Michael Goldman's Publications - Insolvency

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	Tax Considerations in a Distressed Situation This is the draft of a chapter written by Michael Goldman that appeared in a desk reference that provides a thorough overview of the options available to a distressed business and its various creditors and other constituents both in and out of bankruptcy.
	Fraud Considerations in a Distressed Situation This is the draft of a chapter written by Michael Goldman that appeared in the  Fraud Manual of a national bankruptcy organization.  It discusses how bankruptcy trustees should go about investigating suspicious debtors.
	How to Tell The Difference Between Fraud and Incompetence Is it Fraud or Incompetence? published in the May / June 2007 edition of The Value Examiner, this article addresses a very common problem - how to tell if the person you are dealing with is lying to you. or really doesn't know the answer themself.
	How to Stay out of Trouble During the Recession Originally presented to a group of small business owners, this discussion about how to stay out of trouble in troubling times was adapted into an article for Goldman's Critical Support newsletter.
	Assessing Business Viability and Beginning a Turnaround Originally appearing in Goldman's Critical Support newsletter, this article discusses the initial steps of evaluating a troubled business and beginning to turn it around into a healthier direction.
	Cash Management This short article that originally appeared in Goldman's Critical Support newsletter discussed how to take control of cash and tightly manage it when cash flows seem to slipping away from the business.
	Which Debtors will Survive Bankruptcy or Emerge from a Successful Turnaround? Every company is unique, but the stages of distress are fairly well defined and depressingly common from one company to the next.  This article from Goldman's Critical Support newsletter discusses the stages of decline to help evaluate the likelihood of survival.
	Solvent or Insolvent? This  article that originally appeared in Goldman's Critical Support newsletter discussed how to determine whether or not a business was insolvent, and if so when it first became insolvent.  Insolvency is not as clear cut as most originally assume.
	What is the Value of Financial Information? Many troubled companies become paralyzed in their decision making, constantly searching for more information and more certainty.  This article, originally appearing in Goldman's Critical Support newsletter, discusses when to get more information and when to make your decision without it.
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• Forensic Accounting / Fraud
• Business Valuation
• Insolvency / Restructuring
• Marital Dissolution
• Accounting for Lawyers
• Entrepreneurship

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Michael Goldman has published in the following topic areas:

• Forensic Accounting / Fraud
• Business Valuation
• Insolvency / Restructuring
• Marital Dissolution
• Accounting for Lawyers
• Entrepreneurship

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