Presenting the voice for the management consulting industry
Public relations/advertising
Government Affairs - representing the industry
before government and regulatory bodies
Ensuring standards and practices by adherence
to the Code of Ethics
Public
Relations
AMCF promotes the management consulting industry
to enhance appreciation of the value of consulting by clients
and external audiences. The international media recognizes AMCF
as the voice of the consulting industry. AMCF has been featured
in major publications such as:
The Economist
The Financial Times
Forbes
Fortune
Investors Business Daily
Kennedy Information Services
The New York Times
Sterling Publications
The Wall Street Journal
Active relationships are maintained with the
management consulting trade press.
Public
Relations
AMCF is the only organization exclusively devoted to protecting
your firm's interests among US state, federal, and international
government bodies and agencies. AMCF partners with local organizations
world-wide to represent the industry. The key issues currently
monitored include taxation, licensing and regulation, public
sector competition and international trade and independence rules.
Government Affairs issues being monitored and acted on as necessary
include:
State sales taxes - Monitoring state legislation to impose
sales taxes on professional services. As revenue from sales on
the Internet increase, and as cycles of government revenues shift,
states may again turn to these fees as a source of revenue. Currently
Hawaii, South Dakota, Connecticut, and New Mexico have some form
of professional services tax.
Professional liability - Monitoring the issue of professional
liability of consulting firms and lobbying for legislation to
limit punitive damages.
Licensing - Monitoring state legislation to license management
consulting firms and individuals.
International trade - Ensuring that trade agreements
are favorable and supportive of management consulting.
Government contractors - Continue to monitor and comment
on Federal laws, regulations, and policies governing Federal procurement
to streamline the acquisition of management consulting and outsourcing
services.
Recovery auditing - Monitor pending Federal legislation
to ensure that it is not burdensome to management consulting.
Legislation is inadequately integrated with other laws and has
an incentive to find recoverables.
False Claims Act - Support changes sought in the legislation
which are currently detrimental to large firms.
Visa regulations - Support changes in existing Federal
law which are detrimental to government contractors.
Data Privacy - Continuous monitoring.
Securities and Exchange Comission - AMCF provides
information to the SEC and to management consulting firms
on proposed rules.
We encourage you to check out the current updates to the work
of the SEC by going to their website: www.sec.gov
AMCF is the only organization representing management consulting and
as such must represent its member firms by continuing to vigilantly
monitor and take action as necessary on these issues. The movement
of the Big Five to separate consulting from the accounting side
and go public heightens the responsibility and opportunity for
AMCF to provide leadership for these new entities and the management
consulting industry as a whole. We will hold Government Affairs
committee meetings as the issues dictate.
