Over the past 12 months, China has begun to transition from a business tax ("BT") system to a Value Added Tax ("VAT") system using Business to Value Added ("B2V") pilot programs. These B2V pilot programs have been introduced in Beijing and Shanghai for certain industries, including legal consulting services.
Leasing technology may or may not be the right decision for your firm; however, in the spirit of the season ' budget season, that is ' this article highlights the seven best practices when leasing technology as well as the seven deadly sins to avoid.
The Second Circuit has ruled that the definition of marriage in the Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection and is thus unconstitutional.
The Second Circuit has ruled that the definition of marriage in the Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection and is thus unconstitutional.
Courts have generally interpreted "civil authority" provisions as requiring that access to the insured premises must be made impossible and have consistently resisted attempts by insureds to expand coverage to situations where access to the insured premises is merely made inconvenient.
This article addresses an issue that is being increasingly raised in one guise or another: namely, whether pollution exclusions can apply to parties who have no connection whatsoever to pollution — i.e., non-polluters.
Twice in less than 12 months, the FTC has investigated Google Inc.'s personal data-handling practices to compare them with Google's representations made in its website privacy policy and other documents. And twice in less than 12 months, the FTC has determined that Google's practices constituted misrepresentation.
Congress adjourned Sept. 21 without further action on a House bill that would require remote sellers to collect and pay sales and use taxes on purchases made by residents of states in which the sellers have no physical presence ' after the states implement a simplified collection and payment system.
What does an inspection binge by a local municipal code enforcer who may have visited the lemonade stand you operated as a kid have to do with your e-commerce business in 2012?
An in-depth analysis at a recent key ruling.
