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Independent contractor or employee: are independent contractors the best solution for multinational organizations?

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 24 2013

Almost every organization expanding overseas needs a vehicle to explore the market before making the business decision to establish a legal entity

The “New Jobs for New Jersey Act” passes in both the Senate and the Assembly

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 5 2013

On February 7 and February 14, 2013, the "New Jobs for New Jersey Act" passed in the Senate (S2211) and the Assembly (A3312), respectively. As noted

April deadlines relating to FICA tax treatment of severance pay in quality stores are quickly approaching

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 13 2013

Two deadlines relating to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 10-1563 (6th Cir. Sept. 7, 2012

IRS provides additional relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 26 2012

As people and employers continue to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance to assist victims of the hurricane

Government challenges Sixth Circuit decision in Quality Stores, Inc.

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 5 2012

On October 18, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 10-1563 (September 7, 2012), asking the full court to reverse the panel decision

A tax-favored method employers can use to assist employees affected by Sandy

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 2 2012

For those caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy, the past few days represent a life-changing event

IRS penalty relief for severance pay expires on December 31

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 26 2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has given employers until December 31 to correct a problem frequently found in severance agreements and other similar arrangements

Time is running out! November 2 deadline to request MTA payroll tax refunds in accordance with new special protective refund claim procedures

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 18 2012

In a case with far-reaching implicationsincluding the potential for refund claims to be filed by any employer that has paid the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax (the MTA Payroll Tax or MCTMT)a Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled that the MTA Payroll Tax was passed unconstitutionally. In anticipation of a flood of protective refund claims, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance released special procedures for filing protective refund claims on October 17, 2012

IRS penalty relief for severance pay expires on December 31

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 17 2012

The IRS has given employers until December 31, 2012 to correct a problem frequently found in severance agreements and other similar arrangements

New Jersey senate proposes “New Jobs for New Jersey Act” that provides tax credits to small private sector employers

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 15 2012

On September 20, 2012, a bill (S2211) was introduced that, generally speaking, would make employers with 100 or fewer full-time employees eligible for a tax credit (against the corporation business tax or the gross income tax, whichever applies), for each employee hired into a full-time position, so long as the employee was previously unemployed for more than 30 days