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August 18, 2017

Republicans Pitch Tax Reform to the American People

Former President Ronald Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on August 16, 1986. Now, over three decades later, Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady made his pitch for tax reform from Reagan’s ...

August 16, 2017

From Brazil: R&D Tax Incentives

Felipe Pozebon and Rodrigo La Rosa - Andersen in Brazil, a member firm of Andersen Global In the last few years, The Government of Brazil has been working on some laws to raise ...

August 15, 2017

Andersen Welcomes Managing Director Brad Rode to Chicago Office

Andersen welcomes Brad Rode as a Managing Director in the Chicago office as part of the Commercial Practice group. Brad specializes in international U.S. federal tax, which includes assisting businesses and investors ...

August 14, 2017

INSIDE Public Accounting Ranks Andersen as a 2017 Top Firm

INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) recently recognized Andersen as a 2017 Top 100 Firm. Over 500 firms participate and are ranked according to net revenue by the industry trade publication, which introduced the list in 1994. INSIDE Public ...

August 14, 2017

California Expands Partial Sales Tax Exemption for Purchases of Manufacturing or Research and Development Property

On July 25, 2017, in connection with Assembly Bill 398, California extended and expanded the partial sales and use tax exemption for purchases and leases of certain tangible personal property used in manufacturing or research and ...

August 11, 2017

From Brazil: State Amnesty Program

José Roberto - Andersen in Brazil, a member firm of Andersen Global The São Paulo State Government obtained the legislative approval for an amnesty program called Programa Especial de ...

August 10, 2017

Comeau to Present at FEI Boston

Financial Executives International is a network of over 10,000 members interested in corporate financial management, which include policy members like CEOs, treasurers and controllers at companies from every major industry. There are 68 chapters of ...

August 09, 2017

Seattle Approves Income Tax on High-Income Individuals and Trusts

On July 10, 2017, the City of Seattle (City) unanimously approved Council Bill 119002 to create an income tax on high-income individuals and trusts. The tax is estimated to generate $140 million per year for Seattle which ...

August 07, 2017

Andersen Welcomes Managing Director Dave Anderton

Andersen welcomes Dave Anderton as a Managing Director in the Commercial Practice group. Dave will be providing Federal tax advisory, compliance, and provision services to clients primarily in the Portland, Oregon market. Dave ...

August 04, 2017

Hirschfeld Speaks at International Bank Seminar

HAB Bank is a large Egyptian bank. Their mission is to provide a range of commercial and personal banking products and services to globally oriented and diverse customers. The bank is headquartered in ...