IS IT TIME TO HIRE A CFO?
If you’re a start-up or a small company CEO (especially for the first time), at some point you’ve asked yourself “Do I need to hire a CFO?” I’ve seen variations…
Read more »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 »NON-PROFIT DASHBOARDS PART 1: THE ROLE AND REASON
The current trend in organizations is to distribute real time financial and performance information to managers in order to improve the quality of information available to them and to enable…
Read more »SO YOU NEED A VALUATION? WHY? WHAT’S THE PURPOSE?
There are lots of reasons for a privately-owned business to consider a valuation. These might include: 1.Pricing employee stock options 2.Shareholder buyouts 3.Internal sales and purchases 4.Buy/sell agreements 5.Estate planning…
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 »IRS TARGETING HURTS MORE THAN JUST CONSERVATIVES
Recent news headlines are filled with sensational revelations about alleged IRS targeting of certain conservatively oriented social welfare groups seeking tax exempt status (under IRC Section 501 (c) 4) for…
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 »CROWDFUNDING AND THE NON-PROFIT
Crowd funding is receiving a lot of attention these days, as social media provides new avenues for raising money. More than 450 crowd funding platforms have sprung up in the…
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