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18
Sep
By Kevin Butler | Managing Director
There has been a lot of worry about Ireland’s economic future in the aftermath of United States corporate tax cuts. Ireland became a mecca for US multinationals partly because of its low corporate income tax rate. Will the island nation still attract jobs and foreign investment?
The concerns are overblown. Multinationals still want access to the European market and its more than 500 million people. And Ireland’s welcoming business environment is much more than its 12.5-percent...
17
Sep
Pepper Hamilton announced that seven lawyers have been named by New York-Metro Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in the state for 2018. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in New York are named to Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.
The following lawyers have been named to the New York-Metro Super Lawyers list:
H. Peter Haveles, Jr.
James D. Rosener
Ira M. Schulman
Howard J. Shire
Jim Rosener is Member of the EACCNY Board of Directors and President...
17
Sep
By Paul Hardy, John Forrest, Chloe Barker.
The UK government has published a collection of technical guidance notices to assist companies trading in or with the EU to prepare for a "no deal" Brexit scenario, whereby the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 without an agreement in place to govern the future UK/EU relationship. Whilst the government states that a no deal scenario is "unlikely", it underlines the importance for businesses operating in the UK to consider the implications...
14
Sep
VULCAN VIEW- KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK:
BREXIT
Glimmer of hope for possible Brexit solution
The embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May was thrown a possible lifeline on Wednesday when the President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker broadly welcomed her Chequers’ proposals as a ‘starting point’ to establish a UK-EU ‘free trade area. Despite many aspects of the future relationship still yet unresolved, the Prime Minister’s aides are now eyeing up a possible Brussels summit in mid-November for the signing of a...
13
Sep
By Steve Wilson | Partner & Emma Ladley | Senior Associate
Welcome back from summer and Shanah Tovah to those who celebrated earlier this week.
Summer is often quieter on the new regulation front (although the soap opera of issues relating to Brexit continues to develop – see the latest here). Of course, regular readers will not be surprised that GDPR has not gone away – to quote our UK privacy colleague, Mark Taylor: "GDPR is for Life and not just for May 25th"! However, we are now...
12
Sep
Erika Mandarino, an agent for international Illustration artists and member of the EACCNY is proud to present the latest work:
"My amazing artist Cristiano Siqueira / Sao Paulo ( Brazil ) created all 50 portraits in 3 weeks for their current issue Politico Magazine / Washington. The magazine did a great job writing a biography of each person shown, available HERE.
We are available for corporate portrait to anyone, feel free to contact me HERE- it will be a pleasure to...
12
Sep
UNDERSTANDING THE GERMAN COURT SYSTEM AND HOW TO AVOID IT WHENEVER POSSIBLE!!
The construction of the German court system is simple. There is the Regional court (Amtsgericht) and the Higher Regional Court (Landgericht), depending on the value of the claim. In addition, there is a Court of Appeal and for very rare case the Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof). When we are talking about debt collection, it is practically impossible to end up in the Supreme Court, because this court is...
11
Sep
By Emine Constantin | EMEA Head of Accounting and Tax
In most European countries, public entities are subject to IFRS and must prepare their accounts accordingly. While local GAAP is aligned to IFRS, it is here and in taxation that key differences emerge.
The European Union’s alignment to the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for accounting purposes makes financial reporting in Europe quite streamlined for companies. Private entities need to follow the local GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), but in most European countries it...
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