THE NEW “BUSINESS-ATTRACTIVE” UK
“Have you looked at the business-attractive UK?” If someone had said that to me 10 years ago I would probably have chuckled. Recently though I attended a webinar put on…
Read more »IN THE NEWS: BOB WEIS MAIN STREET MIX INTERVIEW
TRANSCRIPT ALEX: This is Alex Hamm from MainstreetMix.com. Now, today I have a very special guest. His name is Mr. Bob Weis and he is the founder and CEO of…
Read more »TRADEOFFS IN OFFSHORE MANUFACTURING
Often, companies desiring to expand into new international markets are at a competitive disadvantage due to tariffs on imported goods. Sometimes, producing your product in a trade area can provide…
Read more »GETTING YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR AS AN INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATE
I recently attended a panel presentation on recruitment of international candidates. The panel included an in-house recruiter, a retained search recruiter and an international candidate who had been successfully recruited…
Read more »WHAT FOREIGN COMPANIES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SALES & USE TAXES WHEN SETTING UP U.S. OPERATIONS
Many of my clients from Europe have knowledge of and experience working with VAT. As a result they often mistakenly assume, at their peril, that U.S. sales and use taxes…
Read more »BUILDING INTERNATIONAL TAX STRUCTURES
Business decision makers are often perplexed by tax issues, especially international ones. While “keeping it simple” is often desirable in business the reality is that some aspects of running an…
Read more »FOREIGN COMPANIES ENTERING THE US: PAYROLL AND BENEFITS
I am often asked by foreign companies entering the US about how to manage payroll and benefits for employees based in the US. When starting out in the US, foreign…
Read more »LOOK BEHIND THE FACADE WITH INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS
The recent announcement of the enormous write-down ($8.8 billion, with a “b”) by Hewlett-Packard in their acquisition of British software company, “Autonomy”, reminds us of the additional care that must…
Read more »FOREIGN COMPANIES AND THE FISCAL CLIFF
I have received numerous phone calls and emails from foreign clients wondering how the legislation will affect their operations. Grand bargain? First a threshold comment on what the legislation is…
Read more »HOW “SPLIT PAYROLL” CAN HELP WITH EMPLOYEES WORKING ABROAD
Multinational companies frequently encounter problems with the compensation of employees working abroad. Each country has differing laws that can change unexpectedly and impair the ability of employees to pay their…
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