In the "Relief Procedures for Certain Former Citizens" and accompanying FAQs, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides a simplified pathway for certain non-compliant U.S. citizens who expatriated after March 18, 2010, to become U.S. tax and reporting compliant. In short, under this new procedure, U.S. citizens who expatriated, were non-willful in their failure to file U.S. income or gift tax returns and associated international information returns, owed a limited amount of back taxes (not in excess of $25,000) and had...

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Imagine that your company has just commenced an internal compliance investigation in response to an allegation that the company is violating various federal laws. The next day, a longtime employee with access to the company’s crucial trade secrets is seen removing duffle bags of documents. Moreover, the IT department examines his network activity and reports that he has downloaded thousands of documents onto a thumb drive. Shortly thereafter, an attorney for the employee contacts your litigation department and states that...

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New College of European Commissioners announced On 10 September European Commission President-elect Ursula Von der Leyen presented her new team of Commissioners-designate, as well as a revamped structure for the institution. The key issues the Von der Leyen Commission will seek to address include changes in climate, technology and demographics. Von der Leyen was keen to address equality in the distribution of portfolios and executive Vice Presidencies – between East and West, North and South, and men and women. She has...

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One of the most important pillars of the relationship between the so-called “sister republics” of Switzerland and the United States is Switzerland’s strong economic footprint in the U.S. Did you know that this year the Global Innovation Index ranked Switzerland as the champion in innovation for the ninth year in a row? Yes, both Switzerland and the U.S. top the rankings as some of the most innovative and competitive economies in the world. You might be surprised to learn...

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By Joanna Massey, President & CEO, JDMA Inc. To attract and keep young employees, few things are as vital to today’s companies as transparency. Frankly, that is true of all human communications. Human beings have intuition and we can sense when people are withholding themselves from us. Regardless of whether it is a professional negotiation or a personal interaction. For millennials and Gen Z, who have grown up with a constant flow of easily accessible information, corporate openness and clarity are...

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As The Toy Association continues its aggressive advocacy and media campaign about the harmful impacts of tariffs on toys, members are encouraged to participate in an upcoming webinar that will detail how companies can apply for product-specific exclusions from the tariffs. “Tariffs on Toys: How to Apply for an Exclusion Request” will take place Wednesday, September 25 from 12 to 1 p.m. (Eastern). Registration is now open. “A 15 percent tariff on toys imported from China will go into effect December...

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Keeping track of your employees’ international business trips is a critical, often overlooked component of operating a multinational organization. Business trips are short-term expat assignments, and they are often wrongly dismissed as low- or no-risk, which can prove costly.   Many companies, for example, unknowingly trigger a taxable presence in another country by sending an employee on multiple business trips there, which can lead to fines and reputational damage.   Short-term expat assignments may also create personal tax, insurance and other obligations for...

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Millennials are often treated as if they are some special generation that requires extra care, but they are no different from the Woodstock idealists and those that came before them. The unifying characteristic of Millennials is they want to change, and the world and they want to do it NOW. Knowing this is essential to being able to manage Millennials as it is one of their best and worst characteristics. They are no different than the Baby Boomers of old...

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Today, Reavis Page Jump LLP takes center stage in the just-published 2019 "New York's Women Leaders in the Law" supplement to the New York Law Journal and New York Magazine. Each year, the supplement features the city's top women-led firms that are doing outstanding work and driving women's leadership in the legal field. Featured on this year's cover, RPJ gets premiere billing. "Women Leaders in the Law" further profiles the firm in an article entitled, "Client Focused, Community Enriched, Women Owned Firm Sets the Legal Bar," which highlights both our focus...

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