International Business
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Justin Smith (Sr. Director, Advisory Service, High Street Partners)
Considering exploring the German market but not interested in making a huge commitment? In lieu of a formal presence, such as an entity or partnership, you may want to investigate setting up a payroll only, and operating as a nonresident employer (NRE). NREs are a good...
Justin Smith (Sr. Director, Advisory Service, High Street Partners)
Last week's webinar Doing Business in Germany: Avoiding Common Pitfalls encouraged a lot of discussion. There were several interesting questions from attendees for HSP's Germany experts; here are some of the highlights, and answers: Does hiring an employee...
Anonymous (Student)
I'm looking at funds raised and invested inLatAm across time and I see there is a big difference in some years, being funds invested greater than those raised. Can it be that there were uninvested funds no used for many years and were used later? Or why can there be...
Justin Smith (Sr. Director, Advisory Service, High Street Partners)
Is your business delivering electronic content to consumers worldwide? Have you registered for value-added tax (VAT) where your customers are located? When it comes to electronic content, VAT can be complicated, and your business may need to be registered in each country...
Justin Smith (Sr. Director, Advisory Service, High Street Partners)
The April edition of International Operations Update is now available. You’ll find an overview of China’s proposal to overhaul its existing entry and exit laws, a look at several new tax incentives in Brazil, a review of Belgium’s new older worker...
Justin Smith (Sr. Director, Advisory Service, High Street Partners)
Yesterday's webinar VAT & Your Supply Chain: Getting it Right in a Global Economy encouraged a lot of discussion. There were several interesting questions from attendees for HSP's VAT expert Nick Hart; here are some of the highlights, and answers:...
Keith Perry (VP Finance (plus consulting on the side for fun), Rexanto)
Japan keeps getting easier to launch a fully owned subsidiary. I'm on my second, and the process couldn't be smoother. Step 1: Choose your advisor. Assuming you're coming in from the outside, a disinterested third party is a really good idea (...
Adam M (General Manager, Trigger Networks)
In a recent interview, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson pointed out a basic truth that nonetheless was sure to draw at least mild alarm from any manager in China using SaaS systems like NetSuite. Namely: “Social, mobile, and cloud are table stakes now,” Nelson said....
Justin Smith (Sr. Director, Advisory Service, High Street Partners)
If expansion to China is on your mind, good news: The Chinese economy is expected to become the world’s largest by 2020. The not-so-good news is that, even if you’re interested in simply exploring the Chinese market prior to making a long-term commitment, you...
Justin Smith (Sr. Director, Advisory Service, High Street Partners)
Five weeks mandatory vacation, free health care and one of the shortest work weeks worldwide? All it takes is a quick look at some of the highlights of French employment law to get a U.S.-based employee to proclaim, “It’s good to work in France!” France...
