TAGLine for Week 5 of 2011

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1. UPCOMING TIAG EVENTS

Future International Conferences

Spring 2012 International Conference: SAVE THE DATE!
May 7-9, 2012; San Francisco, California, USA; Four Seasons Hotel

Conference registration information is coming soon. Download the TIAG/TAGLaw Hotel Reservation Form to reserve your room at the special conference rate.

Fall 2012 International Conference: SAVE THE DATE!
October 22-24, 2012; Brussels, Belgium; The Conrad Hotel

Future Regional Meetings

Join TIAG Members in Malmö this April for our Inaugural TIAG European Regional Meeting

Date: Friday, April 13th and Saturday, April 14th 2012

TIAG member Mia Funder of Axion Revisionsbyrå AB (Sweden) organizes in full cooperation with TIAG member Barry Nijkamp from Van Elderen Tax Advisors (Netherlands) the first TIAG Regional European meeting in Malmö, Sweden. Download the meeting flyer for more information. 

2. SPECIALTY GROUP POSTINGS

Send your Articles and Alerts to TIAG

We have created a mailbox exclusively for your news, articles and newsletters. Please add marketing@tiagnet.com to your news distribution list.

Best Practices    

- COSO Introduces Update; KMJ | Corbin & Company (Costa Mesa, California, USA - TIAG) 

- Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Beware! Fraud Could Be Knocking on Your Door; Falcón Sánchez (Puerto Rico - TIAG) 

- Can Companies’ Frauds Be Prevented?; CAF Contadores Públicos, S.C. (Nuevo León, Mexico) 

Forensic & Litigation Support      

- Causation Scenarios for the Damages Expert; Hemming Morse LLP (San Francisco, California, USA) 

Real Estate / Property     

- Ten Things You Need to Know Before Buying a French Property; Blake Lapthorn (Southampton, England - TAGLaw) 

- How Long is Four Weeks?; Blake Lapthorn (Southampton, England - TAGLaw) 

Tax

- IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Reopens; Berger Singerman LLP (Florida, USA - TAGLaw)

TAGLaw Specialty Group Articles & Alerts

To help demonstrate the wide range of expertise offered by TAGLaw members, we will, from time to time, feature various articles and alerts published by TAGLaw members. These might be of interest to you and your clients. For more information about TAGLaw visit www.TAGLaw.com  contact the firm who authored the article or alert. 

Banking and Financial Services   

- Federal Reserve Board Issues Proposed New Regulation YY to Regulate Certain “Covered Companies,” as Required by Dodd-Frank; William Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA) 

Corporate and M&A         

- Protecting Yourself as a Secured Creditor — Proposed Amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP (Delaware and Pennsylvania, USA) 

Employment and Labor Law        

- The U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Broad Changes in Its Interpretation of the Companionship and Domestic Worker Exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act; William Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA)  

Immigration Law             

- William Mullen Immigration Update - January 2012; William Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA) 

Insolvency and Secured Transactions       

- Blake Lapthorn's Insolvency and Business Recovery Bulletin - January 2012; Blake Lapthorn (Southampton, England) 

Intellectual Property and Information Technology  

- New Jersey Adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act: Implications For Your Intellectual Property Portfolio; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP (Delaware and Pennsylvania, USA) 

International Trade and Customs 

- If You Make It Easier To Visit, They Will Come...And Spend; Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated (San Antonio, Texas, USA) 

- Pending FTAs, Proposed Consolidations, and a Win for IPRs; Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (Los Angeles, California, USA) 

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution         

- Fourth Circuit Upholds Plan Administrator’s Interpretation to Deny Disabled Doctor’s Benefits Claim; William Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA) 

4. EXCLUSIVE TIAG DISCOUNT ON UPCOMING CCH SEMINARS

TIAG and TAG Academy have joined with CCH to bring you a 20% discount exclusively for TIAG members on several CCH seminars. We hope you will consider these offerings and pass them along to members of your firm. 

Complete Calendar of Discounted Events for TIAG Members

Click here to view a calendar of CCH seminar programs that are available with the exclusive TIAG member discount.

February 2012 

Wed 1  Schedule C Hot Buttons 
Thu 2  INTERNATIONAL TAX TRAPS FOR THE UNWARY: What IRS Forms Should Be Filed By Taxpayers with Activities that Cross International Borders? 
Tue 7  Tax Season Update for Business Clients 
Wed 8  From Entity to Individual - From K-1 to 1040 
Thu 9  Capitalization of Tangible Assets: Understanding the New IRS Regulations 
Tue 14  Preparing the Decedent's Final Form 1040 - And Other Post-Death Elections and Decisions for Your Clients 
Thu 16  PREPARING FORM 709: The Federal Gift Tax Return 
Fri 17  FORM 990-PF: Preparing the IRS Return for Private Foundations 
Tue 21  MAXIMIZING FOREIGN TAX CREDITS ON FORM 1116 FOR CLOSELY-HELD BUSINESSES: What Every S Corporation, LLC and Partnership Paying Taxes Abroad Must Know 
Thu 23  PREPARING FORM 1041: U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts 
Tue 28  PREPARING FORM 706: The Federal Estate Tax Return

5. TIAG LINKEDIN GROUPS

TIAG Member’s LinkedIn Group Grows to Over 100 Members!

By joining the TIAG LinkedIn groups you can connect with other TIAG members and grow the profile of your firm within the network. Join now by clicking the names of the groups below.

- TIAG Members Group

- TAG Tax Specialty Group

- TIAG Latin America (TIAG América Latina)

LinkedIn Update

- 3 people have recently joined the TIAG LinkedIn group, including Steven Boyles, CPA/ASA, Greg Regan and Cathy Corns 

6. FOLLOW TIAG ON TWITTER

Do you or your firm use Twitter? 

Keep up-to-date with TIAG and other TIAG members by following us on Twitter @TIAGnet!

Connect with TIAG and TAGLaw members on Twitter!

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Regards,

The TIAG Team