HOUSE OVERSIGHT 023353 eat the apple from the knowledge tree) . that was it. ada was at the bank but reviewing does. carlyn was in the kitchen making mush ( abel and cain) books as they were mystersiously called was being kept soley by eileen, with little or no input ,correction or advice from tom. herarely if ever asked questions. expenses ie airplane was done in house apollo. (1031 exchange blown etc) at this time as I recall you got quite annoyed, and agressive and initiated the" talking out of the both sides of your mouth" tiddy, when i suggested that the level of their competence left much to be desired. ( ralph lerner's came later ) .response - eileen ran the desk, tom is a partner, ralph wrote the book etc re tax there was almost no oversight of income, estate, gift ,sales and use, transfer excise etc . IRS SEC GAMING NYS. real estate, valuations ( many )tax filings- disclosures, etc. re grats trusts defect trusts, Ilcs corps , trustees , partnerships. foreign corps. 100 bank accounts. gift taxes„ loans, notes. payables. expenses. . , insurance.( life, art, split dollar), cashflows, operating biz„ investments, contingent liabilitiites.( funds, miami ) , commitments dividends, BRH TRA, shareholder agreements, bank loan agreements. wills, construction„ contracts planning permits etc. .employ rules. checking account reconciliations, crediti cards. jewelry, cost basis ,( art stock etc.) foundations regs , brokerage accts, old stock certificates. stock options,( environmental solutions still not done !). estate tax calcualtion firedrill, ( note ,basis etc ) low basis , step ups , however with no accounting system, no reveiw of boat expenses plane expenses etc. . many outside counsel with litle or no coordination. Paul Weisss , Mcdermit Will, Macfarlanes. Price Waterhouse , Reich, withers bergman, Empire„ akin gump, bbd seidman, Wendy , Apollo in house. lumber, knowledge universe, ennvironmental, solutions 12 mu i in stock, . on and on the pri