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Big Incentives for Investments in Cybersecurity

Recently, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law the Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit. The credit is to be used against the state income tax of a Maryland cybersecurity company. To be eligible for the...more

Small and Mid-Size Companies: Beware of Increased Cybersecurity Threats of Sensitive Tax Information

Small and mid-size companies electronically transmit an increased amount of sensitive financial information via the Internet to comply with tax compliance obligations....more

Legal Alert: Senate Finance Committee Hears Testimony on Proposal to Limit Access to Death Master File

On April 16, 2013, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on “Tax Fraud and Tax ID Theft: Moving Forward With Solutions,” including testimony on proposals to restrict access to the Social Security Administration’s Death...more

R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax

Privilege – Lawyers Only

The Supreme Court has given judgment in a long awaited case on whether or not legal advice given by accountants is privileged. The case is R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) (Appellants) v Special...more

Employment and Wage and Hour Law Newsletter™ - December 2011

In this issue: • NOTES FROM THE EDITOR • NEW CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAWS • AN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS UNDER FMLA • EMPLOYMENT CASE LAW DECISIONS OF 2011 Excerpt from New California Employment Laws... New...more

European IP Bulletin - Issue 82, July 2011

In This Issue: PATENTS The “Patent Box”: Preferential Tax on Profits From Patents On 10 June 2011, the UK Government launched a Consultation on the “Patent Box”, a preferential corporation tax regime of 10 per...more

ACLU Argues For Privacy of NC Amazon Customers

RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC – The American Civil Liberties Union heads to Federal Court in Seattle today to argue that North Carolina’s request for information about purchases made by Amazon.com customers is unconstitutional and...more

Have a Lotto Trust in your Lawyer?

Exploring the benefits of setting up a lottery trust to protect the privacy of winners....more