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How Do You Say “Gotcha!” In French?
A significant number of our law firm clients are in the tech sector. A fairly hefty percentage of those tech clients happen to be headquartered
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French Say ‘Non’ To Picnic Tax
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has announced that the country will not tax sporks and other plastic utensils after all. The French government has conceded
Read MorePut The Spork Away: France Imposes ‘Picnic Tax’
Do you remember “sporks”? Those plastic spoon-meets-fork utensils that you can get at fast food restaurants? I remember seeing my first spork at a Kentucky
Read MoreFrench TV Says “Non” To Subsidy Plan
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has introduced a proposal to ban advertising from state-owned television channels. In the US, there are usually limitations on advertising
Read MoreWhat? Tax Changes Benefit the Wealthy?
Over the past ten years, the tax burden on wages has eased in most of the world’s industrial countries, according to the Organization for Economic
Read MoreLiechtenstein Inquiry Grows
The crackdown on tax evaders who depend on Liechtenstein in order to shield income has escalated. Nine countries from the Organization for Economic and Co-operation
Read MoreAu Revoir, Les Taxes!
Sooo… Elizabeth Taylor reportedly tried to do it. Ditto Madonna and, if you believe the rumors, the rock group U2. Yeah, you know what I’m
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