On 1 January 2016 significant changes to Polish law affecting arbitration will come into force (the “Changes”). The amendments pertain to the Bankruptcy Law and the Code of Civil Procedure. They impact the existence of the arbitration agreement in cases of a bankruptcy of one of the parties and relate to post-arbitral proceedings, by flattening […]
On behalf of myself and the Gannons team, I would like to say hello and share with you a publication written for IR Global members. If we met at the IR Global conference held in London earlier this year, I would like to say hello again. UK tax and labour laws make the UK an […]
Contributions from shareholders make up the company’s equity, which acts as a guarantee to creditors, as well as financing assets. Throughout a company’s life, a large number of situations may recommend carrying out a capital increase. Types of capital increase. 1.1. Purpose – Maintenance of legal minimum capital. – Increase of own funds. – Offsetting […]
Richard Rahn – has a blistering attack on the OECD / FATF and how their tax and AMl policies are counter-productive in most regions. I had a nice quote on money movement and AMl issues in East Africa – and how they relate to the AML ideas of the FATF. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/9/richard-rahn-the-global-taxers-are-after-you/ Richard Rahn – […]
The lack of dividend distribution is one of the main factors of conflict as it invalidates the main reason why partners decided to invest in the society. Majority partners occasionally take advantage of their position to approve abusive agreements on matters of dividend distribution. As a consequence, it is a common practice among capital societies […]
Interested in learning more about abating foreign information reporting penalties? I recently participated in a Strafford webinar, “Navigating the IRS Penalty Abatement Procedures for Foreign Information Reporting Noncompliance.” Due to overwhelming popularity, we scheduled an encore presentation with live Q&A for Thursday, November 19, 1:00pm-2:30pm EST. The Brager Tax Law Group is offering eight free […]
Current Schemes and Upcoming Changes As part of its effort to attract foreign high net worth individuals as well as to attract qualified individuals to relocate and work in the country, either on their own or as part of a group structuring/reorganisation, Cyprus offers some very attractive incentives. Amongst these incentives are the Permanent Residence […]
The Brager Tax Law Group has represented medical marijuana businesses since 2005. Given the increase in the number of states that have legalized marijuana, we are expanding our IRS tax dispute and tax litigation services to all states which have legalized the sale or distribution of marijuana. In addition to the fact that marijuana businesses […]
Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them. However, not all employees are competent, efficient or loyal. Matt Gingell will cover the best strategy to manage (out) problematical employees, including: […]
I am happy to announce that I will be one of the featured speakers at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar Conference that is being held from November 4th through November 6th at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in San Diego. The International Tax Audit & Appeals Including Statute of Limitations in […]
One of main principles of the lawyer and client relationship is that clients have the right never to have information which they provide their lawyer and the advice received disclosed without their consent. Without this assurance, clients would not provide all the facts which would allow them to receive proper legal advice. The above is […]
The HMRC approved Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) are two of the most popular tax incentives for private limited companies seeking to raise funds through a share issue. Certain requirements have to be met in order for an investor to successfully claim the SEIS and EIS tax reliefs. For a […]