Publications
Publications
- December 2004 (Revised November 2006)
- HBS Case Collection
Esrey & LeMay Sprint Options, The
By: Henry B. Reiling and Kevin Wall
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, December 2004. (Revised November 2006.)