 June 2013 (1)
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| Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill |
| May 2013 (5)
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| Governors in ND, WV and WY Sign AMC Registration Legislation into Law |
| Truncation of Tax ID Numbers Advances |
| Home Office Deduction Safe Harbor Useful, But Care Required |
| IRS Nabs $5.5 Billion from Hidden Overseas Accounts, More to Come |
| A Detailed Report on the Ways & Means Hearing on Tax Reform and Residential Real Estate |
| April 2013 (2)
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| Real Estate Tax Breaks are Focus of Ways and Means Committee Tax Reform Hearing |
| Same-sex Couples/Employers Should Consider Protective Refund Claims |
| March 2013 (4)
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| Accountant's Fraud Allows IRS to Make Late Assessment Against Company |
| UK Bribery Act: More Clarity Unlikely Anytime Soon |
| Expats May Not Offset Net Investment Income Tax With Foreign Tax Credit |
| Sequestration: The Potential Impact on the Workforce Mobility Industry |
| January 2013 (7)
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| EU Announces One-Year Delay of Air Carrier Carbon Tax Plan |
| Congress Addresses Defective Drywall from China |
| Worldwide ERC's 2012 Filing Season Tips for Transferees |
| IRS Modifies Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program |
| IRS Publishes 2013 Withholding Tables |
| Fiscal Cliff Deal Includes Relief Important to Mobility |
| New Jersey State Appraiser Board Issues Opinion on Use of Broker Price Opinions |
| December 2012 (2)
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| Alternative Minimum Tax Could Affect 100 Million Taxpayers |
| IRS Issues Guidance on New Medicare Taxes |
| November 2012 (2)
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| WERC® and CERC Cross Border Recommendations Continue to be Implemented |
| Mileage Allowances Up Slightly for 2013 |
| October 2012 (3)
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| Active Year for AMC Registration Legislation |
| Taxpayer Wins Case of Severance Payment FICA, Companies May Wish to File Claims for Refund |
| New Social Security Wage Base, COL Adjustment Issued |
| September 2012 (3)
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| U.S. Elevates Efforts against EU Air Carrier Carbon Tax |
| House Passes Less Restrictive Bill on Federal Employee Travel to Conferences |
| IRS Issues Disappointing Streamlined Procedures for Unreported Offshore Accounts |
| August 2012 (4)
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| Defining Capital Improvements for Loss on Sale Can be Tricky |
| Prospects Improve for Extension of Expiring Tax Breaks |
| Olympics Spark Tax Controversy |
| Moving Expense One-Year Rule Often Can Be Extended |
| July 2012 (6)
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| Fannie/Freddie Face Liability for Billions in Transfer Taxes |
| Update on Employment-Based Visa Cap Issues |
| States Wind Down Consideration of AMC Company Registration Legislation |
| Expiring Tax Cuts Set Stage for Active Congressional Lame Duck Session |
| House Committee Eases Potential Restrictions on Federal Employee Travel to Conferences |
| New Medicare Taxes On High Income Taxpayers To Go Into Effect After Supreme Court Healthcare Decision |
| June 2012 (1)
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| Caps on Costs in Home Sale Programs Are Not Advisable |
| May 2012 (5)
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| Congress and the Administration Move to Restrict Federal Employee Travel to Conferences |
| Debt Forgiveness in Short Sales May Be Taxable |
| Ministers Renew Mandate of Financial Action Task Force through 2020 |
| Bill to Restrict Taxation of Workers Temporarily in a State Passes House |
| IRS Relaxes Rules on Local Lodging Expenses |
| April 2012 (2)
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| Home Office Deduction Can Save Substantial Taxes |
| States Continue to Consider Appraisal Management Company Registration Legislation |
| March 2012 (4)
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| Identity Theft Tax Fraud a Growing Issue |
| Pressure Intensifies on EU over Airline Carbon Tax |
| Canadians in U.S. Must Report Canadian Retirement Plans To Avoid Serious Problems |
| Accountable Plan Rules Are a Tricky Part of Relocations and Temporary Assignments |
| February 2012 (5)
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| Foreign Housing Exclusion Amounts Issued for 2012 |
| Payroll Tax Cut to be Extended |
| States Attorneys General Reach Settlement on Improper Foreclosure Practices |
| Frequent Flier Miles-Taxable? |
| U.S. and Canada Issue Border Action Plan |
| January 2012 (4)
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| Worker Visits to New Location-Taxable or Not? |
| IRS Searches for Unreported Gifts of Real Estate |
| President Obama Appoints Cordray as First Director of CFPB |
| Worldwide ERC’s 2011 Filing Season Tax Tips for Transferees |
| December 2011 (6)
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| European Court Upholds Carbon Tax on EU Flights |
| Congress Provides Temporary Holiday Gift by Extending Payroll Tax Cut |
| Regulations Issued on Foreign Asset Reporting |
| Mileage Allowance Little Changed for 2012 |
| Bill to Standardize Taxation of Workers Temporarily in a State Advances |
| Short Sales And Mortgage Relief Top the Federal Mortgage Agenda This Month |
| November 2011 (3)
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| Congress Orders Higher Federal Mortgage Limits |
| Short Sales and the Relocation Home Sale Process |
| Short Takes: U.S. Real Estate Markets Do Not Look Good Going Into 2012. DOJ Official Promises “Guidance” On the FCPA. |
| October 2011 (3)
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| Social Security, IRS Announce Inflation Increases |
| North Carolina Law Change May Affect Use of Blank Deed |
| Worldwide ERC and AMSA Educate Super Committee About Moving Expenses |
| September 2011 (5)
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| IRS Rings Off on Employer Provided Cell Phones |
| IRS and DOL Team Up on Worker Classification; IRS Implements New Voluntary Compliance Program |
| New Jersey Modifies its Bulk Sales Act |
| China and India Take Action Against Corruption |
| Neither Moving Expense Rules, Nor Identity of Owner, Nor Status of Home, Affect Tax Treatment of Home Purchase Programs. |
| August 2011 (4)
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| Worldwide ERC Comments on GSA Proposed Gross-up Regulations |
| IRS Moves to Enforce Trust Fund Penalties Against Payroll Services |
| IRS Provides Extension to File Highway Use Tax Returns |
| Downgraded. Now What? |
| July 2011 (8)
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| A 44 Cent Solution? The Effect on the Employee Mobility Industry of a Government Shutdown. |
| Update: Short Sales Become Less Complicated as the FTC Modifies its Position on MARS |
| Payback Agreements: An Important Policy Tool, but Tough Tax Issues |
| Update: Loan Limits on Federally Backed Mortgages |
| GSA Issues Proposed Regulation Changing Federal Government Gross-up Rules |
| Design of IRS Special Employment Tax Audits Faulted by Treasury IG |
| Update: Defective Drywall Litigation |
| Update: UK Bribery Act |
| June 2011 (6)
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| Is the Worker an Employee, or an Independent Contractor? How to Avoid Problems. |
| IRS Increases Mileage Rates |
| Short Takes: The QRM Battle and the Effect of the NJ Bulk Sales Act |
| Short Sales: A Relocation Checklist |
| Short Sales: The New Normal? |
| New Bill Would Restrict Taxation of Workers Temporarily in a State |
| May 2011 (3)
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| Treasury Regulations Delay 3% Government Payment Withholding |
| The State of U.S. Real Estate: Continued |
| Whistleblowers to Face Tax Withholding |
| April 2011 (8)
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| Short Takes: Appraisal Legislation Defeated; QRM Fight Heats Up |
| States Hunt for Revenue and (Re)Discover the Real Estate Services Tax? |
| What is Going On In The Housing Market These Days? |
| Problems Plague Homebuyer Credit Program |
| Federal Government Shutdown: Ho-Hum or OMG? |
| UK Bribery Act Guidelines Issued – Enforcement Starts in July |
| 1099 Repeal |
| Update: Court Delays Implementation of Loan Officer Compensation Rule |
| March 2011 (9)
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| The Fuss over Loan Officer Compensation Rules |
| NCAR Adds an Option to Standard Sales Contract |
| Tax Relief Law Inadvertently Reinstates Full Deduction for Luxury SUV’s |
| Kansas Creates Tax-Free Zones for New Residents |
| A Flurry of FCPA Enforcement |
| Before the Supreme Court: Can a Plaintiff Mine Government Records for False Claims Act Suits? |
| States Pursue Hidden Offshore Accounts, Seek to Address Budget Deficits |
| IRS Whistleblower Claims Increase Under New Law |
| An Update of Two Privacy Cases |
| February 2011 (7)
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| IRS Provides Rules on Government Mortgage Assistance Payments |
| The U.S. Starts to Rebuild its Housing Finance Market |
| Canada Tweaks Mortgage Rules |
| Repeal of New Form 1099 Requirements Picks Up Steam |
| U.K. Bribery Act of 2010: Implementation Delayed Again |
| Private Transfer Fee Covenants: A Thing of the Past? |
| Mortgage Interest Deduction At Risk in Congress |
| January 2011 (7)
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| The Current State of the U.S. Real Estate Market |
| IRS Letters Notify Taxpayers of Possible Homebuyer Repayment Obligation |
| Two Privacy Cases to Watch |
| Illinois Enacts Tax Increases to Reduce Deficit |
| 2010 Filing Season Tax Tips for Transferees |
| IRS Issues Flurry of Tax Filiing Guidance |
| Hodgepodge of Short Takes: China, U.S. Housing Market, and RESPA Litigation |
| December 2010 (9)
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| Domestic Home Sales: 2010 Tools That Can Help Manage 2011 Realities |
| Delaware Provides New Form to Implement Real Estate Sales Estimated Tax |
| Final Word on the FTC’s Red Flags Rules is good for the Employee Mobility Industry |
| Tax Rates Stay the Same, and Other Good News |
| Whistleblower and Qui Tam Statutes need to be Top of Mind in Compliance Programs |
| Renting and the Capital Gain Home Sale Exclusion |
| Red Flags Furled? |
| Mileage Allowance Goes Up for 2011 |
| The Moon and the Sun? It’ll Cost You |
| November 2010 (9)
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| The U.K. Bribery Act Goes into Effect in April 2011 with Broad Application to Companies Doing Business There – Even Indirectly |
| Thanksgiving Tax Fight Brews in Congress |
| Genetic Information Added to “Do Not Ask” List In the U.S |
| Deficit Commission Draft Would Eliminate Mortgage Interest Deduction, Reduce Rates |
| Foreign Payments and Form W-8: Is Withholding or Reporting Required? |
| Secondary Lien Holders Gain Clout in U.S. Real Property Foreclosure Sales |
| Election Impact on Expiring Tax Cuts and Other Tax Issues |
| Foreclosures and the Housing Market: the Saga Continues |
| New information reporting requirement for employees who rent out their home |
| October 2010 (9)
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| It’s Not Easy Being Green (Apologies to Kermit the Frog) |
| What to do about the “Red Flags” Rule? |
| Delaware enacts withholding law for nonresident real estate sellers |
| IRS grants one-year delay for W-2 health care reporting |
| Banks Lose More Paperwork – Many Foreclosures Stop (For Now) |
| Congress Mandates Plain Writing (Except for Congress) |
| Banks Lose Paperwork – Foreclosures Slow Down |
| An Important Lesson from a Cranberry Fight |
| IRS Ruling Allows Casualty Loss for Corrosive Drywall |
| September 2010 (8)
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| Same Sex Couples Win Joint Filing Case |
| Some Mortgage Originators Get A Break From “Skin in the Game” Requirements |
| Healthcare law imposes new sales tax on real estate?-NOT |
| Risk Management Issues for Predecision Counseling Programs |
| Small Business Breaks Advance, but Relief from New 1099 Requirement Doesn't |
| Timing is Everything. And Dodd-Frank is No Exception. |
| State Taxes: New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island |
| Peeking Under A Corner Of Dodd-Frank |
| August 2010 (10)
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| Tax Reform Panel Wants to Simplify the Tax Code |
| The Devil is in the Details |
| US Real Estate: Déjà Vu All Over Again? |
| Should Companies Help with Homebuyer Credit Repayments? |
| Illinois offers new tax amnesty |
| No Surprise: Dodd-Frank Affects Us, Too. In More Ways Than We Will Know For Years. |
| Last Weeks' U.S. Mortgage Activity Increase Was More Refinancing than New Sales |
| Reporting Requirement Creates New Burdens |
| New Federal Attempt to Prevent Foreclosures Announced |
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