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Law firm accounting and financial management, fourth edition The Fourth Edition includes in-depth analysis of accounting, tax and financial management, international tax, and outsourcing issues that will allow your firm to compete in today's global legal market. This book is an ideal reference for every professional responsible for managing a law firm of any size. Your purchase price includes the cost of all previous updates and any updates that may be issued within three months of your order.

Law firm tax services (LiFTS) memos As part of our service to clients, we provide information on current tax-related issues through periodic Law firm tax services memos. These memos are meant to highlight new legislation, discuss relevant tax cases, analyze revenue rulings or procedures and offer insight on how all these developments may impact law firms and/or their partners.

• New funding rules and market turmoil could increase cash costs in defined benefit pension plans sponsored by law firms
  This article discusses how law firms with certain types of qualified defined benefit pension plans may face additional cast requirements in 2009 and 2010. New stricter funding rules apply as falling funding levels will lead to significant additional cash costs. Law firms should asses the impact of this anticipated cash hit on their business and review investment strategies and alternative methods of providing benefits to partners and staff.
  
• Law firm surveys
  A listing of law firm services surveys.
  
• Taxing questions: US law firms in the People's Republic of China
  It's 21st century reality: deals, unimaginable not that long ago, between US and Chinese businesses; surging quantities of Chinese-made consumer goods on US retailers' shelves; and increasing competition of oil and gas resources. The People's Republic of China isn't a "future major player" in the global economy—it's already in the game. And many US law firms see a potentially fertile market in this new powerhouse.