Tax

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Luke Coombs | Andersen Tax (FKA WTAS)

The tenth anniversary of the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley) reminds us of the many changes that have occurred during the last 10 years in the accounting industry. The scandals of Enron, WorldCom, and others helped lead to Sarbanes-Oxley, and also helped the...

Tax

Raymond Kelly | Marcum LLP

Editor: Please tell us about your professional background. Kelly: I started my career at KPMG, where I spent 17 years. I then spent 10 years serving as a tax director of a commercial bank, which, during my tenure, grew from a small community bank into a regional bank with a national mortgage...

Tax

Jim Dondero | Andersen Tax (FKA WTAS)

The organizational structures around M&A activity vary widely; acquisitions are often contemplated and executed by a small team of business-development specialists with limited input from the rest of the organization. Even though tax and legal specialists are frequently involved in the...