What You Need to Know Regarding the New Maryland Income Tax Credit for Security Clearance Costs & Construction of SCIFs by Venable LLP on 5/3/2012 The recent passage of Senate Bill 296 will create an additional incentive for investment by the Maryland business community in cleared employees and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). Beginning in 2013,...more
Terrorism and Taxes - Proposed FAR Rule Imposes 2% Tax on Foreign Offers to Fund 9/11 Relief Fund by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/19/2012 On January 2, 2011, the President signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-347, which set up a relief fund for victims, first responders, and construction workers who were injured in...more
MUNICIPAL TAXES, TAX SALE CERTIFICATES, AND THE MATTER OF PRINCETON OFFICE PARK – (Part 1 of 4) – The Need for Muncipalities to... by Joel Glucksman on 3/2/2012 The Need For Municipalities To Sell Tax Liens In New Jersey, unpaid real estate taxes are a “continuous lien” on land, N.J.S.A. § 54:5-6. However, it is often not easy for municipalities to realize a sufficient financial...more
January 26, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 1/26/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
"Bah! Humbug!" - 3% Withholding and the Ghost of Christmas Future by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/13/2012 Just in time for the end-of-year push to fund the Government and to "create more jobs," members of Congress and President Obama had a rare moment of consensus when they unanimously(!) repealed an extremely unpopular...more
Food Services Providers & Investigations by State Attorneys General by Venable LLP on 12/16/2011 New York State’s new Taxpayer Protection Bureau, which New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman established in January 2011, was designed to eliminate fraud and recoup money illegally taken from New York State...more
Hawkeye Communications Fight in Cost Neutral Enviroment. by Monty Jivraj on 12/10/2011 Costs Free - Judge Roger Berner. ...more
Federal Bill to Discourage Offshoring and Use of Tax Havens Reintroduced by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 12/5/2011 Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) has reintroduced legislation designed to discourage corporations from offshoring jobs. The Stop Outsourcing and Create American Jobs Act of 2011 (H.R. 3338) allows the federal government to give...more
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Alert - November 2011 by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 11/22/2011 IN THIS ISSUE: IRS Provides Taxpayers with the Opportunity to Reclassify Independent Contractors with Reduced Tax Liability By Kelley E. Kaufman Companies’ improper classification of workers as independent...more
Legal Alert - Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 by Oserogho & Associates on 10/25/2011 The Money Laundering (prohibition) Act, 2011 has repealed the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2004. The Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 makes for comprehensive provisions prohibiting the financing of terrosim, the...more
Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund Law by Oserogho & Associates on 9/27/2011 The Nigerian Government has passed into law the Sovereign Investment Authority (Establishment, Etc.) Act 2011 to among other things establish a Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority. This Authority is charged to receive,...more
Feds Target Independent Contractor Misclassification by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/8/2011 Citing a desire to minimize losses in contributions to unemployment insurance funds, protect workers' rights, and "level the playing field" for employers that abide by the law, the United States Department of Labor's (DOL's)...more
"Nevada Jobs First" Act Alters Nevada Preference Requirements on Public Works Contracts to the Detriment of Nevada General... by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 5/30/2011 With little fanfare earlier this year, the Nevada Legislature passed and Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law Assembly Bill 144, which is designed to increase the number of Nevada residents employed on public works...more
Foreign Contractors Subject to New Tax On Contracts to Provide Services In Or Supply Goods From Certain Countries by Bryan Cave on 3/15/2011 On January 2, 2011, a new excise tax went into effect on foreign contractors that do business with the United States government and will provide goods from or services in certain countries. Although this has received some...more
Adozione modelli organizzativi ex-art. 6 D.Lgs 231/2001 Partecipate Comune di Pescara by Renato Ranieri on 2/28/2011 La presente delibera è indirizzata a tutte le società partecipate dal Comune di Pescara, laddove il Comune ha una partecipazione totalitaria e/o di maggioranza nel capitale sociale ed i servizi svolti per conto...more