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Case
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2006
(Revised from original 2004 version)
Esrey & LeMay Sprint Options, The
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Henry B. Reiling and Kevin Wall
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Abstract
Sprint's outside auditor simultaneously provided tax advice--including the recommendation of tax shelters related to Sprint options--to senior Sprint officers. These tax structures were called into question amid circumstances that raise a variety of conflicting issues for Sprint's board of directors, the officers, and the auditor.
Keywords: Taxation;
Conflict of Interests;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Personal Development and Career;
Telecommunications Industry;
Citation:
Reiling, Henry B., and Kevin Wall. "Esrey & LeMay Sprint Options, The." Harvard Business School Case 205-055, November 2006. (Revised from original December 2004 version.)