"Most well-drawn wills and trust agreements have formula provisions that take care of these increases automatically, " says Shuster of BDO Seidman.

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That came into play in the reversal on appeal of the huge judgment against BDO Seidman in the Bankest fraud case.

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The feds got their man in a large tax shelter case that will send former BDO Seidman CEO, Denis Field, to prison.

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"If you don't, you're not giving them the same courtesy as other employees, you're treating them worse, " says Rania Sedhom, regional leader of the labor relations and employee benefits practice of the consulting firm BDO Seidman.

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