J.K. LASSER

Barbara Weltman (Millwood, NY), an attorney for more than 25 years, is a nationally-recognized authority in the area of taxation and small business. She is the author of more than a dozen titles on business, taxes and finance, including The J.K. Lasser’s Tax Deductions Small Business Taxes 2005 Edition, J.K. Lasser’s 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2005 Edition,  as well as a number of continuing professional education courses for CCH Inc. and AICPA.

Jerry Silberman has pioneered the debt restructuring industry for small businesses as well as revolutionized the collection industry. For over fifteen years, he has negotiated and settled tens of thousands of debts on behalf of creditors and debtors alike. In 1990, he started Interstate Department Services Corporation—a nationwide collection agency—and in 1998, he founded Commercial Credit Counseling Services, Inc., which has become the nation's leading debt-restructuring firm for small businesses.