Risks & Benefits

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• Risks of a Model Still Maturing

  Here are some factors CFOs should take into account when their organization considers moving data, applications, or infrastructure to the public cloud. October 17, 2011

• Xilinx Vindicated: No Need to Share ESO Costs

  In another transfer-pricing blow to the IRS, Xilinx wins an appeals court decision that allows the high-tech company to avoid sharing employee stock-option expenses. April 5, 2010

• Don't Panic: Health-Care Hit Is Minimal

  The health-reform law is forcing companies to take large earnings charges related to retiree drug benefits. But the charges mean little in terms of company valuations, say analysts. March 29, 2010

• Flexible Spending Account Providers Fighting to Protect Benefits

  Payflex and other companies that administer flexible spending accounts, which are used to pay for health care expenses, have reason to worry. August 3, 2009

• How to Avoid Bank Bailouts

  CFOs and treasurers who do business with the biggest banks, insurers, and hedge funds may find it comforting if sputtering ones are red-flagged. July 24, 2009

• Duck and Cover

  What AIG's near collapse means for D&O insurance policy holders. November 3, 2008

• FASB Delays Lawsuit Disclosures

  The board responds to companies' distaste for its proposed rule on contingent liabilities. September 24, 2008

• Lehman D&O Risk Prompts Lawsuit

  Shareholders accuse Constellation Energy's executives of holding back on how exposed they were to Wall Street's credit mess. September 23, 2008

• When Is a Dividend Deductible?

  A recent tax law case involving Ralston Purina's ESOP highlights a riff between two courts. September 18, 2008