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	Receptionist knew how to make unforgettable impression By Steve Coscia

.3/10/2008 While executive management sets the example for their company's culture, it is the receptionist who has a dramatic impact on how visitors perceive the culture of a company.

	Plan Ahead to Ease the AMT's Pain By Jerri Stroud

2/10/2008 Last year's 11th-hour patch for the alternative minimum tax made it difficult to forecast the tax's effects on individual taxpayers.

	BSW's Pursel named to Fair Value Resource Panel

1/24/2008 Brad Pursel was appointed to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Fair Value Resource Panel, the accounting firm said Thursday.

	Top 35 Audit Firms by NPW - Total Industry

1/1/2008 Insurance services practice at Brown Smith Wallace is listed as #28 on Best's Review's Top 35 Audit Firms list.

	Cooperation Is the Key to Sales

1/15/2008 Steve Epner, founder of Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group, is quoted in article.

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	Public firms, acquisitions push BSW to $25 million

8/10/2007 Accounting and business services firm Brown Smith Wallace (BSW) has tabulated double-digit revenue and staff expansion since 2004.

	Partners in Health: Frank Megargel

8/3/2007 Frank Megargel profiled in Partners in Health special section.

	Electronic Record Retention Guidelines: A Tough Nut to Crack By David Winkler

7/1/2007 What electronic records to keep - and for how long? The last response to these questions that an impatient corporate squirrel wants to hear is: "it depends." But that's the honest answer.

	relax -- they can handle it all By Steve Epner

6/17/2007 If you listen to conventional wisdom, you've likely heard that Generation X is a group of selfish, greedy, apathetic, less-driven and unconcerned individuals who are sure to tarnish all the great work of the generations — including mine — that preceded them.

	Ask the Expert By Jack Naudi

5/20/2007 Is it really important to put my money in tax-advantaged investments, or is that just hype? Believe the hype. Contributions to qualified plans such as IRAs and 401(k)s can lower your current tax bill and allow your investments to grow tax-deferred until you withdraw the funds.

	Risky Business By Robert Scott

5/1/2007 Several years ago when Tony Munns decided against pursuing a career that would keep him on the corporate road - literally and figuratively - he joined Brown Smith Wallace, becoming a one-person operation.

	Management and Computers By Steve Epner

3/26/2007 In my work with companies, I am often asked to help develop an organization structure. To be successful, I have to educate my clients so that they understand the difference between leaders and managers (not as easy as it seems).

	How to get through the business exit maze By Barry Worth

3/19/2007 As business owners mature, begin reflecting on their careers, and whay they wan to do with the rest of their lives, they begin thinking about their greatest asset. This is, of course, the business they've started and built throughout the course of their entire business career.

	When it comes to taxes, paper becoming extinct By Rebecca Roussell

2/11/2007 Businesses in Illinois are the first in the nation to pay employees' state withholding and federal taxes in one shot, using the federal government's electronic tax-payment system.

	What You Need To Know About The Telephone Tax Refund

2/2/2007 If you haven't filed your income tax yet experts say don't forget about the telephone tax refund. Many American's aren't getting the refund they're entilted to.

	St. Louis CFOs share thoughts on financing growth By Angela Mueller

2/2/2007 Growth is the goal at companies large and small, but financing that growth can be a challenge for businesses of all sizes.

	Consumers, businesses can get refunds on phone excise taxes By Jerri Stroud

1/17/2007 Everyone likes a little extra money, and just about everyone can get at least $30 this year by checking a new line on the federal income tax form.

	Polishing The Stone By Meg Green

1/1/2007 Top 35 Audit Firms By NPW -- Total Industry

	Top Firms' Web Sites By Jeff Stimpson

1/1/2007 Overall Quality: Brown Smith Wallace hits the balance between tech and talk with a smooth front page (bswllc.com) that offers insights into what the firm does and how it does it.

	Developments Affecting Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s By Arthur M. Seltzer, CPA

1/1/2007 There have been a number of recent developments which can affect decisions as to whether to invest in Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s. This article attempts to summarize some of the more significant developments.

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	Results of elections drive uncertainty over estate tax By James Goodwin

12/08/2006 Americans hoping for certainty regarding the estate tax will continue waiting, some wealth planning experts predict.

	New law allows automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans By Rick Desloge

12/08/2006 The federal Pension Protection Act is less than four months old, but John Bateman is already signing customers up for 401(k) plans that automatically enroll employees.

	Finding the credit card that's right for you

11/27/2006 Whether it's Cyber Monday, or Black Friday, shoppers are running up plenty of credit card debt. Are you carrying a card that's in your best financial interest?

	Virtual tech fair draws 400 visitors

11/1/2006 The price of attending a trade fair can add up, what with the cost of travel, registration, meals and lodging. Exhibiting at a fair is even more costly, running into tens of thousands of dollars. For smaller companies, it just might not be worth it to send staff to a show or man a booth.

	Many boomers lagging on road to retirement By Rick Desloge

10/20/2006 Ron Kruszewski, 47, is part of the tail end of the baby boom generation, and Kruszewski said his father has not been a good example of what's in store as baby boomers grow old.

	Migrating to a New Venue By Angela D. Harris

10/9/2006 Most everybody has walked though your run-of-the-mill tradeshow. The Distribution Virtual Tech Fair™, sponsored by the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group, was not your run-of-the-mill tradeshow.

	How Is Distribution Changing? By Steve Epner

10/1/2006 As I work on research into the future of distribution, it is very interesting to translate the academic world’s research into something that can be used in the real world.

	Mo. Brown, Smith, Wallace Promotes New Principal

10/1/2006 Jay Anderson of Brown, Smith, Wallace has been promoted to principal in the risk management services practice. According to the company's written release, Anderson has been key component of the risk service's management team since he joined Brown, Smith, Wallace in 2004.

	Weaning Yourself Off Service Providers By Dan Tynan

9/27/2006 Many firms get locked into consulting arrangements because they've made basic assumptions that may not be true, says Pamela Harper, president of Business Advancement and author of Preventing Strategic Gridlock. They may think, for example, that they can't meet their objectives without the help of a consultant, or they might assume they must have a certain kind of help.

	First-ever virtual tech fair draws 400

9/11/2006 About 400 visitors checked into the first Distribution Virtual Tech Fair Sept. 12 and 13, where exhibitors and attendees interacted in an online trade convention, the first of its kind for the industrial distribution field.

	Software Selection Processes -- Accelerating Software Selection By Jeff Gusdorf

9/11/2006 In Alice in Wonderland, Alice gets lost and stops to ask the Cheshire Cat which path to take. The Cat asks "Where are you going?" Alice replies "I do not know." The Cat answers "Then any path will get you there." The same logic can be applied to the software selection process: without a clear plan the endeavor can be intimidating, overwhelming, and time intensive..

	Small public companies win delay on Sarbanes-Oxley By James Goodwin

9/8/2006 Large public businesses have been subject to the internal controls requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act since 2004. Now it's the small companies' turn.

	Web-based trade show called first of its kind

9/7/2006 A suburban St. Louis accounting firm has the answer to the cost of traveling to trade shows - a Web-based virtual technology fair.

	Web-based trade show called first of its kind

9/6/2006 A suburban St. Louis accounting firm has the answer to the cost of traveling to trade shows - a Web-based virtual technology fair.

	Trade show goes virtual By Jerri Stroud

9/7/2006 A St. Louis County accounting firm has a cure for the high cost of traveling to trade shows: a virtual technology fair.

	Purdue an exhibitor in first Distribution Virtual Tech Fair

9/7/2006 Purdue University's College of Technology is participating in a trade show for wholesale distributors, but instead of participants having to drive or fly across the country and set up equipment, all they'll have to do is log on.

	How to handle corporate development By Gil Stuenkel

9/1/2006 Business owners looking for help with the big picture as well as the day-to-day operations of their company often turn to a corporate development, or management consulting, adviser. The choice of that professional assistance should be a well-researched decision with specific goals, according to three veteran business consultants.

	Brown Smith Wallace to host Virtual Tech Fair Sept. 12–13

8/1/2006 The Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group is hosting a technology event it hopes will feature the information and teaching advantages of a trade show—but without attendees having to fly in or pay registration fees.

	Brown Smith Wallace To Host Virtual Trade Show

7/1/2006 New practice areas, staffing concerns, changes in technology, development of alliances, and marketing services are some of the factors forcing heads of firms to limit working their book of business and think more strategically.

	A New Style of Leadership

7/1/2006 New practice areas, staffing concerns, changes in technology, development of alliances, and marketing services are some of the factors forcing heads of firms to limit working their book of business and think more strategically.

	Ideas in Motion: Anthony Munns Assesses Risk and Rewards By By Scott H. Cytron, ABC, and Bryan Cytron

6/1/2006 It’s a pressure-packed meeting and the business executives are worried. With the daily newspapers and talk shows full of news on yet another security breach and identity theft incident, the higher-ups are trying to figure out how to protect their data and systems. More importantly, they want to ensure their technology and supporting information provides the necessary and much-needed peace of mind they must have for their customers and themselves.

	Foresight Aids Connection With Right Telephone System By Julia Johnson

3/30/2006 Arrangements for a new phone system often are overlooked till the last minute in the process of a move, renovation or office reconfiguration.

	Technology: Risky Business By Riccardo A. Davis

3/1/2006 A decade ago, risk management largely meant determining the appropriate insurance policy for the destruction of a building or downtime of a processing plant, and paying the premiums, muses Tony Munns.

	Going Back To School By Steve Epner

3/1/2006 This is the tale of a "nontraditional" student.

	Dropped In With The Rich People By Jack Naudi

2/5/2006 Next year, 19 million taxpayers will be caught by the Alternative Minimum Tax, a 36-year old rule originally designed to catch the wealthiest Americans.

	Setting and Hitting Growth Goals By Jeff Stimpson

2/1/2006 Strategic planning is becoming much more formalized. Here's how firms set goals, monitor progress, and ensure marks are hit.

	CPA Skills Enlisted in Eminent Domain Battles By Heather Cole

1/13/2006 Number crunchers for Novus, Pace Properties projects face off.

	Canyon Café's Good Service, Food Add Up For Creve Coeur Accountant By Jack Naudi

1/13/2006 Roy Kramer can't emphasize enough the importance of business lunches.

	Harmonizing Data Standards

1/11/2006 Is is a pipe dream or can a single product and price file standard be created to serve the vast majority of manufacturers, distributors, end customers and reps that serve the MRO vertical (defined as any hard-line product such as electrical, plumbing, PVF

	Distribution Solutions Council Standards Summit

1/4/2006 The Distribution Solutions Council, which is comprised of most principal software ERP providers that serve the wholesale distribution channel, is hosting a Standards Summit in Dallas, Texas on January p-10, 2006.

	Distribution Software More Accessible, Affordable By Jeff Gusdorf

1/4/2006 According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the economy remained fairly healthy in 2005, with average quarterly GDP growth running around 3.5 percent. Business investment in equipment and software at almost twice this rate.

	New Tax Breaks Available For Improving Energy Efficiency of Your Home, Business By Ray Preston

1/3/2006 New tax breaks available for improving energy efficiency of your home, business
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	An Expert's Viewpoint - How to Prepare Your Next Expert Witness By Donna Smith

12/28/2005 As a certified public accountant who has served as an expert witness in numerous cases during the past ten years, I've observed both good and bad practices followed by attorneys engaging experts.

	It Pays to Plan By Michael Niemann

12/1/2005 It may be winter, but you're probably already anticipating next summer's vacation.

	The Bitter End By Jack Naudi

8/12/2005 It's not a very romantic thought, but every marriage is a business partnership: making money, budgeting, buying goods, investing. Unfortunately, most people are financially ill-prepared if the marriage splits up. Couples should plan how to divide assets at the blissful beginning, not the bitter end.

	Selecting the right software package By Steve Epner and Jeff Gusdorf

8/1/2005 There is an old joke that says there are only two steps to software selection. Step one is to select a solution, and step two is to throw it out.

	Planning for success By Laurie Burstein

8/1/2005 No business owner will live forever and be able to run his business or her business for eternity.

	New Tax Deduction for Domestic Production Activities By Ron Richmond and Art Seltzer

8/1/2005 Over the past several years, Congress has periodically changed the tax law in response to successive challenges from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and our trading partners, who argued that existing laws constituted unfair and illegal export subsidies.

	Diversification keeps J.F. Electric on the growth track By Maria Baran

7/8/2005 Family owned J.F. Electric Inc. has its roots in a mechanical contracting firm founded in 1925. But it's diversification that allowed the company, which now focuses on commercial, industrial and utility electrical construction, to thrive, according to family.

	Industry News

7/5/2005 Chocolate Inn has revamped their entire web site allowing distributors the option of signing in and ordering online.

	Embellished Activewear Standards Initiatives continues record Growth

7/5/2005 St. Louis - For more than four years, a dedicated group of wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors - veritable who's who of the promotional industry - have revolutionized the industry through the Embellished Activewear Standards Initiative (EASI)

	Tony Munns: Controlling IT By Robert Scott

7/1/2005 Three years ago, Tony Munns was the only person employed in what has become the risk management services practice at the St. Louis firm of Brown Smith Wallace.

	Sarbanes-oxley is big business here By Jack Naudi

6/16/2005 Publicly held companies have been quietly grousing for months about the cost of complying with the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act. But for local and regional accounting firms, Sarbanes-oxley, passed in 2002, has provided an unprecedented boom.

	Small Business Profile - GOOP Goes Global By Leigh O'Keefe

6/3/2005 What started as a hand cleaner - Goop - is now used for everything from cleaning engines to removing lice.

	Is your "Web-Worthy" By Seiche Sanders

6/1/2005 Today, jan/san distributors who maintain a company website are more then norm than exception. Whether those websites provide customers and prospects with the information they're looking for - that's another story.

	Ex-Anderson employee is buoyed by court's ruling By Jack Naudi

6/1/2005 The U.S. Supreme Court provided some measure of comfort for Tony Munns when it over turned the federal tampering conviction of his former employer, Arthur Anderson.

	Cash flow is king for small business owners By Lou Kalosc

5/6/2005 You are a small business owner and payday is rapidly approaching. Major bills are due and checks need to be written and mailed today. At the same time, receivables are just trickling in. It's a cash flow disaster waiting to happen.

	ICCA Serves Independent IT Contractors

4/8/2005 The Independent Computer Consultants Association serves independent computer contractors like Leigh Weber of Ambler, Pa. It was 10 years ago that Weber had a discussion with his wife about their 8-year-old daughter. Both feared a future of day care centers unless one of them chose to stay at home.