Episode 116 -- Alstom Executive Convicted of FCPA and Money Laundering Offenses
Potential for Vicarious Liability Under the Graves Amendment
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 122-with Matt Kelly on Alstom, Avon and Petrobras
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 118-the Alstom FCPA Enforcement Action
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 117-the Avon FCPA Enforcement Action
Cross-Border Update on Investing and Doing Business in the United States
The M&A Word of the Day® from the Book of Jargon® – Global Mergers & Acquisitions Is Carve-Out Transaction
1. What Is the Corporate Transparency Act and Why Was It Enacted? Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) on January 1, 2021, to address concerns that the inaccessibility of U.S. companies’ beneficial ownership...more
States often dig in on issues where they shouldn’t, and we see that often in the sales and use tax context (as often as with other state taxes). The Missouri Director of Revenue incorrectly assessed use tax against a...more
On 1 December, 2020, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued circular L.I.R 147/2, 166/2 and eval. n°63 on the application of EU Directive 2011/96 on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and...more
The charitable organization sector faces many compliance challenges, including: - unique tax exemption issues - fundraising registration and related issues - privacy and data security - complex reporting...more
On February 26, 2019 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued the long-awaited judgments on the cases concerning the Danish government withholding tax on dividends and interest paid by Danish companies to...more
German legislator introduces tax exemption for income resulting from debt waivers in restructuring scenarios with retroactive effect. On 23 November 2018, the German legislator approved legislation regarding tax exemption...more
The “deemed dividend” rule, the source of much wrangling between multi-national borrowers and lenders over the years, may be on its way out....more
The Top 10 New York Tax Highlights of 2016 - It’s the New Year, and before we begin afresh, we look back at this past year with our list of the Top 10 New York tax highlights of 2016. 1. The New York State Tax...more
New York City Tribunal Rejects City’s Attempt To Forcibly Combine Bank And Its Mortgage Subsidiary - The New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal, affirming a determination of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, has held that...more
In issuing IRS Notice 2015-59 and Rev. Proc. 2015-43 last week, the IRS intentionally created significant market uncertainty about the viability of “PropCo/OpCo” spin-offs as part of the PropCo’s REIT conversion (e.g., where...more