September 26, 2011

NRTA – The buzz and beyond!

Director of Lucernex Client Services, Jim Short, discusses the NRTA Conference Highlights.

What a difference a year can make! The energy at the NRTA conference this year was definitely around moving forward not just treading water. With the economic picture still cloudy and unsettled, the conversation on technology spending remained conservative. BUT, a new theme emerged – it is time to act!

The conversation around “acting” focused on three areas:
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December 6, 2010

The value of CAM Reconciliation technology

Lease Administration and Accounting expert and Lucernex Director of Client Services, Jim Short, discusses the value of CAM Reconciliation and technology that support it.

Technology, combined with a well defined process is essential to optimizing your expense recoveries. The common mistake many multi-location companies make is not realizing that they are also in the real estate business. They see themselves as retailers or healthcare providers or bankers selling a product or as corporations providing a service and often overlook the impact of their location costs. These costs are usually the second or third highest expense on the P&L behind employee salaries/benefits and inventory. This is one area where most companies can look to find additional cost savings.
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November 8, 2010

The cost of waiting to upgrade your Lease Admin Systems for FASB

Former Accountant, Lease Administration and Accounting expert and Lucernex Director of Client Services, Jim Short, discusses the high cost of waiting to upgrade your Lease Administration system.

Changes to FASB / GAAP rules are eminent. Little has changed in the last few reviews and the rules are now out for final comment. It is clear the changes reflect an enormous shift in how leaseholders will account for their leases. The biggest unanswered question seems to be whether they will go into effect in 2013 or 2014.

What we hear from retailers is that they plan to wait until the final rules are adopted before making any changes. There are a number of reasons why waiting is a very dangerous choice. (more…)