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State pension changes: how will the new rules affect you?
The state pension is changing. From 2017, retirees will receive a flat-rate weekly pension. This will replace the complicated current system, which sees most people receive the basic state pension and then some top-ups, depending on their circumstances.
There has been a lot of confusion about the new scheme since the government outlined its plans in a White Paper earlier this month. Here, we get to grips with some of your key questions.
What exactly will change?
Instead of receiving the basic state pension - currently £107 a week - plus any further income-related top-ups, all pensioners will be entitled to £144 a week in today's money - so long as they have made at least 35 years worth of national insurance (NI) contributions.
The amount will be reviewed each year to bring it in line with earnings, prices, or 2.5% - whichever is higher.
Will I be eligible for the new scheme?
By 2017, the state pension age will be 64 for women and 65 for men. This means all women born after 6 July 1953 and all men born after 6 April 1952 will be entitled to the flat-rate pension. However, the pension age will rise to 66 for both men and women by 2020 - going up again to 67 by 2028.
Read Johanna Gornitki's blog: Pension victory for women - at last!
Will I benefit?
- Hopefully, the country as a whole will be better off by having a simpler, more transparent system, which should also be cheaper to run in the long run.
- Women who take time out of work to bring up children will benefit because those years will now count towards the NI contributions needed to claim state pension. They also don't have to worry about losing out on any earnings-related top-ups as it will all be replaced by the flat rate.
The government believes around 750,000 women reaching state pension age in the first 10 years after implementation will receive an average of £9 per week of extra pension.
- The self-employed, who were previously only able to claim the basic state pension because they pay less NI, will also get a better deal – assuming they build up 35 years of NI contributions.
Or will I be worse off?
- Anyone retiring after 2017 will have to work five years longer than they would have under the current system because entitlement will depend on 35 years of NI contributions, rather than 30.
- Women who reach state pension age between April 2016 and April 2017 will not only miss out on the more generous flat-rate state pension because of changes to their pension age, but they are already having to deal with working longer. However, men of the same age will be entitled to the new scheme.
- Some high earners could have built up a state pension of up to £250 a week, so they would lose out under the new weekly cap of £144.
- Those with fewer than 10 years of service will no longer be entitled to receive a state pension at all.
Those reaching the state retirement age before 2017, and who are entitled to less than £144 a week, will miss out on the more generous flat-rate state pension under the new system. They are not allowed to defer their retirement until the new changes come into effect, either.
I contracted out of the earnings-related pension. How will I be affected?
Pensions savers who contracted out of S2P or SERPS (State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme) - to have more control over their investments or to take their pension earlier - will have a deduction made to their £144 a week pension.
The finer details aren't available yet, but this deduction is unlikely to reduce their pension entitlement below the current basic state pension of £107.45 per week.
National insurance
A scheme originally established in 1944 to provide protection against sickness and unemployment as well as helping fund the National Health Service (NHS) and state benefits. NI contributions are compulsory and based on a person's earnings above a certain threshold. There are several classes of NI, but which one an individual pays depends on whether they are employed, self-employed, unemployed or an employer. Payment of Class 1 contributions by employees gives them entitlement to the basic state pension, the additional state pension, jobseeker's allowance, employment and support allowance, maternity allowance and bereavement benefits. To qualify for the state pension, individuals need 30 years' of full NI contributions.
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I presently am paid a State Pension of approximately £150 per week. Does it mean that in 2017, if I'm still around, that this will be cut to £144 per week? I must admit I'm very confused and concerned if this is the future arrangements. Thanks
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I wish that these statements would include, as a first para,
current pensioners are not effected by the incoming new rules,
OR these new rules effect pension payments regardless of age.
This would save some of us reading pages of detail that do not apply.
A happy 75 year old pensioner with some SERPS benefit.
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I will be entitled to a State Pension in 2 years time which will be paid after NI contributions have been paid for over 40 years so why should I and others like me not be entitled to the new enhanced pension for which you only need 35 years contribution?
As to your comment that people will have to work longer to achiev 35 years contributions how come I will achieve 45 years by my retirement at 65 ????
This is yet another Government con trick.
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I reach 63 my retirement age in may 2016 just missing out by 6 weeks the new pension. I dont start receiving my pension till november 2013 6 months after my birthday why i dont know.
Will they pay me the new pension because of this delay.
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I agre about the confusion. You state above that anyone who gets their pension before the new rate comes in in 2017 will not receive it. Just to clarify, does this mean that when I get my pension in Nov 2014, that I will hypothetically still only be receiving £104 p wk (assuming the pension stayed the same) whilst my neighbour who is a couple of years younger will receive £144, therefore making this a 2 tier society of pensioner witha £40 a week difference between 2 pensioners? That is how I read this and it does not make sense, even with idiot politicians agreeing to this
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The information you have provided is confusing.on the one hand you state that men born between April 2016 and april2017 will receive the new pension ie "However men of the same age will be entitled to the new scheme"
You go on to say in the next para that those retiring before 2017 and who are receiving less than £144per week will not be entitled to new scheme!,,
Can you please clarify as it is so confusing!,,,,
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Many people who have already retired early, to live independently and make no claim on the state until they reach state retirement age, are finding that if they only have 30 years contributions (which they thought would be enough) they will now be penalised and not get the full amount of the new pension. However those of a similar age and with a similar record who are claiming long term benefits will get NI credits and in most cases these will take them over the 35 year hurdle by the time they reach pension age. This is blatant discrimination against those who have probably worked hard, saved for their retirement and are likely to still be paying significant taxes even though not employed any more. The government needs to address this issue and assure all those caught in this trap that if they need five years' NI credits, they will get them.
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I worked and saved, then retired early (living off my own means) after achieving 30 Years N.I. contributions. I qualify for state pension in July 2017. I was given a forecast of £169 per week which is the figure that I based my future income on. I am sure that their are a lot of people asking the same question .Do we now have to work for another 5 years to pay N.I.or do we recieve a lot less pension?
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My wife will take her NHS pension in April this year and then work 3 days a week for better life work balance. Her State pension is due 2016. Will the new laws affect my wife in anyway?
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Oupa, yes. And my wife is in the same position. Also her retirement age was increased by this Tory government (in October 2011) by 18 months.
We are both completely screwed by these changes. And yet millionaires get a 5% discount on tax. Disgusting!!!
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To calculate your State Pension retirement date enter your details on this website: https://www.gov.uk/calculate-state-pension
If your retirement date is before 6th April 2017 then you will be paid on the current basis, and will need only 30 years of N.I. contributions.
If your retirement date is on or after 6th April 2017 then you will paid on the new flat-rate basis, and will need 35 years of N.I. contributions.
Please note that delaying when you receive your State Pension doesn't affect your payment basis.
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I qualify for a State Pension on 6 July 2015 at age 62yrs 7mths so it seems I won't qualify for the new flate rate pension even though I have 41 years contributions.
I had intended under the current system to defer my pension until I am 65. The benefit of deferring would give me an additional 1% on my basic pension for every 5 weeks I deferred payment. The idea of course if to give me a better pension in the long term.
Will I still be able to do this. I understand I still won't get the new flat rate but will I still be able to defer to get the additional 1% for 5 weeks deferral?
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it's all as clear as mud ......
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Yesterday marked the ten month anniversary since Lady in White Sonia Garro and her husband Ramon Alejandro Muñoz have been imprisoned by the Castro dictatorship in Cuba. The couple was violently arrested days before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI to the island and have been kept in a Castro dungeon ever since under "preventive custody." Their crime? They are peaceful human rights activists who dare to call out the brutality of the Cuban dictatorship.
Let us not forget Sonia, Ramon, and the hundreds of other political prisoners in Cuba rotting in Castro gulags. The international press is too busy covering the "reforms" of the Cuban regime, therefore, it is up to us to keep reminding everyone that Cuba is an island prison.
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At a gala event at New York City's Pierre Hotel on October 18th, the Mailman School awarded the highest prize in public health — The Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health — to Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, President of the Institute of Medicine. The following day Dr. Fineberg delivered the Calderone Prize Lecture at the Paley Center for Media in midtown Manhattan. His timely topic: Public Health in a Time of Government Austerity.
Dr. Fineberg's talk was introduced by Dean Linda P. Fried, who hailed Dr. Fineberg for his many contributions to the field of public health and to public health education. Dr. Fineberg was then introduced by Francesca Calderone-Steichen, who noted that "the Calderone lecture is the high point of the prize" that bears her father's name.
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Aiple, a 6-1 setter from Round Rock High School who enrolled at A&M in January, was a member of the U.S. Girl's Youth National Volleyball Team and won a gold medal at the 2012 NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Championship. She also was the MVP in the 18 American Gold Division at the 2013 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships after leading her Austin Juniors Volleyball team to the gold medal.
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China's recent leadership transition was widely depicted as a triumph for conservative hard-liners and a setback for the cause of reform – a characterization that has deepened the gloominess that pervades Western perceptions of China. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang – the top two officials in China's new governing council (the Standing Committee of the Politburo) – are both well educated, well traveled, and sophisticated thinkers who bring a wealth of experience to the many challenges that China faces. As so-called Fifth Generation leaders, they continue the steady progress in competence that has marked each of China's leadership transitions since the emergence of Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s.
While it is entirely premature to judge the style and direction that China's new leaders will take, three early hints are worth noting. First, Xi's assumption of power is more complete than was the case in earlier transitions. By immediately taking the reins of both the Chinese Communist Party and the Central Military Commission, he has a greater opportunity to put his personal stamp on policy than his predecessors had at the start of their administrations.
Yes, China governs by a consensus of the Standing Committee. But Xi is well positioned to drive the thinking of a now-leaner decision-making body (downsized from nine members to seven). Moreover, he has long favored a market-friendly, scientific approach to economic development, which will be vital to China's future.
Second, Li Keqiang – the presumptive incoming premier – could be the big surprise in the new leadership team. Unlike the current premier, Wen Jiabao, who was third in the chain of command for the past 10 years, Li has been elevated to No. 2, which suggests a greater potential for power-sharing between the Communist Party and the government at the top of China's new team.
With a Ph.D. in economics, Li, who, as executive vice premier, headed the all-important "Central Committee Finance and Economy Leading Small Group," is especially well equipped to deal with the long-awaited structural transformation of China's economy. Indeed, having overseen China 2030 – an extraordinary joint report recently produced by the World Bank and China's own high-level think tank, the Development Research Center – he has a deep understanding of the road map that China must embrace. His promotion could be a major step up from Wen, who emphasized rhetoric and strategy more than implementation.
Third, and contrary to prevailing wisdom in the West, Wang Qishan, one of China's savviest and most experienced senior officials, has not been relegated to obscurity in his new position overseeing "discipline" on the Standing Committee. Yes, Wang has invaluable experience in the financial sector, and it would have been logical for him to assume similar responsibilities on the new leadership team. But, as one of the top seven in the Communist Party hierarchy, he will still be able to weigh in on all important economic and financial matters, while assuming responsibility for tackling one of China's toughest problems: corruption. Having known Wang for more than 15 years, I have a sense that he is very well suited to this vital task.
The other members of the new Standing Committee bring a broad array of experience and skills. That is especially true of Yu Zhengsheng and the two Zhangs, Dejiang and Gaoli, who come from senior roles in three of China's most powerful and dynamic urban centers – Shanghai, Chongqin, and Tianjin. Their deep knowledge of the key role played by urbanization in driving economic development will be critical to broadening the structural transformation that China now faces.
The West is not only overlooking the new Chinese leaders' enhanced skill set, but is also misjudging the current state of the country's economy, which, while far from perfect, is not crisis-torn and in desperate need of a quick fix. In fact, China is emerging in reasonably good shape from yet another global slump. This gives its new leaders leeway between now and the National People's Congress in March 2013 to focus on the development of implementation tactics for their strategic agenda.
None of this is to minimize China's enormous challenges. But strategy is not the problem; the pro-consumption 12th Five-Year Plan lays that out with great clarity. The new leadership must now shift the focus to commitment and implementation of that strategy – namely, through enactment of a new set of bold reforms, especially those related to the services sector, the social safety net, and state-owned enterprises. Xi's emphasis on the "top-level design" of reforms lends itself particularly well to this agenda, as does Li's intimate familiarity with the detailed blueprint provided by China 2030.
Western observers, focusing on recent public statements by Xi and Li, highlight a dearth of comments in favor of economic or political reforms. But the same could have been said of the early utterances of Deng, modern China's greatest reformer. As Ezra Vogel notes in "Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China," Deng's first public statement after his political rehabilitation in 1976 was, "Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought constitute the guiding ideology of the party."
Those were not exactly enlightened words – especially in view of what was shortly to come. Yet Deng seized the moment at a critical juncture that is strikingly reminiscent of the one now faced by Xi and Li.
As is the case in any country's leadership transition, no one knows for certain whether China's incoming administration is up to the multiplicity of challenges that they face. Since the days of Deng, China has had an uncanny ability to rise to the occasion and meet its challenges head on. The new generation of leaders has the right skills and experience for the task. Western biases notwithstanding, we will know soon enough if they can translate strategy into action.
Stephen S. Roach, a faculty member at Yale University and a former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, is the author of "The Next Asia." THE DAILY STAR publishes this commentary in collaboration with Project Syndicate © (www.project-syndicate.org).
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iPhoneclub (translation) says that Apple's rumored plan to build a new data center in Netherlands are now focusing on the town of Eemshaven.
Eemshaven is an ideal location due to the high-speed transatlantic fiber optic cable link to the USA. Google already has a 10,000 square meter data center in the town, and it is believed that Apple has already been granted outline planning permission for its own center …
Although the cost of the center has not been revealed, a comparable sized data center being built by Microsoft in the same area is known to be costing €2B ($2.7B). The center is expected to create between 150 and 200 new jobs.
Apple achieved 100 percent renewable energy sources for its data centres as of last year, a record which will be easy to maintain in a windy part of the Dutch coastline which is blanketed with wind-turbines.
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I'd think Ireland, being Apple's European headquarters and big players like Amazon, Google (shhh), MS having their DC here would be better choice…
Also Microsoft is planning a billion dollar data center in the Netherlands. So Google, Apple and Microsoft choose this relative small country. The internet infrastructure in the Netherlands is very good.
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Doing things at dusk, at dawn, or, come to think about it, any dimly lit place, is well starred this month, especially when you get a sort of Jedi feeling that you are able to do things without relying on your eyesight. Just don't try to fight small balls with what looks like little lasers like Luke Skywalker did in the first Star Wars movie, unless you want to end up peppered with what looks like bee stings for the next month.
Taking candy from a baby will become surprisingly difficult this month as it comes under the influence of Saturn from the 14th - expect surprise back problems, falling to the floor all of a sudden, and bleeding from the nose and ears when you attempt it.
Iconic monuments including the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids, and that thing on the hill in Athens, are about to become cosmically important when meditating on stuff this month. Find where Neptune is in the sky when you start your ruminations and your requests from the bountiful universe will be bettered by no less than 0.4%, a record.
This month your destiny feels hallowed in splendid circumstances.
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Many scholars have turned to the groundbreaking critical research methodology, Youth-Led Participatory Action Research (YPAR), as a way to address both the political challenges and inherent power imbalances of conducting research with young people. Revolutionizing Education makes an extraordinarily...
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Working Method focuses on the theory, method, and politics of contemporary social research. As ethnographic and qualitative research become more popular, noted scholars Weis and Fine provide a roadmap for understanding the complexities involved in doing this research....
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As a medical student and a keen video games player, I was very excited to find out that playing Nintendo's Wii console had been shown to improve surgical skills (19 January, p 24). While I was excited by the prospect of finally having an admirable reason for playing on my new Wii, it should be recognised that video games can not only be used to improve surgical technique but also to judge inherent aptitude for surgery.
In a 2002 study I published with T Miskry and A Magos entitled "If you're no good at computer games, don't operate endoscopically!" (Gynaecological Endoscopy, vol 11, p 345) - also based around a Nintendo console - junior doctors completed three timed laps of the Nintendo 64's Diddy Kong Racing video game before having their endoscopic surgical skills assessed.
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I've spent three decades learning how to alter people's memories. I've even gone so far as planting entirely false memories into the minds of ordinary people - memories such as being lost in a shopping mall, cutting your hand on broken glass or even witnessing demonic possession as a child, all planted through the power of suggestion.
Psychological scientists have learned so much about planting false memories that some say we almost have recipes for doing so. But we haven't seen anything yet. Over the next 50 years we will further master the ability to create false memories. We will learn more about who is most susceptible and what works with what kind of people. The most potent recipes may involve pharmaceuticals that we are on the brink of discovering.
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Romance means something different for everyone, but most people can agree that if there is low lighting, soft music, a charming companion and something delicious to eat, you've already got the makings of one outstanding evening.
A few years ago, Tandy Wilson, chef and owner of City House, offered this tip about earning his respect as a diner: Don't tell me you're a foodie, he said, tell me you're a "regular."
We were having a conversation about overuse of the term "foodie," and how even though it can be a well-meaning label to show a person's interest in a particular topic, it also can carry the snobbish weight of those who salivate over the trendiest dishes – and then salivate over their keypads to type a Yelp review after just one visit.
A FedEx commercial that never made it past the storyboard stage portrayed company founder, chairman and CEO Fred Smith as a child filling out an order form in the back of a comic book for a batch of Sea-Monkeys, sending it off and waiting for the delivery.
The deal to win Shelby County government's backing of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton's plan for a Fairgrounds Tourism Development Zone is getting more complex.
The latest version outlined Tuesday, Jan. 20, at City Hall still includes a city guarantee to make up any sales tax revenue that would normally go to fund local public schools that might be lost to financing the reconfiguration of the Fairgrounds.
Two weeks after they ignored a proposed $43.1 million settlement of the six-year old schools funding legal standoff, Memphis City Council members Tuesday, Jan. 20, approved a $41.8 million settlement with Shelby County Schools.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Robin Williams' suicide seared into the world's collective mindset more than anything else this year, based on what people were searching for on Google.
Jenna Simonson has joined IRIS Orchestra as community relations coordinator. In her new role, Simonson will oversee community engagement programs and office management for the orchestra, which kicked off its 15th season in October.
Greg Spillyards has joined the brokerage team at Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors to launch the firm's Community Advisors service line.
Community Advisors is focused on the Memphis city core, with a goal to provide real estate advisory services to assist in the revitalization of the city's underserved areas with passion, creativity and entrepreneurship, and with service to those already living and leading in their neighborhoods.
Morgan Bohannon has been named chairman of the board of director of Junior Achievement of Memphis & the Mid-South Inc. Bohannon, the regional market manager for iHeartMedia, became engaged with Junior Achievement when iHeartMedia sponsored the "Broadcast Center" at JA BizTown in 2012. He joined the board soon thereafter and has been involved ever since.
Coming in the Door: East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa. Going out the Door: Louisville and Rutgers.
New faces on the sideline: Orlando Antigua (South Florida), Frank Haith (Tulsa), Kelvin Sampson (Houston)
RiverArtsFest 2014 will be held Friday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 26, in the South Main Historic Arts District. The festival will feature a juried artist market, 50 musical acts, food courts, interactive art stations and more. Admission is free on Friday and $5 on Saturday and Sunday. Visit riverartsmemphis.org for hours and more information.
Michelle McManus, a Memphis native and certified public accountant, has joined Patrick Accounting and Tax Services PLLC as manager. In her new role, McManus will supervise and review the monthly accounting process for a section of clients. She will also prepare and review tax returns and work closely with clients, assisting them with ongoing tax planning.
Kirkland Bible has joined family law firm Shea Moskovitz & McGhee as an associate. In her new position, Bible will represent clients in a variety of family law matters, including divorce, post-divorce and child custody matters.
I REMEMBER THIS SONG. Last week, I wrote about passing institutions – a couple of examples of places and people that won't come our way again. I said the past can inform the future, but we can't go back to some other time.
Clarity. That's what anyone attending a seminar on health care is seeking. What's going on here and across the country? What's the impact of the Affordable Care Act? What are the trends? What about the looming shortage of primary care physicians?
Amy Weirich took the oath of office Tuesday, Sept. 23, for a full eight-year term of office, saying the prosecutor's office has a role in crime prevention as well as prosecuting those accused of crimes.
Dr. Daniel Lee has joined the DeSoto office of Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association PC. Lee provides comprehensive women's health services, including office gynecology, obstetrics and surgical management, to women of all ages.
Randy Stepherson has been named 2014-2015 chairman-elect of the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association board of directors. Stepherson is president of Stepherson Inc., the family- and employee-owned parent company of Superlo Foods, which has five Memphis-area locations, and Stepherson's.
A field of 15 Memphis attorneys applied to become the newest Chancery Court judge as Chancellor Kenny Armstrong moves to a seat on the state appeals court in a week.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Economists appear to be of two minds about the Federal Reserve.
They agree with the Fed that the job market still isn't healthy. Yet the latest Associated Press survey of economists finds that most fear the Fed will wait too long to raise interest rates and thereby risk stoking inflation or creating asset bubbles.
A field of 15 Memphis attorneys applied to become the newest Chancery Court Judge as Chancellor Kenny Armstrong moves to a seat on the state appeals court in a week.
Pull out your 2014 schedules, UT fans.
Fall camp is done, and it's time to get in game-week mode with the season opener against Utah State fast approaching.
So go to the little box next to each of UT's opponents on the 2014 schedule and pick the winner.
"How does it feel to be on your own?" Fritz Hester turns Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" into a surging blues tune that spills out of the Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar into the thick, cigarette and beer-flavored humidity stifling Printers Alley
If you catch Jimmy Lewis these days and get him talking about coffee roasting, chances are he might never stop.
Democrats don't consider it a successful campaign season unless there is some kind of intra-party dust up, the political axiom goes.
That conventional political wisdom loses its validity the more Republicans win, and it suggests that when the differences within the party aren't mended by a Democratic victory, a bigger skirmish is likely on the horizon.
When Jeff Nolan, the Hard Rock Café's music and memorabilia historian, got to Memphis Sunday, June 29, to prepare for the next day's preview tours of the new Hard Rock location at Beale and Second streets, he grabbed a bite to eat at nearby Rum Boogie Café.
The Memphis Bar Association poll of attorneys on the judicial races on the Aug. 7 ballot shows 16 percent to as high as 38 percent of the attorneys participating have no opinion in many of the judicial races.
Numbers rarely lie, and in Gregg Popovich's case they finally piled up in a way too compelling to ignore.
Five NBA titles spread over 15 years is a dynasty, even – maybe especially – in this era of short attention spans. It's long past time Popovich got the credit he deserves.
A challenge of Shelby County Commissioner Henri Brooks' residency is serious enough that her fellow commissioners are prepared to discuss it at a special meeting next week.
The Shelby County Attorney's office is investigating whether Brooks lives in the district she has represented for the last eight years.
At week's end, Shelby County Commissioner Henri Brooks and Shelby County Democratic Party Chairman Bryan Carson had been arrested within 24 hours of each other on separate charges.
Former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown's actions in Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court in March will live on in court past the May county primaries and into the campaign season as Brown prepares to challenge incumbent District Attorney General Amy Weirich in the August general election.
Special Criminal Court Judge Paul Summers has sent the Juvenile Court contempt citation against former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Jackson, Tenn.
Special Criminal Court Judge Paul Summers on Friday, May 2, sent the Juvenile Court contempt citation against former Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Jackson, Tenn.
The weekend before the formal reopening of the National Civil Rights Museum, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s voice could be heard in the museum plaza.
Memphis City Council member Lee Harris is challenging Democratic state Sen. Ophelia Ford in the August primary for District 29, the Senate seat held by a member of the Ford family since 1975.
Joe Brown's bid to unseat District Attorney General Amy Weirich in the 2014 elections probably wasn't supposed to begin this way – in a courtroom dispute with Juvenile Court that has nothing to do with Weirich.
As Shelby County Democrats try to improve on losing every countywide office to Republicans in the 2010 county elections, party leaders are also warning political figures who identify as Democrats not to cross party lines.
Expect to hear a lot between now and August about how the local criminal justice system does or does not work.
With Thursday's filing deadline for candidates in the May 6 county primaries, two races for offices that are part of the system advanced to the August ballot.
One of the six Shelby County Commission incumbents seeking re-election this year was effectively elected to a new four-year term in a new district with the noon Thursday, Feb. 20, filing deadline for candidates in the May county primaries.
The May 6 Shelby County primary races began to move toward their final form Monday, Feb. 17, just ahead of the noon Thursday filing deadline for candidates.
Shelby County Commissioner Steve Mulroy brought the Democratic primary race for county mayor to four as he filed his qualifying petition Monday afternoon.
Former Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown has a qualifying petition out to run in the May Democratic primary for District Attorney General.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn't bad just for individuals.
It's hurting the U.S. economy.
So says a majority of more than three dozen economists surveyed last week by The Associated Press. Their concerns tap into a debate that's intensified as middle-class pay has stagnated while wealthier households have thrived.
In a Midtown apartment last week, Jake Brown gathered his friends and friends of those friends to launch his campaign for a seat on the Shelby County Commission in the 2014 county elections.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Federal Communications Commission might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. But what about the airlines?
Old concerns about electronics being a danger to airplane navigation have been debunked. And airlines could make some extra cash charging passengers to call a loved one from 35,000 feet. But that extra money might not be worth the backlash from fliers who view overly chatty neighbors as another inconvenience to go along with smaller seats and stuffed overhead bins.
Voters in Shelby County's six suburban towns and cities elected their respective municipal schools boards Thursday, Nov. 7 with low voter turnouts that reflected that most of the school board positions on the ballots were one-candidate uncontested races.
The early vote is in for the Thursday, Nov. 7, suburban school board races in Shelby County's six suburban towns and cities which are forming their own municipal school districts.
Only six of the school board races are contested with Lakeland voters choosing from a single list of seven contenders for five positions on the Lakeland school board.
Voters in Shelby County's six suburban towns and cities go to the polls Thursday, Nov. 7, for the second time in a year to elect school boards for their respective municipal school districts.
Gary Blume, a veteran agent with RE/MAX Real Estate Experts, has been appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam to a five-year term on the Tennessee Real Estate Commission. Blume is a past president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors and has served twice as president of the Tennessee Real Estate Educational Foundation.
The Orpheum Theatre will present "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story" Tuesday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 20, at the theater, 203 S. Main St. Visit orpheum-memphis.com or call 525-3000 for showtimes and tickets.
Business Over Coffee International will continue its Weave Your Own Web social media training series on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the group's headquarters, 5865 Ridgeway Road, suite 300. Cost is free for members and first-time guests, and $10 for returning guests. Visit businessovercoffee.biz or call 820-4469.
Early voting in the Democratic primary special election for State House District 91 expands Friday, Sept. 27, from the Shelby County Election Commission's Downtown offices, 157 Poplar Ave., to three satellite locations.
DeAndre Brown runs what might be the best known landscape business in areas of Memphis where the yards have brush and trees taller than the vacant houses they completely obscure.
"We operate a little differently than other contractors. Most have subcontractors that work separately," he said. "We are one large crew of 60 men or women. We get the heavy equipment in first. Then a team of weed eaters will go in behind that, then a team of people go in behind them and clean up."
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Director Tate Taylor says he wants to make his native Mississippi a place where people can build careers with steady work in the movie business.
He filmed "The Help" in the state in 2010 and announced Aug. 26 that he will make a feature film about the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, with the intention of shooting "every frame" in Mississippi.
Lisa Moore recently joined Girls Inc. of Memphis as president/CEO, returning to the organization where she began her career in the late 1980s. In her new role, Moore said, she will provide leadership and support to equip Girls Inc. of Memphis to effectively and efficiently fulfill its mission of equipping all girls to live strong, smart and bold.
From the hold of a slave ship to a segregated classroom to "freedom song karaoke," the new elements of the renovated National Civil Rights Museum are taking shape.
Officials of the 22-year-old museum updated the first renovation in the history of the museum built on the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968. They told a group of 20 at an annex building next to the construction site Thursday, June 20, to expect more video elements, updated technology and an "immersion" into the civil rights movement.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more confident in the U.S. economy than at any point in the past five years, thanks to surging home values, a brighter job market and record-setting stock prices.
For the music retailer that traces its history back to 1921 and to the second-floor Downtown studio Mil Averwater opened to give piano lessons, 2013 is a time of reflection, celebration and pride in a few impressive numbers.
After a four-decade existence, the Morgan Keegan name has been retired.
The announcement Raymond James Financial Inc. is dropping the Morgan Keegan name was made during Raymond James' first quarter earnings conference call last month. Raymond James CEO Paul Reilly was giving analysts listening to the call an update on the firm's acquisition of the Memphis investment firm last year and its integration since then.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Pro-union workers said Tuesday that Nissan Motor Co. has threatened to close its Canton assembly plant if workers vote for the United Auto Workers to represent them, though the company denies such threats.
Kellyn Gowen has joined Renshaw Property Management as marketing coordinator. In her new role, Gowen manages social media, marketing and communications for the company's 800 Mid-South rental properties, serves as a liaison for property owners and real estate agents, and spearheads marketing efforts for vacant properties.
Rebekah McLain has joined Counterpart Communication Design as copywriter. In her new role, McLain will write copy for print and websites, with areas of expertise including higher education, security and disability law, neuropsychology and hospitality.
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff.
The solid job growth wasn't enough to reduce the unemployment rate, which remained 7.8 percent last month, the Labor Department said Friday. The rate for November was revised up from an initially reported 7.7 percent.
President Barack Obama carried Shelby County in unofficial Nov. 6 election returns as his Republican challenger Mitt Romney took the state's 11 electoral votes.
Voter turnout in the most popular election cycle among Shelby County voters was 61.9 percent, about the same percentage as four years ago. But the 371,256 voters is fewer than 2008 when more than 400,000 Shelby County voters cast ballots. The percentage is about the same because there are fewer registered voters in Shelby County than there were four years ago after a purge by election officials.
If an expansion of an assisted-living facility at Baylor and Brunswick roads stays on schedule with votes next month by the Memphis City Council, the planned development should win final approval less than a month before the area it is in is annexed by the city of Bartlett.
Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Robert Carter Jr. and attorney Monica Wharton of Memphis are among two of the three new members of a Special Tennessee Supreme Court appointed by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.
Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday, Aug. 21, to end city funding for vehicle inspections at the end of June 2013.
The 10-2 council vote followed months of discussion among council members about Shelby County government or the state of Tennessee assuming responsibility for the car and truck inspections.
The Darryl Worley and Friends Songwriters' Event featuring country music songwriters Darryl Worley, Mark D. Sanders, Rob Crosby and Jim "Moose" Brown will take place Tuesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. at Bumpus Harley-Davidson, 325 S. Byhalia Road in Collierville.
Bill Burtch, founder and president of full-service management consultancy firm Harmony Coaching & Consulting, has received the Professional Certified Coach designation from the International Coach Federation, becoming the second PCC in Memphis. Burtch, who also holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources designation, focuses his consulting work in executive/team coaching, professional development training and human resources consulting.
If you take the time to read about the German writer, artist, biologist, physicist, and all-around highly productive guy Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, you will find that he accomplished quite a bit during his 80-plus years on the planet Earth. And since he lived in the late 1700s and early 1800s, he did it all without a cell phone, iPad, Bluetooth, spell check or any of our modern technological conveniences and so-called necessities.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration's top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region has resigned after Republicans targeted him over remarks made two years ago when he used the word "crucify" to describe how he would go after companies violating environmental laws.
Leah Walker has joined the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County as development and marketing manager. Walker represented her home state as Miss Georgia in 2008 before joining the Greater Memphis Chamber as a development consultant.
MEMPHIS (AP) – A new exhibit chronicling Elvis Presley's influence on pop music performers has opened at Graceland in Memphis.
The exhibit, called "Icon: The Influence of Elvis Presley," opened Thursday at the Graceland tourist attraction. It includes 75 items on loan from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, plus other memorabilia from artists who have been influenced by Elvis.
James Hivner, a member of the law firm Glankler Brown PLLC since 2001 and a certified public accountant, will become chief administrative officer of the Chancery Court Clerk's office effective March 16.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama gets mediocre marks for his handling of the U.S. economy, and Mitt Romney easily outpolls his Republican rivals in an Associated Press survey of economists.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The United States has record supplies of natural gas and plenty of reasons to promote natural-gas powered cars, but so consumers, manufacturers and fuel suppliers haven't shown much interest.
The 2011 Crystal Awards luncheon, honoring individuals, businesses and organizations for their outstanding philanthropic efforts in the greater Memphis community, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave.
Jeanie Peppers has joined Lifeblood as senior donor relations account manager.
Hometown: Drummonds, Tenn.
Trentwood Cobb has joined Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association as director of MIFA Meals on Wheels, which provides hot meals to senior citizens in the greater Memphis area.
Hometown: Memphis
After several delays, phase two of the plan for Uptown development cleared the Shelby County Commission Monday, Oct. 17.
But only after the commissioner whose district includes Uptown tried to shift the emphasis from continued development south of Chelsea Avenue moving west to new development north of Chelsea.
When the Memphis City Schools system held a "read for the record" celebration last week at Downtown Elementary School, "Llama Llama Red Pajama" wasn't just read aloud to and by the grade-schoolers. For the first time, some read along using e-books, or digital books.
And all 12 of the Memphis City Council members seeking re-election won new four year terms in the city election cycle, marking the largest return of incumbents to the 13-member council in the 43-year history of the mayor-council form of government.
Memphis City Council members are going for a record return of incumbents to the legislative body with the Thursday, Oct. 6, city elections.
And Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. is running for a percentage of votes that will give a mandate to his drive to move the city's political mindset away from personalities and confrontation.
Eric Jackson has joined Devcon Security as general manager of the company's Memphis branch. Jackson's primary focus will be hiring and training sales people and technicians, as well as building daily branch operations and acting as the brand ambassador to building partnerships in the community.
NASHVILLE (AP) – State officials marked National Preparedness Month on Tuesday by stressing the need for readiness for natural disasters, mindful of the Memphis flooding last May and the April tornadoes that claimed 37 lives in Tennessee.
FuelFilm, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the internal growth of Memphis' film industry, will hold a Filmmakers Media Expo from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at The Skye Grille (formerly Quetzal), 668 Union Ave.
Four incumbent Memphis City Council members and all three incumbent City Court Judges were effectively re-elected at the Thursday, July 21, noon deadline for candidates to file their qualifying petitions for the Oct. 6 Memphis ballot.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple CEO Steve Jobs has briefly emerged from a medical leave as the company unveiled a new music and storage service and new software for Mac computers and mobile devices.
Like everybody else in the real estate business, the last 36 months or so have been trying times for Grubb & Ellis Co. Memphis, a commercial realty firm that splits its business between leasing/management and sales.
Lots of geniuses work alone and make remarkable contributions to our world. I joke that if you're playing Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy and you're stuck for an answer, try Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson. They pretty much did it all.
When the national news media early this year zeroed in on reports of high rates of pregnancy among Memphis' adolescent girls and the programs being implemented to address the issue, many Memphians asked, "So, what about the boys?"
Expect lights, camera and action along the streets of South Main and the banks of the Mississippi River this weekend as veteran and aspiring filmmakers alike will attempt to create five short films in just 48 hours.
Despite commercial real estate's doldrums, local brokers are seeing signs of resurgence.
Commercial real estate investments – such as malls, office buildings and industrial properties – reached $316 billion nationwide in 2010, according to Thomas Reuters. That represented a 50 percent jump from an eight-year low in 2009 of $209 billion.
Laurie Thornton says it was her own experience with paralyzing fear and a sense of helplessness that led her into the pro bono work she does with her law firm, Glankler Brown PLLC, and with Memphis Area Legal Services.
A memorial service for retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice William H.D. Fones Sr. of Memphis is Tuesday at Christ United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. in Wilson Chapel.
Fones died Thursday at the age of 93 after a long illness.
4150 Winchester RoadMemphis, TN 38118Sale Amount: $558,000
Sale Date: Oct. 26, 2010Buyer: City National BankSeller: City National Bank via Stewart Title of Memphis Inc.Original Borrower: Alterra Corners LLCOriginal Lender: City National BankOriginal Loan: $3.6 millionOriginal Loan Date: February 2007
Nashville-based Conwill Properties LLC has bought a 5,631-square-foot, single-occupancy retail building from The Sherwin-Williams Co. for $465,000, financing it with a $372,000 loan through First Tennessee Bank NA.
As the Grizzlies mark their 10th season in Memphis, whispers of "contender" and "dark horse" can be heard in the halls of FedExForum.
The positive outlook is an encouraging sign for a team that sat at the bottom of the league just two seasons ago and has endured a bumpy ride during its decade-long tenure in Memphis.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were created to absorb the growing number of people looking for work.
A diverse mix of Memphis businesses is defying the odds and finding success spanning multiple family generations. Grant & Co., Champion Awards, Jim's Place East, Barden Stone and Broadway Pizza are among the Memphis institutions thriving under second- and third-generation ownership and management.
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Beginning in Madrid, your amazing 2 week Mediterranean adventure takes you to all the hotspots along the Mediterranean coast & makes sure you experience the best of each city. Flamenco dance in Barcelona, rub shoulders with the rich & famous on the French Riviera, enjoy the delights of Tuscany & walk in the footsteps of Roman Emperors in Rome. Don't forget your stay in the City of Popes, Avignon & the must do photo of you & the Leaning Tower of Pisa!
London to Rome
6 countries \ 17 days \ from US$2795 per person
Tailor made for those wishing to travel the Contiki way but at a slightly more relaxed pace. With your 3 nights in Paris we will take time to visit Versailles and see the Palace of Louis XIV, you may also like to head out to Euro Disney in your free time Make your way down through Italy via Spain and the French Riviera before ending your tour in Rome, the Eternal City. Why not extend your experience by travelling on to Athens on our London to Athens tour?
London & Paris plus Rome
4 countries \ 10 days \ from US$1709 per person
Discover London, Paris & Rome with this action packed trip. No need for studying maps, guidebooks & languages - leave it to us! Your time in London include a city tour of the major sites, a day trip to Bath & Stonehenge, tickets to a West End musical. Onto Paris, via the English Channel, for a city tour by night, a visit to a French perfumery & a day trip to Versailles. Then get busy in Rome & see the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Colosseum & St. Peter's Basilica. Don't forget to eat pizza & of course Gelato!
Greek Island Adventurer
1 country \ 9 days \ from US$1535 per person
Want to catch island fever, soak up the sun & experience a few of Greece's hottest destinations? Now's your chance! Starting in the Greek capital we'll then set sail to some of the country's best island spots. With 9 days, there's loads of time to experience everything. Chill beachside, live it up with the locals, sightsee, indulge in awesome optionals or just relax. Finish back in Athens for another slice of the ancient city. It's a great way to combine culture, partying & seeing this beautiful area of the world.
London & Paris
3 countries \ 7 days \ from US$1179 per person
Spend your time discovering London & Paris with this action packed tour. No need to negotiate maps, guidebooks, public transport & languages though, leave that to us! Your 3 days in London include a city tour to take in the major city sites, day trip to Bath, tickets to a West End musical & plenty of free time. Onto Paris via the English Channel. Along with an Illuminations city tour, a visit to a French perfumery & day trip to Versailles you'll still find time to shop, visit museums & soak up the joie de vivre!
London to Athens
7 countries \ 22 days \ from US$3635 per person
Tailor made for those wishing to travel the Contiki way but at a slightly more relaxed pace. With your 3 nights in Paris we will take time to visit Versailles and see the Palace of Louis XIV, you may also like to head out to Euro Disney in your free time as well as the requisite shopping on the Champs-Élysées and museum visits. Make your way down through Italy via Spain and the French Riviera, chill for a few nights on the Greek island of Corfu before ending your tour in Athens after ticking the Acropolis off your things to do list.


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ACPEN Signature courses are the flagship CPE events of ACPEN, and the top of the line in CPE programing.
Signature courses, begin in May each year, continue monthly throughout the year, and are replayed for live credit several times, including in December and January.
Each showcases important and timely CPE topics, using enhanced production techniques, and are delivered by panels of national experts, practitioners, and representatives of regulatory and standard setting bodies.
To see what courses are included in this year, please click on the ACPEN Signature category below.
Can you provide the guidance clients demand? Your clients have been watching the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act closely. The rules are changing, the oversight is increasing and the system is getting more complex. CPAs have opportunities to provide value-added services like cost reduction; tax work; and bottom-line guidance for reimbursement changes – and that's just the beginning of the list.
Day 1 - Thursday, April 24, 2014
8:15am-8:20am - Introduction & Opening Remarks
8:20am-9:10am - Keynote Address: Economic Outlook: United State and Florida
Michael T. Wolf
Economist / Wells Fargo Securities
Charlotte, NC
The year ahead will present several opportunities and challenges for the U.S. and Florida economies. This presentation will outline where those economies are in the current recovery and how they will develop moving forward. Information specific to Florida and relevant to the healthcare industry will also be presented.
9:10am-10:00am - Keynote Panel: The Continuum of Care: Life Before, Leading Up to and In to the Hospital and All that Follows (Credits: 1.0 TB) –Business Management & Organization
Augustine E. Agocha, MD, PhD, MBA
Partner / Baycare Health System-St Joseph's Heart Institute
Lutz, FL
Dr. Jay (Kirksak Jay Poonkasem, M.D., L.M.T., Integrative Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Suncoast Hospice)
Miguel A. Fana Jr, M.D.
President and Medical Director / Fana Medical Group, P.A.
St Petersburg, FL
This panel discussion will provide perspective into some of the challenges we, as individuals and as a healthcare continuum, face and into some of the opportunities ahead. With the ACA and ACOs a reality, working together and partnerships are key.
10:15am-11:05am - The Continuum of Care: Life Before, Leading Up to and In to the Hospital and All that Follows (Credits: 1.0 TB) – Business Management & Organization
Augustine E. Agocha, MD, PhD, MBA
Partner / Baycare Health System-St Joseph's Heart Institute
Lutz, FL
Dr. Jay (Kirksak Jay Poonkasem, M.D., L.M.T., Integrative Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Suncoast Hospice)
Miguel A. Fana Jr, M.D.
President and Medical Director / Fana Medical Group, P.A.
St Petersburg, FL
This panel discussion will provide perspective into some of the challenges we, as individuals and as a healthcare continuum, face and into some of the opportunities ahead. With the ACA and ACOs a reality, working together and partnerships are key.
11:10am-12:00pm – Accounting for the Federal Budget: The Future on Health Care Dollars (Credits: 1.0 AA) Accounting
Daniel J. O'Keefe, CPA, CFE, MBA
Shareholder / Moore Stephens Lovelace, PA
Winter Park, FL
This course will present the federal financial accounting and will overview the finances of the country and the future of health care spending.
12:00pm-1:10pm – Lunch Break
1:15pm-2:05pm - Lease Accounting (Credits: 1.0 AA) - Accounting
Rachel Gerring
Partner / Ernst & Young LLP
Nashville, TN
The joint proposal by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board would significantly change the accounting for leases and could have far-reaching implications for a company's finances and operations. This session will address the proposed changes, potential impact, and what company's should start doing now to prepare.
2:10pm-3:00pm - How Health Care Providers Estimate Their Medicare, Medicaid, RAC and Other Liabilities (Credits: 1.0 AA) - Accounting
Michelle D. Manuel, CPA,MBA
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Jacksonville, FL
Brandon McCain
Director / PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Birmingham, AL
The objective of this session is to provide an overview of how to estimate third party liabilities and items to consider for year-end settlements affecting Medicare, Medicaid, RAC and other liabilities.
3:15pm-4:05pm - GASB OMB A 133 Update (Credits: 1.0 AA)- Accounting
Todd A. Webster, CPA
GASB Practice Fellow / KPMG LLP
New York, NY
This session will provide detailed update on recent OMB A-133 Circular changes and proposed changes.
4:05pm-4:55pm - New Revenue Recognition Standard and its Impact on Health Care Providers (Credits: 1.0 AA) Accounting
Patrick J. Kitchen, CPA
Partner / McGladrey LLP
Chicago, IL
Pat Kitchen, McGladrey's Great Lakes Health Care Assurance Leader and member of the AICPA Health Care Expert Panel, will provide his views on the new FASB revenue recognition standard and its anticipated impact on health care providers. The session will also cover the 2013-2014 AICPA Health Care Audit Risk Alert.
5:00pm-5:50pm - Legislative and Regulatory Update: What 2 Watch 4 (Credits: 1.0 TB) - Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Larry Oday
President / Larry Oday, Esq, PLLC
Washington, DC
This session covers the 10 hottest topics in health policy for 2014.
Day 2 - Friday, April 25, 2014
8:00am-9:40am - Health Care Reform from an Employer Perspective (Credits: 2.0 TB) - Management Advisory Services
Matthew L. Snook
Partner / Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Tampa, FL
This session will review all relevant historical and prospective aspects of PPACA and will discuss how these provisions have and will continue to impact employers, both from a cost and a workforce management perspective.
10:00am-10:50am - Private Equity Acquiring Physician Practices: Significant Accounting and Transaction Issues (Credits: 1.0 AA) Accounting
Ron Ralph, CPA
Healthcare Partner / Crowe Horwath LLP
Chicago, IL
Brian Kerby, CPA
Healthcare Director / Crowe Horwath LLP
Chicago, IL
This session will cover the Accounting and Transaction issues that need to be taken into consideration when physician practices are purchased by Private Equity Groups. This session will also cover due diligence considerations that are common and important to ensure a successful transaction.
10:55am-11:45am - Not-for-Profit Audit Guide Update (Credits: 1.0 AA) Accounting
Cathy J. Clarke
Principal / CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Minneapolis, MN
On March 1, 2013, the AICPA issued the first comprehensive revision of this guide since 1996. The session bring attendees up to date on highlights including items such as program investments, gifts in kind accounting and challenges with fair value, exchange transactions and audit risk alerts.
11:45am-1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00pm-1:50pm – Connecting the Dots…How does your form 990 Align with Your Financial Statements? (Credits: 1.0 AA)Cindy B. Kushner, CPA Tax Partner/Crowe Horwath, LLP, Ft Lauderdale, FL ANDBrittney M. Kocaj, Tax Manager/Crowe Horwath LLP, Ft Lauderdale, FL
An interactive discussion including preserving and maintaining your tax-exempt status; tax considerations and planning related to physician integration; discussion on how your organization's CHNA strategy compares to peer hospitals and sharing of practical approaches to developing the CHNA implementation strategy.
2:05pm-3:45pm - Accounting and Auditing Update (Credits: 2.0 AA) 1 Accounting/1 Auditing
Lynda M. Dennis, Ph.D., CGFM
University of Central Florida School of Accounting
Orlando, FL
This session covers the latest updates on health-care industry-related topics in accounting and auditing.


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Gerber Vinyl Covers help to contain the accident and reduce the spills and mess.
These Gerber Training Pants are available in a 2 pack for boys or girls and in a 3 pack in the unisex white.
Gerber changes the patterns and colors fairly often, so they may vary from the prints and colors shown in the picture.
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- Cloth - washable and reuseable
Care Instructions:
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In response to jmwalters' comment:
Who said anything about him fighting Orr? That's ST's job.
I'll take him fighting ANYBODY at this juncture!
True. That's his function, nite. His capacity on the Bruins is to respond to what those players are sure to try.
Exactly...The other nite when he didn't go with Neil..I was like...WHAT! I know it was a tie game & he's more valuable on the ice, but he also has a role & his role is to itimidate...Not to be intimidated.
BTW- Did anyone else notice after the scuffle in front of the Sens net when DK was getting mauled? Neil & Lucic had another discussion. It was as if Lucic said something to Neil & Neil looked like he said. "OK sorry man...I didn't know." and tapped Lucic's shoulder before skating away. I'm not a lip reader by trade, or anything, but that's what it looked like was said.