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RESCISSION – LOSE YOUR SHIRT AND GET A REFUND PLUS INTEREST

RESCISSION – LOSE YOUR SHIRT AND GET A REFUND PLUS INTEREST Reading in the Wall Street Journal, yesterday, I came across an article that troubled me. The article discussed a recent speech given by David Blass, chief counsel of the division of trading and markets of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to a group of...
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SEC EXAMINATIONS TO LOOK OUT FOR

SEC EXAMINATIONS TO LOOK OUT FOR I thought I would get back into the saddle and write this week’s blog. Seems Tony and Bob are knee deep in reviewing tax returns, literally. I walked by and for an office that is supposed to be paperless there were returns piled on their desks so high that...
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Inside the Life of a Dutch Entrepreneur

Inside the Life of a Dutch Entrepreneur GUEST BLOGGER Corney Versteden, LLM Senior Tax Partner HLB Van Daal & Partners NV in Waalwijk, The Netherlands   While I was flying to Hong Kong last week, I realized that Dutch entrepreneurs no longer sail the oceans in big ships.  They now fly around the world in...
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The Most Complicated Partnership Tax Return, Ever

The Most Complicated Partnership Tax Return, Ever I told Frank that I, Bob Demmett, would write the blog this week to publicly thank him for giving me one of the most complicated partnership tax returns, ever. As Frank mentioned in last week’s blog, this client had everything: contribution of appreciated property, foreign partners, Section 754...
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VALUATION, VALUATION, VALUATION

VALUATION, VALUATION, VALUATION Ok, I had to come back.  All this talk of me lying on some beach in the Caribbean is all wrong.  After I got back from San Diego, I became buried in audits.  I did pass Bob’s office and, as I suspected, his feet were up on the desk as he was...
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Memo to Hedge Fund Managers – Tax Efficiency Counts

Memo to Hedge Fund Managers – Tax Efficiency Counts Frank Boutillette, the creator and author of this blog, is extremely busy this time of the year auditing broker-dealers and registered investment advisors. As one of his tax partners, I am not sure what this auditing stuff entails, but Frank tells me it is exciting and...
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Transfer Pricing — The International Tax Issue of the Millennium

Transfer Pricing — The International Tax Issue of the Millennium From “A Primer on Transfer Pricing” by Robert J. Misey, Jr., updated by Kimberlee S. Phelan A transfer price is the price charged for intercompany transactions. The principles of I.R.C. section 482 require that intercompany transactions be priced at arm’s length. Although ostensibly a simple...
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An Accountant’s Perspective On The Mortgage Industry January 2013

An Accountant’s Perspective On The Mortgage Industry January 2013 A Look Back Year In Review What You Might Have Missed At 2012 Conferences [author-style]By Jessica Offer, CPA[/author-style] Various mortgage conferences have been held throughout the country during the closing quarters of 2012. For those conferences where WithumSmith+Brown was in attendance, here is what you missed!...
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Getting on the Fiscal Cliff Band Wagon

Getting on the Fiscal Cliff Band Wagon All I have been hearing over the past month when I turn on the news is how much taxes are increasing, how far down is the drop from the cliff, should we sell our stock, should we pay off expenses – what should a taxpayer do? I have...
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