ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

When the United Kingdom (UK) officially implemented its Brexit plan and withdrew from the European Union (EU) on January 31, 2020, the UK and EU entered into an eleven-month “transition” period, the main purpose of which was to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two parties. Finally, on December 24, 2020, the UK and EU announced that an agreement had been reached allowing originating goods to continue to flow under duty and quota-free conditions after the Brexit transition perio

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have exploded as an increasingly popular way for private companies to go public. There were more SPAC IPOs in 2020 than traditional IPOs. The market for SPAC IPOs and so-called “de-SPAC” transactions, by which private companies become public companies by combining with a SPAC, is as hot as ever. Many leading investors and businesspeople (not to mention a number of celebrities and athletes), are participating in some way in the SPAC boom.

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Shephard Mullin M&A

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

As anyone who follows the industry can tell you, mergers and acquisitions activity in the aerospace and defense industry has remained robust over the past decade. In 2019 alone, there were 460 corporate acquisitions in this sector. And while a slowdown in 2020 deal activity is certainly expected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, results for at least the second quarter remained strong, with 84 deal closings.

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

IRS Publication 503 (Child and Dependent Care Expenses (for 2020 Returns); IRS Form 2441 (Child and Dependent Care Expenses) and Instructions (2020). Publication 503. Form 2441. Instructions. The IRS has released the latest versions of Publication 503 and Form 2441 (and its accompanying instructions) for the 2020 tax year. Publication 503 explains the requirements that taxpayers must meet to claim the dependent care tax credit (DCTC) under Code § 21 for child and dependent care expenses.

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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 18, 2021

IRS Publication 15-B (Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits (For use in 2021)). Available at [link]. The 2021 version of Publication 15-B reflects changes to a variety of fringe benefit rules, many of which provide COVID-19-related relief. Here are highlights: FSA Relief. The publication reflects relief for health and dependent care FSAs that allows employers increased flexibility for election changes, carryovers, and grace periods (among other things) in 2020 and 2021 (see our Checkpo

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

There is almost no aspect of our personal and professional lives that does not rely on cloud computing. In our personal lives, we have at least one streaming service – Netflix, Disney+, Spotify and the list can go on for quite a bit, therefore you are in the cloud. And if you among the rare who doesn’t shell out $10 – $18 monthly for a subscription to one of these businesses, but have photos and music on your phone that can also be accessed from a tablet or laptop, you too are in the cloud

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

QUESTION: Our company is planning to change our ERISA-covered health plan from an insured plan to a self-insured plan. If we keep the same plan design, and the insurance company that currently insures the plan will administer the self-insured plan under an “administrative services only” (ASO) contract, can we keep using the same summary plan description (SPD)?

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

As the clock on Brexit continued to wind down, a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom and European Union looked increasingly unlikely. Fortunately, a last-minute deal was struck between the UK and EU. On December 24, 2020, the UK and EU announced that an agreement had been reached allowing originating goods to continue to flow under duty and quota-free conditions after the Brexit transition period ended on December 31, 2020.

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