New Fences. The PCAOB is proposing that audit firms not be allowed to sell tax shelters to the top executives of their audit clients. Wash Post. The proposed rules would not impose a blanket ban on tax advice, a step that some consumer advocates had advanced two years ago. Auditors still would be able to perform routine tax work, including preparing tax returns for companies. They would also be

Sales Returns. The WSJ published an interesting article about retailers tracking individual's behavior patterns in the returns area. The companies want to cut down on abuse of their liberal returns policies.
According to retail consulting firm KingRogers International, in 2003, the return rate for specialty retailers was 10.6 percent of total sales, higher than the industry average of 8.58