WEBINAR – Valuation 201: The Familiar Five – Understanding Statutory Additions to Value

Tuesday, June 05, 2018 Time: 2:00 pm EDT – 3:00 pm EDT Cost: $200.00   Webinar: 1 CCS Credit Every day, companies around the world enter into legal agreements, pay service fees or commissions, perform design, engineering, or other developmental functions, source and provide necessary materials to their suppliers, and pay for goods in a variety of ways. What […]

Export Procedures, ITDS, Food Facilities, Seafood Trade Among Topics of Upcoming Rules

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report New rules on seafood trade as well as proposed and final rules on topics such as the International Trade Data System, export procedures, and food facility registration are among the regulations set forth in the semiannual regulatory agendas recently issued by a number of federal agencies. These […]

Export Ban on Chinese Telecom Company Could be Short-Lived

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report In an unusual move that elicited bipartisan criticism, President Trump said he is directing the Commerce Department to help a Chinese company recently hit with a seven-year export ban “get back into business, fast.” The DOC imposed the ban against Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation April 16 after […]

Lacey Act Declarations, Import Authorizations Among Topics of Upcoming USDA Rules

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Dealing with Lacey Act import declaration issues and streamlining imports of fruits and vegetables are among the topics of proposed and final regulations the Department of Agriculture is working to complete this summer. The USDA’s most recent semiannual regulatory agenda lists the following regulations affecting international trade […]

Export Controls, Routed Exports, Trusted Trader Among DOC’s Short-Term Regulatory Goals

Monday, May 14, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report A trusted trader program for seafood importers and updated rules on routed export transactions are among the regulatory changes the Department of Commerce could advance in the next few months. The DOC’s most recent semiannual regulatory agenda lists the following regulations affecting international trade that could be […]

Is Your Business a Financial Institution?

Nothing more underscores the seriousness of governmental efforts to prevent money laundering than the parade of fines against and settlements by banks and other financial services companies than U.S. Bancorp’s recent agreement to pay $613 million to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve for inadequate anti-money laundering […]

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