Software Audits

Camcorder is a must-have digital equipment in the modern life. You could shoot splendid moments when attending to friends' party, go out for a travel, or record kids' fun activities when they are young, etc. When fun happens, camcorder is there. As camcorder brands, different people have different choices. As far as I know, JVC, Sony, Canon, Panasonic, Hitachi, Sanyo are famous camcorder manufacturers, they also develop pocket camcorders, like Sony Webbie HD, Sanyo Xacti, and Flip video created by Pure Digital Technologies, etc. Most camcorders record video in High Definition video, another saying, AVCHD .mts .m2ts files, or .tod, .mod files, or HD ... Read Full Story

Audits are regularly issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). There are two main reasons why an individual or business may be audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Random audits are not as frequent as they used to be; however, they do still exist. The majority of audits ordered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are because they noticed a large mistake or they feel a taxpayer is trying to deceive them to receive a larger tax refund. Despite what many individuals feel, being audited is not the end of the world. The best way to handle an audit is to learn ahead ... Read Full Story

Audits are regularly issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). There are two main reasons why an individual or business may be audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Random audits are not as frequent as they used to be; however, they do still exist. The majority of audits ordered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are because they noticed a large mistake or they feel a taxpayer is trying to deceive them to receive a larger tax refund. Despite what many individuals feel, being audited is not the end of the world. The best way to handle an audit is to learn ahead ... Read Full Story

Many companies who comply with a demand by a software publisher or industry association (such as the BSA or the SIIA) for an internal software audit end up facing significant settlement demands after forwarding their audit materials to the other side. One of the reasons the settlement demands often are so high is the fact that the auditing entities frequently base their demands, in part, on the unbundled price of software suites. Thus, where a company may expect to pay a fine based on the MSRP of, for example, one undocumented installation Microsoft Office Professional 2007 ($679), it likely will end up receiving a ... Read Full Story

One of the top ten questions asked by my clients is How long does the BSA self-audit process take from start to finish? Of course I give the standard lawyer answer: it depends. Here are the steps to a typical BSA audit. Preparation of Audit Materials (3 to 6 months) A BSA audit is a request, under threat of litigation, to compile a listing of all BSA member software products installed on the audited entitys computer network as of the Audit Effective Date. The Audit Effective Date is the date on the BSA initial letter requesting an audit. The first step in preparing this ... Read Full Story