Nonprofit tax-exempt organizations have unique considerations with respect to navigating U.S. immigration processes and entity formation. Organizations hiring new talent or bringing employees across borders need to be aware of how their nonprofit corporate and tax-exempt statuses may impact and be impacted by immigration processes and rules. This article provides an overview of several employment and immigration compliance topics affecting nonprofit tax-exempt organizations operating in the U.S. Hiring From a nonprofit director’s perspective, hiring the most talented and dedicated employees is critical...

Discussions on climate change policy are accelerating this year as countries prepare for COP26 which will be taking place in the United Kingdom in November 2021. The next few months will see a whole series of concerted actions around the globe in the run up to the conference at which over 30,000 delegates are expected. This will be the most significant conference on climate change since COP21 in Paris in 2015, which led to the Paris Agreement – and which...

Key insights Evaluate employee retention credit eligibility prior to filing your PPP forgiveness application. IRS issues guidance on surplus wages used for PPP forgiveness. IRS issues guidance to help clarify whether a government order constituted a partial shutdown. Claiming the employee retention credit could have an impact on your PPP loan. We’re breaking down what you need to know about the latest IRS guidance. Background on new guidance around PPP loans and the employee retention credit On March 1, the IRS released Notice 2021-20, which...

As the pandemic continues to keep millions of workers across the globe out of their traditional work environments, brands and mills strive to maintain production quality while adapting to the unique constraints of working remotely. Textile supply chains traverse continents in ordinary times. Today, those with a comprehensive color management strategy, anchored by advanced digital tools, are well-positioned to meet the extraordinary challenges of the moment. To keep production running without delays, remote retail and apparel workers need the equipment, software...

Companies can never be too prepared for crisis management; by the time a crisis hits it is too late to begin preparing! Communication is one of the most important dimensions of crisis management because of the natural human tendency to turn to fear and panic when a crisis hits. Communication gets the necessary information out to the people who need it so they can take action and resolve the crisis as fast as possible. Unsuccessful or poor communication during...

March 10, 2020, NEW YORK | Acquisition brings together two category leaders to establish a complete technology platform that powers equitable, accessible, and efficient transportation for communities across the globe. Via, the leader in TransitTech, announced today that it has acquired Remix, the premier collaborative mapping platform for transportation planning and decision-making. The acquisition brings together world class technology solutions to fully support the transportation community in multimodal planning, scheduling, and operating on-demand and fixed route transit, paratransit, and school buses. Remix...

Tradewind Finance Welcomes Daniel Najman as Vice President of Sales based in Miami, FL Tradewind Finance is pleased to announce that Daniel Najman has joined the company as Vice President of Sales based in Miami, Florida. Najman brings years of experience in trade credit insurance and trade logistics to the role, as well as an extensive track record of dealings with Brazil and other international markets. As VP Sales, Najman will help expand the company’s client base, leveraging his industry...

The new edition of the EU Tax Alert is available. With this publication we would like to keep you informed of the latest developments on EU tax law. Highlights in this edition: Brexit: State Aid, Direct Taxation, VAT & Customs: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement EU public country-by-country reporting (CBCR) proposal developments EU list of ‘non-cooperative jurisdictions’ updated Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (European Parliament) calls for Commission’s immediate action on digital economy: European Digital Services Tax and...