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BDO KNOWLEDGE Tax Webinar Series California Update: Audit Invasion National Unclaimed Property Practice, BDO USA, LLP Joe Carr, Partner & National Unclaimed Property Practice Leader, BDO USA, LLP Ricardo Garcia, Senior Director & West Coast Unclaimed Property Practice Leader, BDO USA, LLP Augusto Conde, Manager Unclaimed Property Services, BDO USA, LLP October 29, 2014 BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms.

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WITH YOU TODAY Joseph Carr, J.D. Partner & National Unclaimed Property Practice Leader BDO USA, LLP 330 N. Wabash, 32nd Floor Chicago, IL 60611 Direct: (312) 616-3946 Cell: (773) 544-5150 jcarr@bdo.com Augusto Conde III, CPA Manager, Unclaimed Property Practice BDO USA, LLP, Costa Mesa 3200 Bristol St., 4th Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Direct: (714) 338-2547 Cell: (562) 883-0444 aconde@bdo.com Ricardo Garcia Senior Director & West Coast Unclaimed Property Practice Leader BDO USA, LLP, Costa Mesa 3200 Bristol St., 4th Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Direct: (714) 668-7308 Cell: (323) 715-4406 rigarcia@bdo.com Page 5

AGENDA 1. Unclaimed Property Overview 2. California Domiciled Companies at High Risk for UP Audit by California 3. Computershare Kelmar Audit Impact on California Public Companies 4. Testing Methodologies and Extrapolation Calculations 5. Audit Technique Nuances 6. Mitigation Strategies Page 6

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY OVERVIEW Page 7

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY TYPES All 50 states and the District of Columbia have enacted unclaimed property laws. Examples of unclaimed property: Uncashed payroll or commission checks Uncashed payable/vendor checks Gift certificates/gift cards Customer merchandise credits, layaways, deposits, refunds or rebates Overpayments/unidentified remittances Suspense accounts Unused/outstanding benefits (non-erisa) Credits written off to miscellaneous income/bad debt expense account Page 8

PRIORITY RULES The U.S. Supreme Court in Texas v. New Jersey, established the following unclaimed property jurisdictional priority rules: First, to the state of the owner s last known address, if known, or Second, to the state of the holder s corporate domicile (i.e., state of incorporation for incorporated entities and state of formation/principal place of business for unincorporated entities). Page 9

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY INTRODUCTION Various States Dormancy Periods Dormancy Period : A state prescribed period that begins from the date of creation of the property type (e.g., issuance date for checks) and ends on a certain legislatively defined date (e.g., typically 1-5 years) which measurers a period of time for which that property incurs no activity. Some examples include the following: State Wages A/R Credit Balances Third Party Dividends Stocks A/P Checks All other property (years) (years) (years) (years) (years) (years) B2B DE 5 5 5 3 5 5 No TX 1 3 3 3 3 3 No Deferral Available Page 10

CALIFORNIA Reporting Specifics California requires a preliminary ( Notice Report ) to be filed annually by October 31 (or April 30 for life insurance companies) including all properties currently due. No remittance of the properties is required with the Notice Report. If reporting deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state-recognized holiday, the due date is the next business day. 1 Once the state has uploaded your report, the SCO will send you a Holder Remit Reminder Letter (14F) form to inform you when the final report ( Remit Report ) is due. Remit Reports will usually be due between 6/1 and 6/15 of the following year if filed by the deadline. If not filed by the deadline, the Remit Report will usually be due between seven to seven and a half months after the Notice Report was filed. 1 SCO will then send out notices to owners listed on your Notice Report with instructions to contact you to claim their property before it is remitted to the state. 1 1 California Holder Reporting Handbook, pg. 19-22 Page 11

CALIFORNIA DOMICILED COMPANIES AT HIGH RISK FOR UP AUDIT BY CALIFORNIA Page 12

CALIFORNIA CURRENT LANDSCAPE Kelmar (leading third-party audit firm) re-instates contract with CA 2013 CA reaches multi-million dollar settlements with various insurance companies for unclaimed life insurance proceeds not previously reported as UP Reforms being pursued by State Controller, John Chiang Restore interest paid on claims Impose strict penalties on banks, utility companies, and other businesses that fail to comply with the law and notify their customers of unclaimed property they are holding New law changes effective July 1, 2014 Aggregate reporting threshold from $50 to $25 $2 service charge allowed for property which due diligence notice was sent Page 13

CALIFORNIA DOMICILED COMPANIES AT HIGH RISK FOR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AUDIT BY CALIFORNIA Risk overview Various Third-Party Audit firms hired by CA to perform UP audits Audits have already started LA, AR, OK and KY are also hot spots for audits (see attached audit list) No general SOL period Look-back period generally 10 years; however, statutorily look-back can go into the 1950 s Interest 12% per year Impact to clients Extrapolation giving rise to million dollar assessments Significant P&L hit as some companies are not reserved for exposure Piggyback other states = multistate audit Piggyback DE onto the audits Aggressive pursuit of voided checks and a/r credits Page 14

CALIFORNIA DOMICILED COMPANIES AT HIGH RISK FOR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AUDIT BY CALIFORNIA (CONT.) Below are some factors that put both private and public companies at risk for an unclaimed property audit: $200M and above in annual revenue Incorporated in CA or DE Domiciled in CA No or little filing history of escheat reports with CA and other states Filing only negative reports Filing an initial report that only contains recent transactions (current due property) Recent mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations and reincorporation Received any notices from CA SCO in last 6 months regarding unclaimed property Under audit by another state Company or industry in the news Claiming unclaimed funds without having history of reporting Others in industry currently under audit Random selection Page 15

WHO ARE THESE THIRD-PARTY AUDITING FIRMS? # Firm Comments 1 Kelmar Associates, LLC 2 UPCH Leading audit firm for DE and certain other states Owned by Xerox; maintain contracts with over 25 states 3 Audit Services US Maintain contracts with 46 states 4 Verus Financial LLC Leader in life insurance audits 5 Treasury Services Group LLC (TSG) 6 Discovery Audit Services LLC Bought bankrupt APEX; newer firm 2012-2013 Newer firm outside LA; Performing audits for LA since 2003 7 Hertz & Hertz Newer firm, started in 2012 2013 8 Innovative Advocates Group, Inc. Newer firm, started in 2013 Page 16

COMPUTERSHARE KELMAR AUDIT IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA PUBLIC COMPANIES Page 17

COMPUTERSHARE KELMAR AUDIT IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA PUBLIC COMPANIES Main issue: Risks: Page 18 In approximately the last 6 months, Kelmar has issued an audit letter to Computershare, a third party stock transfer agent. The Computershare Kelmar audit is expanding to include the audit of Computershare s clients Additional costs to retrieve data and cost of handling audit. Potential audit scope increase from equity transactions (e.g., stock) to general ledger transactions (e.g., accounts payable, payroll, accounts receivable, etc.) Kelmar s focus: Shareholder accounts with addresses in the states Kelmar represents Date of last activity How Computershare is applying the last activity date (trigger point) to calculate dormancy? Shareholder activity vs. Return mail to calculate dormancy

TESTING METHODOLOGIES AND EXTRAPOLATION CALCULATIONS Page 19

EXTRAPOLATION TECHNIQUES California does not appear to address specific estimation and extrapolation methodologies for unclaimed property reporting in statute, regulatory or administrative guidance. However, under examination fair estimation techniques are allowed in specific circumstances. Page 20

EXPOSURE QUANTIFICATION Payroll Extrapolation Unremediated Payroll O/S Checks 12/31/2004 Federal 1120 Payroll 12/31/2004 = % x Federal 1120 Payroll (prior years) Page 21

EXPOSURE QUANTIFICATION Accounts Payable Extrapolation Accounts Payable O/S Checks - 12/31/2004 Federal 1120 Sales 12/31/2004 = % x Federal 1120 Sales (prior years) Page 22

EXPOSURE QUANTIFICATION Accounts Receivable Extrapolation If all sales are on account, the following extrapolation can be used: Unremediated Net Credits 1 12/31/2004 Sales - 12/31/2004 = % x Sales (prior years) Holder should review credits written off (e.g., to miscellaneous income/expense account) to any amounts of bad debt as this is a viable position to offset net credits that is often overlooked. 1 In many cases the net credits were written off to miscellaneous income, allowance for doubtful accounts, or bad debt expense and documentation to prove it is not escheatable is unavailable. Page 23

EXAMPLE OF EXTRAPOLATION Year Sales Total Unremdiated Unclaimed Property Unremediated Unclaimed Property w/ Delaware Address Extrapolated Liability Sourced to Delaware Total Delaware Assessment 2005 750,000,000 250,000 12,500 12,500 2004 700,000,000 650,000 5,500 Use 5,500 2003 680,000,000 320,000 11,200 Actual 11,200 2002 675,000,000 90,000 8,300 Data 8,300 2001 665,000,000 110,000 4,500 4,500 2000 550,000,000 225,072 225,072 1999 625,000,000 255,764 255,764 1998 600,000,000 245,533 245,533 1997 550,000,000 225,072 225,072 1996 540,000,000 220,980 220,980 1995 525,000,000 214,841 214,841 1994 510,000,000 208,703 208,703 1993 495,000,000 202,565 202,565 1992 475,000,000 194,380 194,380 1991 460,000,000 188,242 188,242 1990 425,000,000 173,919 173,919 1989 400,000,000 163,689 163,689 1988 390,000,000 159,597 159,597 1987 365,000,000 149,366 149,366 1986 345,000,000 141,182 141,182 1985 250,000,000 102,305 102,305 1984 275,000,000 112,536 112,536 1983 240,000,000 98,213 98,213 1982 225,000,000 92,075 92,075 1981 185,000,000 75,706 75,706 Actuals 3,470,000,000 1,420,000 42,000 3,449,741 3,491,741 Error Rate 0.04092% Application of Penalties and Interest 4,364,676 Total Delaware Assessment 7,856,416 Documents Unavailable Documents Unavailable Page 24

AUDIT TECHNIQUE NUANCES Page 25

CALIFORNIA Audit Provisions California Code of Civil Procedures (CCP) Section 1571(a) provides authority for the Office of the State Controller, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, to examine the records of any person if the State Controller has reason to believe the person is a holder who has failed to report property that should have been reported pursuant to CCP Section 1500 et seq. CCP Section 1571(b) provides authority for the Office of the State Controller to request that the unclaimed property examination be conducted by third-party auditors. Page 26

CALIFORNIA Guidelines for CA Third-Party Auditors Contractor shall sign a confidentiality statement to preserve the holder s interest and the reasonable expectation of privacy of the owner s interest. The third-party auditors shall fully explain to the holder: The purpose, scope, and objectives of the examination. The general approach of the examination and the procedures to be applied. Circumstances in which estimation techniques may be used, along with a description of the methodology that may be employed. The holder s right to appeal the results of the examination. Upon request, the third-party auditors should provide the holder with relevant copies of working papers supporting any calculation made of unclaimed property escheatable to the State of California. Fully disclose to the holder its fee arrangement with the State Controller's Office. Page 27

CALIFORNIA Guidelines for CA Third-Party Auditors (continued) The holder should be informed that if it has fully reliable records for the examination period, there is no need for estimation techniques. The holder should also be informed that if it (i) wants to question the accuracy of its own records or (ii) does not have records for the entire period or (iii) believes that accessing those records would be excessively burdensome, then a sampling and extrapolation will be performed. If records do exist but are not electronically accessible and are too voluminous to have the contractor manually keypunch or analyze them in a cost-effective manner, then the contractor may similarly determine to perform an estimation by means of sampling. The contractor should advise the holder of the parameters of the sampling technique and try to reach agreement with the holder as to the integrity thereof. Failure to reach such agreement, however, should not halt the examination. The holder should be informed that if sampling techniques are used, the liability determined by the contractor will represent a fair estimation only. Page 28

CALIFORNIA Audit Document Requests CATEGORY General Check Disbursements CA Auditor 1. Chart of Accounts 2. General Ledgers and journal entries/adjusting journal entries 3. Current general ledger trial balance 4. 10-k 5. Record Retention Schedule 6. Contract with transfer agent 7. 1120 page 1-5; 851 and consolidating schedules 8. Organizational charts 1. Bank Recons, bank statements, outstanding check listings, void listings 2. Check registers 3. Proof certain accounts do not write checks 4. Listing of all open and closed bank-disbursement accounts Page 29

CALIFORNIA Audit Initial Document Requests CATEGORY UP Reporting History Accounts Receivable CA Auditor 1. Unclaimed property policy and procedures 2. Previously filed unclaimed property reports and supporting docs 1. Accounts Receivable aging reports 2. Tracer support 3. GL detail for selected write-off accounts Page 30

STANDARD AUDIT METHODOLOGIES Check Testing Consecutive Quarterly outstanding check listings, plus a master void list. Reconciliation of outstanding checks lists to bank reconciliation required. No void waiver policy for disbursements. Utilization of earliest years available regardless if fully researchable or not (e.g., per auditors most indicative of historical practices and policies). System conversions not always respected, requesting testable data pre conversion common. Remediation support strict liability Original issue check - Voided check Reissued check Reissued Check Cashed Only respected if can show same invoice # for each of the checks in the chain Page 31

STANDARD AUDIT METHODOLOGIES A/R Testing Relying on tracer account results for testing of write-off accounts. Significant difficulty matching tracer disposition GL account (e.g., bad debt expense) line item detail to a customer # or name For AR netting purposes, each write-off account separately netted to identify exposure by account. Reclass of debit invoice write offs Bad Debt Expense Reclass of credit write offs Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Which account would you guess would be selected on Audit? What if my practice started only in 2005, but I have no records to prove my practice was different prior to 2005? How far does He said, she said go? 1-2 year process for determining tracers in many cases Page 32

STANDARD AUDIT METHODOLOGIES A/R Testing (Continued) No respect of forfeiture clauses, special billing practices agreed to with holder s customers, etc. based on private escheat grounds Remediation support strict liability Bad Debt W/O with Subsequent Payment Reversal of bad debt invoice write off put back on customer A/R account via journal entry subsequent payment applied Estimate or Accrual show credit selected tied to journal entry for estimate purposes (e.g., accruing potential receipt of funds, % of completion, etc.) Settlement show credit resolved through legally binding settlement agreement Pricing Adjustments show sale of product & payment received in July was for $10 based on June pricing sheet, but later determined July pricing sheet which was unavailable at time of P.O. was $12, invoice booked on A/R at $10, match payment of $10 with $2 write-off to pricing adjustments account on P&L - Can you show both pricing sheets, if yes item should be resolved Only respected if can show same transaction (e.g., invoice), for same customer where adjustment made in contemporaneous fashion Providing report of examination as the first estimate of potential exposure for audit Page 33

NEW AUDIT METHODOLOGIES Many of the same techniques applied under Old Audit Methodologies Check register approach No void policy waiver Preference towards detailed review vs. sampling Qualitative review of GL accounts If holder unable to net accounts quickly, take gross credits for testing purposes, burden put on holder to find offsetting debits after the fact Issuance of audit letters for newly acquired entities Multiple audits running simultaneously by different Third-Party Auditing firms and/or recycled audits State income tax divisions including audit scoping type questions on nexus or doing business application forms. Page 34

COMMON ISSUES WITH UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Gross vs. Net - Numerator What is gross vs. net for the extrapolation calculation? The more logical vs. reality used in an audit Very difficult for holders to understand and accept which can lead to setting false expectations internally about potential risk exposure at CFO level Base Periods Important considerations What records are available? Are these years complete and researchable? What does researchable mean? What if I could recreate data to fill in holes? What if I have a check register that shows all checks written with addresses going back to 1995 and no DE addresses, am I done? Voids Treatment How do I deal with this? Is a master void list available? California does not provide for specific guidance on a void waiver Remediation of Voids Remember strict liability? Page 35

VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE/AMNESTY Page 36

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AUDITS Audit Notice - Considerations Upon notification of a pending audit, a holder should consider the following: Confirm auditor s authorization to conduct the audit Determine states included in audit Request agreement/contract between each state and contract auditor Lock down look-back period Lock down property types to be reviewed Confidentiality Agreement Request confidentiality agreements from the third-party auditor and/or state(s) Review states statutory guidance on confidentiality Identify internal client project leader Consider entering into VDAs with states not included in the audit Page 37

CALIFORNIA SPECIFICS No current VDA Program How can my company mitigate my unclaimed property exposure in CA? Interest is assessed on amounts included in California s notice report Stop the bleeding, every day that passes, means increased interest assessment. Page 38

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY REVIEW PROCESS Understanding Your Risk Profile Step 1 File Get Started Kick-off Meeting with Individuals who will assist with the review Step 2 Scoping Preliminary Document Request -Tax Returns -Trial Balance - Prior UP Reports Phase I Templates -Bank Acct Listing - AP Questionnaire -AR Questionnaire - Data System Log -AR Listing - DE Matrix -TPA Listing Define -Property Types -Base Years -Entities Step 3 Data Dig Data Gathering -Manual Records (including offsite storage) -Electronic Records Examples -O/S Checklist - Bank Reconciliations -Bank Statements - AR Aging Reports -Void Reports - GL Detail Step 4 Data Analysis & Remediation Phase II Templates -AR Netting Analysis - TPA Scheduling Template -AR Scheduling Template - GL Disposition Scheduling Template -AP Scheduling Template - Equity Scheduling Template Sampling/ Full Testing Remediation Step 5 Exposure Quantification Models Exposure Calculation Adjustments -Exemptions - Legal Positions (e.g., bankruptcy) -Distorted Transactions - Remediation Positions Finalize Proposed Settlement Ranges Step 6 Filing Considerations Presentation of Proposed Liability to Management Determine what states to report UP whether through VDA or Ongoing Compliance File Reports/VDAs Step 7 Best Practices Policies & Procedures Ongoing Compliance Page 39

WASHINGTON VDA PARTICULARS Audit vs. VDA CATEGORY VDA Audit Penalty & Interest Waived Audit Waiver None N/A Interest charged at Federal Short-Term Rate + 2% Look-back 6 report years 6 report years Who Conducts Review Self review State Personnel Venue Department of Revenue Department of Revenue Timeline Varies Varies Page 40

NEVADA VDA PARTICULARS Audit vs. VDA CATEGORY VDA Audit Penalty & Interest Waived Audit Waiver None N/A 18% - Interest 25% - Penalty Look-back 7 report years 7 report years Who Conducts Review Self review State Personnel/Third-Party Auditor Venue State Treasurer State Treasurer Timeline Varies Varies Page 41

ARIZONA VDA PARTICULARS Audit vs. VDA CATEGORY VDA Audit Penalty & Interest Waived Audit Waiver None N/A 18% - Interest 25% - Penalty Look-back 7 report years 7 report years Who Conducts Review Self review State Personnel/Third-Party Auditor Venue State Treasurer State Treasurer Timeline Varies Varies Page 42

UTAH VDA PARTICULARS Audit vs. VDA CATEGORY VDA Audit Penalty & Interest Waived Audit Waiver None N/A 12% - Interest 20% - Penalty Look-back 5 report years 5 report years Who Conducts Review Self review State Personnel Venue State Treasurer State Treasurer Timeline Varies Varies Page 43

IDAHO VDA PARTICULARS Audit vs. VDA CATEGORY VDA Audit Penalty & Interest Waived Audit Waiver None N/A 12% - Interest 20% - Penalty Look-back 7 report years 7 report years Who Conducts Review Self review State Personnel Venue State Treasurer State Treasurer Timeline Varies Varies Page 44

QUESTIONS? Page 45

SAVE THE DATE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR CALIFORNIA UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PART II MARCH 19, 2015 Page 46

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BIOGRAPHY Joseph Carr, J.D. Joseph Carr, J.D. Partner & National Unclaimed Property Practice Leader BDO USA, LLP 330 N. Wabash, 32nd Floor Chicago, IL 60611 Direct: (312) 616-3946 Cell: (773) 544-5150 jcarr@bdo.com With 16 years of combined experience in state and local taxation, financial statement auditing, and operational auditing, Joe has worked with a broad range of the Firms largest clients including manufacturing, retail, distribution, financial institutions, investment companies, and business services. He specializes in state and local tax issues with an emphasis on income/franchise taxation and unclaimed property compliance and consulting. Joe heads up the firms National Unclaimed Property practice and has had success in mitigating client escheat exposures in VDA and audit settlements before many state escheat divisions. This success is largely attributable to his deep understanding of accounting principles, transaction flow and unclaimed property law. Having evaluated financial and operational corporate risks, Joe offers clients facing escheat issues valuable accounting experience and an unique perspective in dealing with unclaimed property matters. Mr. Carr has also written various alerts and firm bulletins on unclaimed property matters, including gift card planning and strategies. Prior to joining the Chicago office of BDO USA, LLP, Joe worked with KPMG LLP and Deloitte & Touche LLP in state and local tax and audit divisions respectively. In addition, Joe also managed the Internal Audit Division of a middle market food cooperative. Page 49

BIOGRAPHY Ricardo Garcia Ricardo Garcia Senior Director & West Coast Unclaimed Property Practice Leader BDO USA, LLP, Costa Mesa 3200 Bristol St., 4th Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Direct: (714) 668-7308 Cell: (323) 715-4406 rigarcia@bdo.com Ricardo has over 10 years of experience advising multinational and domestic companies on unclaimed property matters. Ricardo has provided clients with unclaimed property general consulting, audit defense, and compliance services in many industries including healthcare, manufacturing, entertainment, and retail. As the firm s West Coast Unclaimed Property Practice Leader, Ricardo has established professional relationships with many of the state unclaimed property administrators in handling client matters, and has successfully negotiated voluntary disclosure agreements on behalf of clients and provided audit representation services. Page 50 In addition, Ricardo has significant escheat planning experience and has helped many clients mitigate exposures through intercompany planning techniques and strategies. Prior to joining BDO, Ricardo worked with Ryan, Inc. and True Partners Consulting in their unclaimed property consulting practice.

BIOGRAPHY Augusto Conde III, CPA Augusto Conde III, CPA Manager Unclaimed Property Practice BDO USA, LLP, Costa Mesa 3200 Bristol St., 4th Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Direct: (714) 338-2547 Cell: (562) 883-0444 aconde@bdo.com Augusto comes to BDO with 8 years of experience advising multinational and domestic companies on unclaimed property matters. Augusto has provided clients with unclaimed property general consulting, audit defense, and compliance services in many industries including healthcare, manufacturing, entertainment, and retail. Augusto has assisted in the successfully negotiation of voluntary disclosure agreements on behalf of clients and provided audit representation services. In addition, Augusto has significant escheat planning experience and has helped many clients mitigate exposures through intercompany planning techniques and strategies. Prior to joining BDO, Augusto worked with PwC and Ryan, Inc. in their unclaimed property consulting practice. Page 51

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