ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The December 2020 numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) on national unemployment noted that 45 states and the District had jobless rate increases from one year earlier, no doubt due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. States like California, Hawaii and Nevada registered unemployment rates at or above 9% in December 2020 and throughout the pandemic many other states suffered record-high unemployment rates rendering the state’s unemployment trust fund insolvent.

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Appraisal Rights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As reported in this Law360 piece , “Illegality Nixes Most of Marijuana Investment Scheme Suit,” a Colorado judge dismissed an investor’s fraud claim against the principal behind an investment vehicle whose strategy revolved around the Colorado cannabis industry. The court found that the relief sought would violate the Controlled Substances Act, underscoring the perils of investing in a space that remains federally illegal.

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The Mentor Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The awareness of using cost segregation to maximize tax depreciation has significantly increased. An added benefit was created by The Tax Act, allowing taxpayers to expense personal property (bonus depreciation). But buyer beware. Many unqualified persons have entered the "profession" and are masquerading as capable engineers. Here are the critical questions you need to answer before hiring a cost segregation person/firm: Verify their credentials.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Baseline HSR threshold now $92 million. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act requires that parties to certain transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, acquisitions of voting securities, and assets and minority investments, file notifications with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission and observe a statutory waiting period if the transaction meets specified size-of-person and size-of-transaction thresholds and does not fall within an exemption.

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Michael Mundaca has an insider’s perspective on the path ahead for the Biden Administration’s tax agenda as it’s buffeted by a divided Senate, the COVID-19 pandemic , and an economic downturn. As U.S. National Tax Department Leader at Ernst & Young LLP , Mundaca advises clients on how to advocate for sound tax policies and best meet their tax obligations.

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