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Dec
TD Bank Group (TD) today issued a progress report on advancing towards a transition to a low-carbon economy in North America, a component of its corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment.
In December 2017, TD set a target of a total of CAD $100 billion in low-carbon lending, financing, asset management and internal corporate programs by 2030. TD recognizes that a transition towards a low-carbon economy will likely require a few decades to achieve. Therefore, TD is taking a balanced approach by supporting conventional energy sources...
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Dec
By Jeffrey G. Cohen | Joseph Molloy | Grassi & Co.
On October 19, 2018 the Treasury and IRS issued proposed regulations on the new Opportunity Zone Tax incentive created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) encouraging economic growth and development through private investment in specific low-income or rural communities and disaster areas.
A Taxpayer may exclude from gross income, gain on the sale or exchange of any property to an unrelated party in the tax year of the sale, or exchange if...
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Dec
By Alexandra Stanton | CEO | Empire Global Ventures LLC
Four reasons working couples should consider adding a regular planning session to their household routine.
I had always vowed I wouldn’t be that woman. You know, the one who makes it look so easy through her brilliant delegation but secretly is taking care of everything behind the scenes. I had always known that I’d need a life partner who would share responsibilities equally.
Fathers now spend a significantly increased amount of time with...
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Dec
By Gijsbert Bulk
Global trade was transformed in 2016 as the British electorate voted to leave the EU and Donald Trump became the 45th president of the US.
The political and economic uncertainty these two events have generated is greater than that seen during the global financial crash of 2008-09, according to the Global Economic Policy Index, which tracks news and policy sites to measure certainty. Countries are competing against one another in a series of increasingly unpleasant trade wars. According...
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Dec
The Italian Budget Law for 2018 (Law no. 205/2017) (“the Law”) establishes a mandatory real-time electronic sales invoice issuance and reporting system (“E-invoicing”). E-invoicing will be mandatory in Italy as of January 1, 2019. E-invoicing requirement will be applied to all companies that are tax residents in Italy, but it will not cover the following categories:
(1) non-resident taxpayers that are not subject to VAT. Notwithstanding such exclusion, it is possible for Italian companies to issue invoices to such non-residents...
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Dec
Chair,
At the last Trade Policy Review of the United States two years ago, a month before President Trump was sworn into office, I ended the EU statement with the hope that the protectionist rhetoric would end once the President-elect had taken office. Today, unfortunately, rhetoric has turned into reality and the repercussions of tariffs and other restrictions are being felt at the heart of this organisation, and more generally in global growth prospects.
The US has shaped the global...
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Dec
By Marc S. Friedman | Director of Professional Relations| Global Commerce Education
In the most recent article in this series, I explained how many non-US companies, including Baltic businesses, are discouraged from exploiting a robust US marketplace by Myth #4 –that there are too many business regulations in the US to make doing business in the US worthwhile. In this installment, I will address Myth #5. If we enter the US we may be jeopardizing your valuable intellectual property. Like...
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Dec
The United Kingdom will leave the European Union in 100 days' time.
Given the continued uncertainty in the UK surrounding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, as agreed between the EU and the UK on 25 November 2018 – and last week's call by the European Council (Article 50) to intensify preparedness work at all levels and for all outcomes – the European Commission has today started implementing its “no deal” Contingency Action Plan. This delivers on the Commission's commitment to adopt...
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Dec
By Kevin Power | Mason Hayes & Curran
2018 has seen many developments in the healthcare sector including open disclosure on a statutory basis. None of us could have foreseen how open disclosure would become the focus of national debate and indeed controversy. As the CervicalCheck story unfolded, it was news to many that there was no provision for mandatory disclosure. This was followed by the Scally report and Judge Meenan’s report on an alternative system for dealing with claims arising from CervicalCheck.
We also...