REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Federal Tax Filing Deadlines and Penalties
Defending HIMP-1 Claims in New York
Nonprofit Basics: Federal Tax Filing Deadlines and Penalties
Webinar Recording – 2023 Preview for Privacy and Data Security
Affordable Care Act Reporting Requirements
2021 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors
#WorkforceWednesday: Biden Touts Employer-Mandated Vaccines, Booster Shot Questions, and EEO-1 Deadline Delayed
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT - RESUSCITATING TAXPAYERS WITH BUYER'S REMORSE!
COBRA: Avoid Getting Snakebit! (Notice Update, Deadline Update, Litigation Update)
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - COVID-19 Edition - Deadline Extensions Impacting HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Investment company developments
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce is currently conducting its BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad, which is due May 30, 2025. This survey stands as the most...more
The BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (the “BE-10 Survey”) is a mandatory survey conducted once every five years by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce under the...more
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conducts a mandatory BE-10 survey of US investments abroad every five years to produce key economic and statistical reports on the scale and effects of...more
Key Takeaways: - The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has announced that it is once again time to file the BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad. The benchmark survey covers the universe of U.S....more
On March 21, 2025, FinCEN issued an interim final rule declaring that U.S. companies are no longer included in the definition of a “reporting company” under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). This means that U.S....more
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule (the “Interim Rule(goes to new website)”) that significantly alters beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting...more
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule that exempts all domestic (US) companies from reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Non-U.S. companies that are...more
Much has been written about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which was enacted on January 1, 2021, and went into effect on January 1, 2024. Briefly, the CTA requires “reporting companies” to disclose beneficial...more
The U.S. federal government is facing a possible shutdown beginning this Sunday, October 1, 2023. Congress has until September 30, which marks the end of the fiscal year, to enact appropriations for government agencies and...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce is the government agency that compiles statistics about the U.S. economy, including the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). BEA also compiles statistics...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) recently issued a new Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) that updates CFIUS's interpretation of the "completion date" for a transaction, which represents a...more
Every five years, U.S. companies in which a foreign person or entity holds an ownership interest with a right to vote, representing 10% or more of the company’s equity, are required to file a form with the U.S. Bureau of...more
By May 31, 2023, foreign-owned companies must file Form BE-12 to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”). Form BE-12 is the comprehensive benchmark survey of foreign direct investment in the U.S., which BEA conducts every 5...more
The International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act ("IITSSA"), 22 USC § 3101 requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”) within the U.S. Department of Commerce to conduct a national survey of foreign direct...more
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) went into effect on July 1, 2020, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Access to investment arbitration in the USMCA is subject to more restrictive...more
1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Description of the types of entities available in India through which to conduct business: A foreign entity may establish a business presence in India by: • opening a liaison...more
The BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad is a mandatory survey conducted once every five years by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce to obtain current economic data on...more
On May 11, 2020, we issued an Alert on BE-10. Essentially, any US person that owns 10% or more of the voting stock (or equivalent) in a foreign business enterprise at December 31, 2019 is required to file the survey...more
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has governments across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America and the United States quickly evaluating and issuing modified tax-related measures to help support business investments and...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is currently collecting data from all U.S. persons for its five-year mandatory benchmark survey of foreign ownership of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2019. U.S. issuers and U.S. asset...more
1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Description of the types of entities available in India through which to conduct business - A foreign entity may establish a business presence in India by: • opening a liaison...more
• Foreign Investor Forms W-8: An update of Forms W-8 on file for non-U.S. investors is generally recommended by December 31, 2018 to ensure that a date of birth (DOB) and non-U.S. taxpayer identification number (Foreign TIN)...more
CFIUS will continue to have broad jurisdiction to conduct national security reviews of foreign investments that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. When regulations implementing FIRRMA become effective within...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce (BEA) requires U.S. businesses in which a foreign person or entity owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent of the voting securities (a...more