Ethics and Adjusting Claims

Ethics and Adjusting Claims Adjusters face tough situations when it comes to acting in an ethical manner with the various entities that they deal with when adjusting claims. Adjusters must maintain ethical conduct with the party that contracts for their services. Company adjusters owe that conduct to their employer; independent and public adjusters owe that … Read more

How Inventory is Valued: From an Accountant’s Perspective

How Inventory is Valued: From an Accountant’s Perspective By DM Studler, SDC CPAs LLC Inventory or stock refers to the goods and materials that a business holds or owns for the ultimate purpose of resale (or repair). Management of the inventories, with the primary objective of determining/controlling stock levels within the physical distribution system, serves … Read more

Retaining Wall Failures

How many times have you passed a beautiful residential development or home and noticed a retaining wall that is starting to tilt or has failed. You may often wonder why these sorts of problems occur and what can be done to prevent them. Remember that retaining walls provide lateral support to vertical slopes of soil, … Read more

Why Would I Use a Language Service Company?

Why Would I Use a Language Service Company? The United States Census Bureau predicts that by the year 2050, Hispanics will represent one out of every four persons in the United States, up from about one in eight in 2000. Driven largely by immigration, this dramatic growth in the Hispanic population will continue to present … Read more

Excessive Carpet Filtration and Staining From Burned Insulation

Carpet filtration (i.e. filtration soiling) is a well known phenomenon by carpet manufacturers and carpet cleaners. The evidence of carpet filtration is the grayish staining around exterior baseboards, the edge of stairs, and under doors that remain closed most of the time. When air is forced into a room, the air usually escapes at these … Read more