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September 21, 2016

beFIT Program Focuses on Employee Wellness

In April of 2016 Andersen teamed with Fitbit to encourage a healthy, happy lifestyle for our employees and their families. As part of the program, each employee received a Fitbit to help keep track ...

September 20, 2016

Malo to Moderate Panel on Tax Accounting at ABA Meeting

The American Bar Association (ABA) is one of the world’s largest voluntary professional organizations, with nearly 400,000 members and more than 3,500 entities.  It is committed to doing what only a national ...

September 19, 2016

Andersen to Participate in Cal Poly’s Speaker Series

Cal Poly’s Graduate Tax Guest Speaker Series brings leading accounting professionals into the classroom to share their real world experiences with students at Cal Poly, providing a unique platform from which ...

September 13, 2016

Duffy Joins AICPA’s Tax Executive Committee

The American Institute of CPAs Tax Executive committee’s role is to help the Tax Division achieve its mission to "serve the public interest by assisting AICPA members to be the ...

September 13, 2016

Related-Party Debt Regulations Could Have Huge Impact

Frustrated by a lack of U.S. corporate tax legislation that would help U.S. companies better compete with the rest of the world, some taxpayers have undertaken “inversion” transactions to ...

September 06, 2016

November Filing and Tax Payment Deadline for Foreign Persons With Procurement Contracts With U.S. Government Between 2011-2015

On August 18, 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department released final regulations under Sec. 5000C relating to the 2% gross U.S. tax on payments made by the U.S. government to foreign persons pursuant to ...

September 06, 2016

Chris DeVoe Joins Andersen Commercial Practice as Managing Director in Greenwich

Andersen is proud to announce the addition of Chris DeVoe as a Managing Director in the Greenwich, Connecticut office. Chris will join the New York Metro Commercial Practice, specializing in accounting for income ...

September 06, 2016

New Rules Allow Significant Opportunities to Expense Capital Expenditures

New legislation included in the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes of 2015 Act (PATH Act) along with recently issued final tangible property regulations provide taxpayers with significant opportunities to expense or accelerate tax deductions

September 06, 2016

Maximizing Contributions to your Private Foundation – A Conduit Foundation

Private foundations have long been used to drive wealthy individuals’ and their family’s philanthropic goals. 

September 06, 2016

The Clock Strikes Midnight: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Limiting Discounts on Transfers of Closely-held Interests

On August 2, 2016, IRS issued long-awaited proposed regulations pertaining to valuation discounts on transfers of closely-held family entities. Such interests include closely-held interests in corporations, partnerships, and other entities.