In its latest release of Paraguay Update, the Paraguayan-American Chamber of Commerce relates a somewhat sullen political panorama, with the discovery of several domestic and international scandals, yet a more positive scenario is exposed in other sectors, such as investments for example. In this sense, two cases of corruption were revealed, one within the National […]
Many married couples find it advantageous to file a joint tax return rather than filing separately. This comes as no surprise as the federal government has built a number of tax advantages for married couples filing jointly into the tax code. These benefits include: Depending income distribution, a lower rate of taxation than they would […]
A few days ago, Decree No. 3427/15, which approves the regulation of the National Traffic and Road Safety Law, was enacted by the Executive Power, in accordance to what is established in Article 165 of the Law, which set forth a one-year term for said regulation to be passed on. The Law, enacted in May […]
On Friday the IRS released new guidance on how examiners should determine the amount of any penalty for the failure to file an FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank Account, FinCEN Form 114). The guidance is effective for all open cases as of May 13, 2015. It does not appear to apply directly to cases in […]
Do you have clients who have lived overseas? What about clients who were born in another country, and are now U.S. citizens or residents? If so, chances are they have investments in overseas financial accounts which should have been reported, but weren’t. Those who failed to file an FBAR Form TD F90-22.1 are subject to […]
In the current tax regime with ever increasing anti tax avoidance measures in place and vigilance from the HMRC: here is a tax efficient deal for employees and employers which statistics show improve the business – what can be wrong with that? Enterprise Management Incentive options (known as EMIs) are just that and are particularly […]
Brager Tax Law Group is pleased to announce that Dennis will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live webinar, “Streamlined Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program: Avoiding Aggressive Enforcement Regime and Significant Penalties” scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 10:00am-11:30am PT. Because of your affiliation with the firm, you are eligible to attend this program at half off. […]
Managing a Cyprus Company has many obligations; What are these and do you comply? Webinar Invitation Date: Wednesday 27/05/2015 Time: 11:00 EEST (Limassol / Athens) Duration: 30 minutes (appx) Questions: Time will be allocated at the end of the session Limited places available – please REGISTER NOW to secure your participation. THE WEBINAR With ever increasing regulations and […]
Catherine Gannon will be discussing how you can protect your most valuable asset by using Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) options – which are a versatile and tax efficient way of incentivising employees to both stay with, and grow, your business. You spend time building your technology business and need to retain your most valuable […]
If you are running any share based plan for your employees or directors there are big compliance changes now in place which carry financial penalties if not satisfied. All share returns must be filed using the HMRC on-line system operated under the PAYE system and the deadline for submission is 6th July 2015. All new […]
Matt Gingell has written another interesting article, which was published in the Independent today. http://ind.pn/1z5x7qJ In the article Matt looks at the business case for preventing harassment and bullying in the workplace. If you have any questions on this topic or if you have any other employment law queries, please do contact Matt (email: [email protected] […]
NEW TAX REGIME FOR COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT VEHICLES (CIVS): PORTUGAL BECOMES A MORE COMPETITIVE HUB FOR CIVS On the 13th of January 2015 Decree-Law No. 7/2015 was published, altering the tax regime for the Collective Investment Vehicles (CIVs), a concept including both securities investments and real estate funds, and securities investment and real estate investments companies. […]
