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Does Mandatory Board Gender Balancing Reduce Firm Value?

Reynolds Holding

These include California’s Senate Bill 2018 (signed into law in September 2018 and recently blocked by the Superior Court of Calfornia in Los Angeles) and the new Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards requiring firms to disclose diversity information about their boards (gender, race, and LGTBQ+).

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Navigate tax season with these resources for accountants

ThomsonReuters

Second, the limitation on business net interest deduction is reduced to 30% of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) instead of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). First, businesses are required to amortize research and development expenses over a five-year period.

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Material Adverse Effect Clauses

Erik A. Lopez

First, it qualifies ( i.e. , limits) various seller representations, warranties and covenants , establishing a relatively high threshold for disclosure or compliance relating to risks associated with changes in the target’s business. In particular, IBP’s past performance revealed strong swings in annual EBIT and net earnings.