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303-To Be or Not to Be (in compliance) That is the Question!
There are risks and benefits to coming into compliance. It’s important to know the difference. Discover why an educated holder is critical when considering compliance. Learn the basics today. With today’s economic conditions, learn how to have your program pay for itself. Discover why your holder is essential when developing your program. Quantify your unclaimed property liability before the auditors do! It is certainly the most undervalued responsibility with the greatest upside to retaining assets/revenue: Unclaimed Property!
Learning Objectives:
Understand the risks of non-compliance
Discover who the states are targeting for audit
Determine how to prepare and protect your organization from risk of audit with minimal expense
Janeá Matchett, The Keane Organization
Ms. Matchett is Senior Manager, Unclaimed Property Services Division for the Keane Organization. Janea, an attorney, brings a diverse background in unclaimed property consulting to our team. Before joining Keane in 2007, she provided independent consulting services through Matchett Associates LLC, a company she founded in 2005 to advise corporations on compliance with state unclaimed property laws. Prior to this she concentrated on unclaimed property compliance with the tax practices of Deloitte and Ernst & Young, advising companies operating in the technology, finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing industries. 

Janea holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC and a Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL.