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Interesting tax development(s) of 2011

Posted by
Annette Nellen
Title: Professor
Company: San Jose State University
 (Professor at San Jose State University) | 12-12-2011
  I spend a lot of time throughout the year reading, writing about and presenting on federal, multistate and California updates. This week I'm presenting webinars on California tax...
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State Legislature Faced with More Difficult Budget Choices – Time for a Tax Increase?

Posted by
Joe Wallin
Title: Partner
Company: Davis Wright Tremaine
 (Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine) | 12-08-2011
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The New Marketplace and Relevance to Tax

Posted by
Annette Nellen
Title: Professor
Company: San Jose State University
 (Professor at San Jose State University) | 12-08-2011
  A year ago, eBay announced its acquisition of Milo which provides online information on prices and availability in local stores. This should aid in the merger of online and in-store...
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California and Incentives for Job Creation and Innovation

Posted by
Annette Nellen
Title: Professor
Company: San Jose State University
 (Professor at San Jose State University) | 12-07-2011
  On 12/5/11, the California Assembly Revenue & Taxation Committee held a hearing on job creation and innovation (see prior post). I had the opportunity to testify. A few points I...
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Expansion to France: What you need to know about hiring and employment law

Posted by
Justin Smith
Title: Sr. Director, Advisory Service
Company: High Street Partners
 (Sr. Director, Advisory Service at High Street Partners) | 12-07-2011
For those unfamiliar with doing business in France, the process of hiring employees is often challenging. A highly regulated employer/employee relationship, with legislation offering favoring...
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Creating Value Through Strategic Risk Management

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Tatum CFO Blog
Title: CFO
Company: Tatum
 (CFO at Tatum) | 12-06-2011
The depth and severity of the financial crisis has led to increased focus by rating agencies, the SEC, and Congress on how companies identify, assess and monitor risks. Financial disasters have...
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Risky Representations – Part 1

Posted by
Robert Hawn
Title: Attorney
Company: Structure Law Group, LLP
 (Attorney at Structure Law Group, LLP) | 12-02-2011
Those endless representations and warranties in your acquisition agreement aren’t just for your merger and acquisition lawyer.  Ignore them at your own risk.  As I mentioned in my...
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Expat Tax: Three Ways of Managing Expatriate Tax Liability

Posted by
Justin Smith
Title: Sr. Director, Advisory Service
Company: High Street Partners
 (Sr. Director, Advisory Service at High Street Partners) | 11-29-2011
If you are planning an international expansion, you will likely need to employ expatriates in critical markets to grow your business. Sending an employee abroad; however, creates a host of...
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Superstar CFO - Requirements for Excellence

Posted by
Brenda Morris
Title: CFO
Company: 5.11 Tactical
 (CFO at 5.11 Tactical) | 11-28-2011
Everyone is busy these days, with the economic downturn, technology, day to day operations and just the noise that seems to pass through our doors as CFOs.  It is critical to optimize...
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How Have the Demographics of Public Corporate Boards Changed Over the Past 25 Years?

Posted by
Pascal Levensohn
Title: Managing Partner
Company: Levensohn Venture Partners
 (Managing Partner at Levensohn Venture Partners) | 11-25-2011
Spencer Stuart recently previewed their annual public board governance analysis in the November 2011 Harvard Business Review, comparing board demographics in 1987 and 2011.  Some highlights...
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More on affiliate nexus - Amazon-style + possible federal action

Posted by
Annette Nellen
Title: Professor
Company: San Jose State University
 (Professor at San Jose State University) | 11-22-2011
  If you are looking for background on the affiliate nexus ("Amazon" type) legislation that has been enacted in varying forms in eight states to date, as well as legal issues and...
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Why can’t finance and HR just get along?

Posted by
Samuel Dergel
Title: Director - Executive Search
Company: Stanton Chase International
 (Director - Executive Search at Stanton Chase International) | 11-22-2011
This blog is a Guest Commentary that appeared in Canadian HR Reporter on November 21, 2011. You can view a copy of the original article here. Why can’t finance and HR just get along...
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