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Quarterly Webcast Series Presented By Grant Thornton
Upcoming Webcasts Coming soon
Past Webcast Recordings
Combating Construction Fraud: Contractor’s Tool Kit for Avoiding the Unplanned and Excessive Costs of Fraud
Presentation Description: Construction companies face a higher risk of corporate fraud than companies operating in other industries. The very nature of construction and other third-party contracting relationships creates opportunities for things to go wrong and remain undetected. Join us for a webcast that will provide you insight into how to identify, anticipate, deter and resolve fraudulent activity within your organization.
Our program will address the following: - Categories and relevant examples of fraud
- Legal elements driving ethics and compliance requirements
- Best practices to minimize your risk for fraudulent activity
- Cost effective internal controls
Presenter 1: Jim Schmid, National Director of Construction Forensics - Grant Thornton LLP
Presenter 2: Carol Esselink, Economic Advisory Services Manager - Grant Thornton LLP
Moderator: Todd Taggart, National Construction Practice Leader
Host: Kevin Basso, Marketing Director - Computer Guidance Corporation View Recorded Webcast: Click Here Download Slides (right click "save target as") Title: Obama vs. McCain: How they differ on the issues affecting the construction industry
Presenter 1: Mel Schwarz, Tax Partner - Grant Thornton (click presenters for bio and contact info)
Presenter 2: Todd Taggart, National Construction Practice Leader - Grant Thornton
Host: Kevin Basso, Marketing Manager - Computer Guidance Corporation
Topics: Whether the American public chooses Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain, the next U.S. president will have a unique opportunity to reshape American tax policy, which certainly will impact the construction industry. In this webcast, Grant Thornton LLP Tax Partner Mel Schwarz will provide an overview as well as the context surrounding the key differences between the candidates’ tax positions, including their: Varying plans for estate tax, currently scheduled to disappear entirely in 2010, and then reappear in 2011 with a top rate of 55 percent and an exemption of just $1 million Differing plans for alternative minimum tax Approaches regarding expiring 2001 and 2003 tax bills that include rate cuts on dividends and capital gains Distinct stances on costly “extenders,” annually expiring tax provisions Congress typically extends every year
View Recorded Webcast: Click Here
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