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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced reporting thresholds under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The IRS recently issued Notice 2021-15 to provide guidance on certain provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (the "CAA") affecting the administration of flexible spending accounts ("FSAs").  The CAA changes are intended to address the reality that many participants were not able to incur a sufficient amount of health care or dependent care expenses in 2020 to zero out their FSAs by the end of the 2020 plan year, an...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Suppose that you want to register a trademark that identifies a source of goods or services for your business.  What if you file a federal trademark application and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refuses registration of the trademark based on a likelihood of confusion with another trademark registration?  Can you cancel the cited trademark registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office because of non-use in commerce? ...

Article content With a controversial royal interview once again in the public zeitgeist, there has been a predictable chorus of calls to abolish the monarchy or otherwise punt the House of Windsor into historical irrelevance. No, not this controversial interview, the other one. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Abolish the monarchy? In Canada, it would be a royal pain in the butt Back to video In an interview broadcast Sunday with Oprah Winfre...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Washington state has passed the nations first public-operated, long-term care insurance program—the Long Term Care (LTC) Act—which is paid for by employees through employer withholding as a payroll tax. The statute is a compliance nightmare for employers, employees, and the state. An added complication is whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), preempts the ability of the state to regulate ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 19, 2021, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations under Code Section 4960 (“Final Regulations”), which impose a 21% excise tax on applicable tax-exempt organizations (“ATEO”) that pay remuneration to covered employees in excess of $1 million or provide excess parachute payments. The Final Regulations do not depart significantly from the proposed regulations issued in June, 2020,...

grandfathers hands with the savings and the plant growing   Investment in Senior Citizens Savings Scheme is available for deduction under Section 80C subject to the limits prescribed. Q.I am about 81 years’ old. I desire to go for either Senior Citizens Savings Scheme or single premium Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana. Will I get tax relief under section 80C for the amounts invested in these schemes subject to limit of ₹1.5 lakh. I got no explicit information from Google search. Could ...

As Auckland moves down Alert Levels this weekend, some people are being reminded they will need to remain in isolation

Display of firearms banned in Lakki Marwat Peshawar March 6, 2021 LAKKI MARWAT: The administration on Friday imposed a ban on carriage and display of firearms to ensure the security of public and law & order in the district. A press release stated that the display of firearms may create a serious law and order situation in the district. “And now therefore, I, Abdul Haseeb, Deputy Commissioner Lakki Marwat, do hereby in exercise of the powers conferred upon me Under Section 144 Cr.P.C read w...

Trump's CPAC speech suggests the GOP is going to keep pushing the issue.