status of Convergence
   
- The Relationship Between The SEC and Accounting Standard Setters: June 7 SECHS Webcast
   
- Tune In to FASB Podcast on Not-for-Profit Accounting
   

FEI Bulletin

- FERF Update
   
- News to Use
   

Conferences & Events

- 2012 Leadership Summit
   May 20-22 | Disney’s Contemporary Resort | Orlando, FL | Up to 20 CPE credits available
- Washington Policy Update for the Heartland
   June 12 | Metropolitan Club | Chicago, IL | 4 CPE credits available
- Best Practices for Internal Controls and Risk Management
   June 19 | Executive Conference Center | New York, NY | Up to 8 CPE credits available

Webcasts

- Simplify Your Cap Tables and Option Expensing
   May 9 | 2:00 p.m. Eastern | 30 Minutes | No CPE credits available
- Exploring CFO Priorities for 2012: Presenting the Results of the 2012 Gartner FEI Technology Study
   May 15 | 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Eastern | 1 Hour | No CPE credit available
- Adding Value to the Internal Audit Function through Technology
   May 16 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern | 1 Hour | 1 CPE credit available
- The Cloud, CFO and CPM
   May 31 | 2:00 p.m. Eastern | 1 Hour | 1 CPE credit available

 

FEI Committee Meetings

May
Committee on Government Business (CGB)
May 10 | Honeywell | Washington, D.C.
 
Committee on Corporate Treasury (CCT)
May 14 | Ernst & Young | New York, NY
 
Committee on Private Company Policy (CPC-P)
May 17 | Conference Call
 
 

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