Publications

July 7, 2025

Weekly Report 25-30

WEEKLY REPORT 25-30 NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS EFFECTIVE JULY 1:  (1) Unwanted subscriptions many now be cancelled before automatic renewals by the same method first enrolled, with online companies now required to provide a click-to-cancel button; (2) Owners, Airbnb, VRBO and other short-term rental platforms must now disclose required cleaning duties in advance to avoid fees... Continue
June 30, 2025

Weekly Report 25-29

• “THE FLOOD OF ChatGPT-CRAFTED RESUMES AND BOT-SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS IS SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL, with LinkedIn now processing 11,000 submissions per minute, and AI technology disrupting the traditional hiring process with automated noise, haunting social media and the web with sensational pictures and misleading information. Whereas earlier technologies helped people craft a personal resume more... Continue
June 23, 2025

Weekly Report 25-28

  THE CHIEF COMPONENT OF BUSINESS SUCCESS IS STRATEGIC PLANNING. As the pace of technology continuously quickens – latest being AI – and as competitive forces increasingly threaten profit margins, the importance of such planning has become more critical than ever. Strategic planning is in simplest terms about deciding only three things: (1) WHERE to... Continue
June 17, 2025

Weekly Report 25-27

A REMINDER OF KEY BUSINESS ARENAS WHICH NEED PERIODIC REVIEW & UPDATE TO ENSURE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION:  Clarity in Goals, Objectives & financial expectations, with Consensus among partners & key team; Accounting & Administrative Controls; Risk management; Technology infrastructure & Cybersecurity; Operational Effectiveness (remembering the Murphy’s Law that if anything can go wrong, it... Continue
June 9, 2025

Weekly Report 25-26

  IRS has just announced: (1) Nearly one third of its audit staff have been laid off, necessitating numerous dropping of tax return audits in process; (2) the Internal Revenue Service agency is “poised to become more earnest in its use of artificial intelligence during the auditing process”; and (3) that ‘improper payments’ exceeding $21.4... Continue