ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

QUESTION: Some of our COBRA participants have asked what they should do for health coverage when their COBRA premium subsidy ends. How should we advise them? ANSWER: Health coverage options available to assistance eligible individuals (AEIs) after their subsidy period ends are described in the subsidy expiration notice provided 15 to 45 days before the subsidy’s end (see our Checkpoint article ).

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Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As reported here in Law360 [$$], Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. — a SPAC planning to mine the seafloor for metals to be used in electric vehicle batteries — has sued two potential investors for failing to fulfill their purported obligation to provide funding under a PIPE deal. The investors had signed subscription agreements committing them to fund $200 million to the SPAC but ultimately refused to do so by the stated funding deadline.

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M&A Leadership Council

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Kevin Roberts Senior Advisor, M&A Partners Kevin Roberts has over 25 years of experience growing middle-market sized businesses both as a principal investor and as a strategic advisor. Presently, Kevin is Managing Director of Fidelitas Capital Partners, a private equity sponsor focused on buyouts and growth-oriented equity recapitalizations of established lower middle-market sized companies.

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Essentials of Corporate Finance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Belize is well-known for its coral reefs and scuba diving, including the Great Blue Hole , which Jacques Cousteau called one the five best dive sites in the world. Now, Belize may help save its coral reefs through bonds. Belize has a "superbond" outstanding, which is a combination of previous bond restructurings. The par value of $572 billion is part of Belize's 133 percent debt-to-GDP ratio, which the International Monetary Fund has stated is unsustainable.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Hewko v. Coffman Engineers, Inc., 2021 WL 3832241 (D. Alaska 2021). A participant in a self-insured ERISA health plan, in connection with a lawsuit over a benefits denial, asked the court to award him penalties for the plan administrator’s failure to furnish documents in response to a written request. (As background, a court may impose a penalty of up to $110 per day on an ERISA plan administrator that fails to furnish information within 30 days after a participant’s or beneficiary’s written req

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Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

When can an investor bring an action against corporate directors and officers directly – i.e., on behalf of the investor herself, rather than derivatively, i.e., on behalf of the company? In a September 20, 2021, decision , the Delaware Supreme Court clarified a split in authority over whether corporate overpayment claims are direct or derivative by overruling a prior precedent – Gentile v.

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

PPACA; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and Beyond; Final Rule, 31 CFR Part 33, 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, 156, 86 Fed. Reg. (Sept. 27, 2021). Final Rule. Fact Sheet. HHS has finalized regulations that amend various benefit and payment parameters and other Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance market and Exchange-related rules.

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Tax compliance — and the reporting involved in maintaining that compliance — is one of the most stressful tasks a corporate tax team must complete. In addition to filing returns for the federal government, as well as every state and locality in which it does business, a corporation may also be required to report sales and use taxes and much more. The penalties for failing to comply with any of these reporting requirements can include interest and fines, or even the loss of the organization’s abi

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

When we set out to recruit firms to join our Onvio Tax beta program last year, our goal was to ensure go-to-market readiness for Onvio Tax prior to our commercial launch. From onboarding and training to product readiness and commercial strategy, we wanted to make sure we got the product right for our customers. Running an immersive beta program is about more than validating our own preconceived notions about timelines and readiness.

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For an inside look at what the Onvio beta program was all about, we sat down with Corey Greene, Customer Proposition Strategy Lead for Small-Mid Firms. We discussed the rationale behind the beta program and what learnings will be incorporated into the Onvio strategy going forward. Q: First, what was the purpose of the Onvio beta program? A: The Onvio beta program was created to ensure go-to-market readiness prior to the commercial launch of Onvio Tax.

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In a federal court ruling from earlier this year, Vogel v. Boris , the New York federal court refused to toss out a claim by an LLC member, Vogel, against his two other business partners, alleging that they violated a restrictive covenant in the LLC’s operating agreement prohibiting any member from forming a new SPAC aside from the existing SPAC they had explicitly agreed to be working for: their violation consisted of forming a sponsor for a second SPAC and closing a $250 million IPO, all while

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Quantive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Brand improves the curb appeal of the business.

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Kadel v. N.C. State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, 2021 WL 3891732 (4th Cir. 2021); Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth v. HHS, 2021 WL 3667760 (D. Mass. 2021). Kadel. Boston Alliance. Lawsuits involving the Affordable Care Act Section 1557 nondiscrimination requirements are making their way through the courts.

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