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April 5, 2016 

The “Panama Papers” Leak Exposes Tax Dodgers Around The World

Among the “who’s who” of people named in the documents are friends or relatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders of Great Britain, China, Iceland, Pakistan and the Ukraine. In addition, the president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, allegedly

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April 3, 2016 

30% of Americans Clueless On Their Debt

Forty-seven percent of respondents frequently live paycheck to paycheck. Two-thirds2 of Americans don't have six months of savings in their emergency fund. Thirty percent don't have an emergency fund at all. More than half of respondents don't ...

 CFOs Lower Expectations for Revenue, Earnings, Spending and Hiring

March 31, 2016 

CFOs Lower Expectations for Revenue, Earnings, Spending and Hiring

Global economic performance and equity market valuations are off to a rocky start in 2016, according to Deloitte’s first quarter CFO Signals survey. CFOs’ expectations for revenue, earnings, capital spending and domestic hiring — tracked for 24 consecutive quarters by this survey — all declined, and are now at or near survey lows. Revenue growth...…

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March 31, 2016 

Cloud System Simplifies Form 8621 PFIC Compliance

A new online tool from Expat Tax Tools is aimed at simplifying Form 8621: Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualifying Electing Fund. The cloud-based Form 8621 Calculator is designed for smaller companies ...

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March 31, 2016 

New Guidance Focuses on Puerto Rico VAT

This coverage comes at a crucial time. On June 1, 2016, Puerto Rico will become the first U.S. jurisdiction to adopt a VAT to replace its sales and use tax regime. The transition to this new scheme began in 2015 and has been controversial.

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March 31, 2016 

6 Tips For New Employees

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, but just how much time does it take to make one when starting a new job?