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August 24, 2015

Andersen Welcomes SALT Managing Director Glenn Walsh

Andersen is proud to announce Glenn Walsh as Managing Director in the Los Angeles office. Glenn joins the Commercial Practice in Southern California specializing in State and Local Tax. He has over 20 years ...

August 21, 2015

Hernandez & Duffy to Speak at TEI Event

Executives Institute (TEI) is the preeminent association of in-house tax professionals worldwide​. Members are business executives who are responsible for taxation matters on an administrative or policy-making level, or whose work is otherwise ...

August 20, 2015

Andersen to Host STEP Event in NYC

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) is the worldwide professional association for those advising families across generations. STEP’s primary focus is on professional development for practitioners in the fields of ...

August 19, 2015

A Dark Cloud over Chicago

New City of Chicago Rulings Expand Taxation of Electronic Commerce and Cloud Computing   In two recently released rulings, the City of Chicago discussed how the Chicago Lease Transaction Tax and the Chicago ...

August 14, 2015

New Rules Requiring Consistent Basis Reporting Between Estate and Beneficiaries

On July 31, 2015, the President signed into law H.R. 3236, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (the Act). The Act requires, among other things, consistent basis reporting between a ...

August 12, 2015

Don’t Delay - Tax Amnesty is on the Way

Taxpayers will soon have a limited time opportunity to participate in tax amnesty programs in a number of states. The amnesty programs allow taxpayers to file and pay taxes related to a number ...

August 10, 2015

President Signs Short-term Highway Bill with Revenue Offsets

In Brief On July 31, President Obama signed a three-month extension of federal highway and transit program authorization, which will allow more time for Congress to continue working on a long-term highway bill that ...

August 05, 2015

Willbur Speaks on Valuation Issues for Private Equity

Financial Research Associates (FRA) provides the financial community with access to business information and networking opportunities. Offering highly targeted conferences, FRA is a resource for executives and managers seeking information on the next ...

July 31, 2015

Recent 2015 Washington State Tax Legislative Changes

Summary   On June 30, 2015, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Engrossed Substitute Senate Bills (ESSB 6138 and 6057) as a new two-year budget bill. The tax bills in the 2015 3rd Special Session include ...

July 30, 2015

Tax Court Holds the Sec. 482 Cost Sharing Regulations Requiring Allocation of Stock-based Compensation to Non-U.S. Entity Not Valid

The Tax Court, in Altera Corporation and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner (145 T.C. 3 (2015)), has held invalid the Sec. 482 cost-sharing regulations that require controlled entities entering into qualified cost-sharing agreements (QCSAs) to share stock-based compensation ...