[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
The secondary market for limited partner interests in venture capital funds has witnessed robust growth in recent years as an increasing number of existing venture fund investors seek an early exit from their positions for...more
El Consejo de Estado de Colombia en Sentencia de 19 de julio de 2023 (radicado 26209) concluyó que cuando se presenten déficit en las autorretenciones mensuales por impuesto sobre la renta frente al total de ingresos...more
In the wake of the pandemic and global adoption of teleworking, an increasing number of employees are looking to work remotely abroad. Unfortunately, the law is not as flexible as technology....more
Retirement plan sponsors need to utilize updated Form W-4P (for periodic pension and annuity payments) and new Form W-4R (for nonperiodic payments and eligible rollover distributions) for income tax withholding elections...more
The increased number of employees working remotely has caused a host of problems for employers - and employees - during the throes of the pandemic. Now that remote work is looking more and more like the new normal, it’s more...more
1. Types of Business Entities - Foreign investors may choose from the types of business entities: - Limited liability company - Joint stock company - Individual merchant - General partnership - Limited...more
Para estar registrado en FATCA y exento de retención por parte de los agentes de retención de los Estados Unidos, una institución financiera extranjera (“FFI”) debe de tener un número de identificación de intermediario global...more
In order to be FATCA registered and exempt from withholding by U.S. withholding agents, a Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) must have a Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN). ...more
The “shelter in place” or “stay-at-home” orders that numerous states have issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted some employers to require that their employees work remotely from their homes. As states roll...more
With the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, it was only a matter of time before the IRS issued a new W-4 Employee Withholding Certificate form. Employers use the W-4 to determine how much pay to withhold...more
Backup Withholding requires a payer to “withhold tax” from payments that are not otherwise subject to withholding. A Taxpayer (payee) may be subject to Backup Withholding if it...more
Seyfarth Synopisis: Illinois recently enacted legislation that changes the rules for withholding income tax from non-resident employees. The new rules replace the current, somewhat more complicated rules with a more...more
El pasado 07 de octubre de 2019, el Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público de Colombia expidió el Decreto 1808 de 2019, "por el cual se reglamentan los artículos 55, 126-1, 126-4, 206, 206-1, 235-2, 383, 387 y 388 del...more
Act 257 of December 10, 2018 (Act 257) amended the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code to require any person or entity required to withhold income tax on payments for services rendered to submit a reconciliation quarterly tax...more
1. Types of Business Entities - Foreign investors may choose from the types of business entities: • Limited liability company • Joint stock company • Individual merchant • General partnership • Limited liability...more
1. Types of Business Entities - The main business entities in Greece are the following: i) the Société Anonyme (S.A.); ii) the Private Company (P.C.); iii) the Limited Liability Company (Ltd); iv) the General Partnership...more
After hearing from taxpayers about the significant burden of complying with new Pennsylvania rules requiring personal income tax (PIT) withholding from non-resident service providers who receive IRS Forms 1099-MISC, the...more
New legislation, effective January 1, 2018, will require certain payors of pensions and annuities to withhold Connecticut state income tax from distributions made from an employer pension, annuity, profit-sharing plan, stock...more
The Australian Commonwealth Government first introduced foreign resident capital gains withholding payments in July 2016 at a rate of 10 percent, in response to issues in collecting tax from foreign resident sellers and...more
It has been close to a decade since the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last updated its set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding equity compensation plans. On August 18, 2016, the NYSE released updated FAQs and,...more
On July 1, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2016-42, which proposes changes to the qualified intermediary (QI) agreement to address cascading U.S. withholding tax on dividends and “dividend equivalents”...more
On September 17, 2015, the IRS and the Treasury Department issued final, temporary, and proposed regulations under section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (collectively, the “new regulations”) that provide the rules for...more
On June 26, 2015, a California appellate court rendered a precedential opinion that should hopefully put to rest the issue of whether an employer must withhold taxes on settlements or judgments made to former employees in...more
In This Presentation: - Davidson v. Henkel Corp. - The Parties - NQ Plan - The Plan’s Tax Clauses - Davidson’s Pre-Retirement Counseling - 2011 Compliance Review and Letter - Henkel’s Tax...more