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In this article: - Income Tax - Other Foreign Taxes -- Vat And Social Security Taxes - Foreign Tax Credit Planning - U.S. Withholding Obligations - Use Of Loan Out Company -...more
The European Commission opened the first in-depth investigation into alleged State aid for professional football clubs. This comes after the Commission launched investigations into the financing of arenas. It is likely that...more
On Friday, March 1, 2013, the parent company of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Sands), reported in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company may have violated the “books and records and internal...more
Table of Contents: - Introduction 4 - Co-Producing With Canada – The F.A.Q.’S 4 - Telefilm’s Requirements – The Abc’s 7 - Co-Production Certification In Canada 10 - About the Author: 11 - Schedule “A” 12 -...more
Canada has long been a pioneer in the international co-production area with numerous co-production treaties. Enclosed is a chart that provides a comparison of Canadian Content, Co-Ventures and Treaty...more
In This Issue: SAFE Issues Notice of State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Improving and Adjusting Foreign Exchange Policies Related to Direct Investment; SAFE Makes Revisions to Provisions on Foreign...more
The ten year-old regime governing merchant fees in China is about to change – and the fees are, in general, about to be reduced by one-fourth or more....more
Due to "legal and regulatory pressure" Dublin-based Intrade will no longer accept bets from US customers and all existing US customers must exit their trades and close their accounts. Intrade operates a real-money based...more
State of New York Indictments of Elaborate Sports Betting Ring Involves Offshore Online Sports Betting Web Sites Allegedly Utilized by the Defendants for illegal sports wagering in the US: In addition to traditional...more
Plaintiff’s lawsuit is nothing more than a base attempt to capitalize on an indictment and civil forfeiture action that is wholly unrelated to the claims alleged. Plaintiff, Cardroom International LLC (“Plaintiff”), claims...more
The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Let’s add a new industry to the list of FCPA industry sweeps. Is anyone surprised? If I worked at DOJ or the SEC, I would simply take a look at those significant industries entering China and launch an industry-wide...more
In the past, we have reported on a number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") developments and have furnished subscribers with a primer on the FCPA. The latest developments in this area relate to an investigation of the...more
In This Issue: TORONTO CASINO UPDATE by Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Kevin J. Weber, and Jack Tadman As we first reported in January, the movement towards a Toronto casino continues apace. As we anticipated in our...more
Two items of note relating to the issue of international treaty co-productions which I believe indicate their re-emergence as a way of producing (especially in the current financial climate). First, Telefilm Canada...more
Political tension concerning the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao intensified following the museum's announcement in late 2009 that it planned to build a new museum in Urdaibai area. The Basque government, particularly Secretary...more
It certainly appeared that 2008 was a record-breaking year for the Russian film industry. Awash with money from the commodity boom, co-producers and individual investors alike were willing and able to finance local,...more
Optimal Group Non-Prosecution Agreement with SDNY - October 29, 2009 --- [Excerpt from NPA document] "On the understandings specified below, the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District ofNew...more
PartyGaming PLC / SDNY - Non-Prosecution Agreement - April 6, 2009 --- [NPA excerpt summary] "On the understandings specified below, the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District ofNew York (the...more
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