Editor's Note: The California Privacy Protection Agency released amendments to its draft regulations, and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau contemplates rulemaking on sharing financial data. In U.S. litigation, the first Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act jury trial took place, and the Third Circuit provided further guidance on data breach litigation. In international news, the French Data Protection Authority fined Clearview AI for personal information collection violations. US Laws and Regulation CPPA Publishes Updates to Draft Regulations. On November 3, the...

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The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep its members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together below a selection of articles from IPTI Xtracts; more articles can be found on its website (www.ipti.org). United States New York: Real Estate Makes Up Larger Share Of NYC's Tax Revenue Even Amid Value Reset Real estate taxes have steadily become a larger and larger part of...

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In this week’s Roar: changing tide for US import volumes, pessimism from retailers, hope for a turnaround in air freight, the ongoing impact of the Ukraine war, and the latest on autonomous trucks. How low can we go? Things have been looking bad over the last several months in terms of US imports. Volumes took a hit in September, with their deepest decline since lockdowns went into effect in 2020. At the rate they were dropping, October would have seen...

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The EU Court's ruling of 7 November 2022 is a major victory for Fiat and the fiscal autonomy of the EU Member States. It rejects the European Commission's ("Commission") assessment of the application of the arm's length principle ("ALP") under Luxembourg law that had previously been upheld by the General Court ("GC"). More importantly, it dismisses the Commission's plea for an autonomous interpretation and application of the ALP under the EU State aid rules, and as such the judgment...

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EU capitals all let out a sigh of relief this week as the results of the US midterm elections began to roll in. Many were quick to celebrate the fact that the US Democrats seemed to have managed to prevent the “red wave” US polls had predicted would sweep across the country. Although the results are still rolling in, and it seems the Democrats will not have a majority in either house, President Biden’s party did much better than...

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Waiting on financial reports is frustrating. It’s even more frustrating when reports are issued late AND they are hard to read. To make informed financial decisions and react quickly to changing economic and other conditions, it is critical for nonprofits to master closing the books on a timely basis while also providing understandable and accurate reporting of financial information. At CLA, we prepare monthly financial reporting packages for hundreds of clients each month and are familiar with the challenges...

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Leadership, despite what everyone thinks, is situational. Often people assume that only certain people have the necessary skills to be leaders, but that is a myth. A leader is someone who has a vision of the opportunity or challenge and the courage to take action based on that. Someone who is a leader in one situation may be a follower in another because the most important tip to become a better leader is to recognize your own skills and...

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USCIS posted a notice that as of Aug. 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education no longer recognizes the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as an accrediting agency. This change affects two immigration-related student programs and other immigration benefits. Click here to see a list of ACICS schools. English language study programs by ACICS-accredited schools will no longer be recognized and international students who seek to join such program with a pending I-539 filed on or after...

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In a recent case, the Applicant argued that section 14(1)(a) of the Children First Act (2015 Act) does not require that mandatory reporting to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, is necessary where information is received from an adult regarding an incident which allegedly took place when they were a child. It was argued that the obligation to report retrospective abuse should be confined to situations where there is clear information about the person(s) who is subject of the...

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The levying of tax penalties stood in a recent federal appeals court decision on whether a private foundation was a foreign trust subject to such penalties. In the Rost v. U.S., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld tax penalties against U.S. citizen John Rebold, who failed to report his personal-use Liechtenstein “Stiftung” (a non-charitable private foundation) as a foreign trust. The decedent Rebold formed the Enelre Foundation in 2005 for the general support and education of him...

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