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ARTICLES


Author:	JAMES S. ANCHIN, CPA
September 2004 —	Contingency Planning: Preparing for the Unexpected
August 2004 —	Fed’s ‘Interest-Free Loan’ Offer Expires Soon
July 2004 —	Contractors Can Benefit with Cost Segregation
June 2004 —	M&A Heightens the Urgency for Due Diligence
May 2004 —	How to Properly Plan for Business Success
April 2004 —	Market Requires Owners to Court Bonding Firms
March 2004 —	It Pays to Document Construction Claims
February 2004 —	Buy-Sell Pacts are Essential for Contractors
January 2004 —	The Keys to a Winning Bid Strategy
December 2003 —	Keeping Your Company Honest
November 2003 —	Financial, Tax Planning Year-End Resolutions
October 2003 —	When to Capitalize or Expense Items?
September 2003 —	Control Your Workers’ Comp Costs
August 2003 —	New Tax Rules Pose New Challenges
July 2003 —	Self-Insurance: Is It For You?
June 2003 —	Key Provisions of the New Tax Law
May 2003 —	Controlling the Family Business
April 2003 —	The Importance of Monitoring Cash Flow
March 2003 —	Some Tips to Prevent Check Fraud
February 2003 —	Contingency Planning to Hedge the ‘What Ifs’?
January 2003 —	Forecast for Construction: Cautious Optimism
December 2002 —	IRS Plays Hardball Over Trust-Fund Payments
October 2002 —	Putting a Price Tag on Your Company
September 2002 —	Accurate, Timely Financials are Essential
August 2002 —	The Real Story About Executive Compensation
July 2002 —	Preventing and Detecting Workplace Fraud
June 2002 —	Improving Job Performance and Profitability
May 2002 —	Evaluating the Financial Health of Your Insurer
April 2002 —	Importance of Documenting Job Claims
March 2002 —	Tax Strategies for Today’s Economic Times
February 2002 —	Construction Claims: The Next Big Audit Area
January 2002 —	Understanding the Current Surety Market


Author:	ALEXANDER A. MIUCCIO, CIC Legal Counsel
September 2004 —	Court of Appeals Rejects Surety’s Pay-When-Paid Clause Defense
August 2004 —	Court Dismisses Job Delay Claim Due to Lack of Notice
July 2004 —	By Failing to Bid on Alternate, Disappointed Bidder Bounced
June 2004 —	Court: Traffic Cones Flunk ‘Barricade’ Test
May 2004 —	Sub Excused, Citing ‘Impossibility’ to Perform Contract
April 2004 —	Firm Recovers ‘Fair Value’ Without Written Contract
March 2004 —	The Pitfalls of Progress Payment Releases
February 2004 —	GC, Sub Battle Over ‘No Damage for Delay’
January 2004 —	High Court Clarifies Coverage of Scaffold Law
December 2003 —	‘Loose Cannon’ Defense To OSHA Misfires
November 2003 —	Court Rejects Contractor’s Delay Claim
October 2003 —	Written Notice Requirements for Extra Work Claims May Be Waived
September 2003 —	Court Dismisses Claim for Lack of Notice
August 2003 —	Court Allows Contractor’s Untimely Bid
July 2003 —	Contractor Not Liable for Delay Damages For Circumstances Beyond Its Control
June 2003 —	Court Refuses to Discharge GC’s Debts
May 2003 —	Court: Pay-If-Paid Clause Unenforceable
April 2003 —	Court Holds Supplier’s Notice Was Timely
March 2003 —	Court Upholds Termination of Low Bidder
February 2003 —	Contractor Convicted of Tax Fraud
January 2003 —	Court Rules Contractor’s Bid Takes Precedence
December 2002 —	Lack of Privity Bars Recovery
November 2002 —	Claim for Lost Overhead, Profit Rejected
October 2002 —	Court Rejects Contractor’s Delay Claim
September 2002 —	Court Says Contractor Wrongfully Terminated
August 2002 —	Lawsuit Tests Manager, GC Roles
July 2002 —	Owner Liable to Subs for Extra Work
June 2002 —	Arbitration Clause Incorporated inUnsigned Purchase Order is Enforceable
May 2002 —	Appellate Court Says Written Approval For Extra Contract Work Can Be Waived
April 2002 —	Court Upholds Engineer’s Dispute Determination
March 2002 —	Court Rejects Extra Work Claim Under Unit Price Contract
February 2002 —	Court Permits Retaliation Claim Against Town
January 2002 —	Contractor Liability for Prevailing Wage Violations

Author:	ROBERT PEGG
September 2004 —	Commercial Real Estate Continues to Struggle
August 2004 —	Full-Fledged U.S. Housing Price Bubble Unlikely
July 2004 —	Where Have America’s Jobs Gone?
June 2004 —	Will Job Outsourcing Threaten Our Economy?
May 2004 —	NAFTA’s Toll: Half-Million U.S. Workers Jobless
April 2004 —	How Large Will the National Deficit Be?
March 2004 —	Oil’s Future Continues to Be Unpredictable
February 2004 —	Rising Health Care Costs Burden the Economy
January 2004 —	Are We Better Off Than Our Parents?
December 2003 —	Regional Economy Picking Up
November 2003 —	When Are Recessions Officially Over?
October 2003 —	Soft Commercial Real Estate Market Ahead
September 2003 —	Housing: The Next Bubble About to Burst?
August 2003 —	How Vulnerable is the U.S. to Deflation?
July 2003 —	Many U.S Jobs Going Overseas
June 2003 —	Huge State Budget Deficits Are Growing
May 2003 —	Refinancing Boom is Carrying the Economy
April 2003 —	War Is a Mixed Bag for the Economy
March 2003 —	Income Inequality Gap Growing
February 2003 —	Productivity Gains Signal Better Times Ahead
January 2003 —	Is Deflation in Store for 2003?
December 2002 —	Will the U.S. Economy Slip Like Japan’s?
November 2002 —	The Economy is Better Than We Think
October 2002 —	No More Budgetary Surpluses
September 2002 —	Productivity Growth is a Positive Sign
August 2002 —	Is There a Crisis of Capitalism?
July 2002 —	The Rising Costs of Medical Inflation
June 2002 —	Housing Keeps the Economy Going
May 2002 —	The Aging of America’s Population
April 2002 —	The Changing Face of the Job Market
March 2002 —	Wartime Economy Spurs Invention
February 2002 —	Will U.S. Follow Japan into A Slump?
January 2002 —	Are We Facing Deflation?

Author:	THOMAS H. WELBY, P.E., ESQ.
September 2004 —	Court Expresses Sympathy but Shows No Mercy
August 2004 —	Some Safety Measures Are ‘Infeasible’
July 2004 —	Defending Against OSHA Citations

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