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Texas: Tax Exempt Employee Services

July 03, 2017.
Tax Publications

Generally, a temporary employee is defined as an individual hired for less than nine months in a full or part-time position. Broadly stated, a ‘temp’ is in an employment situation where the employee is expected to remain in a position for only a set period of time. In...

Maersk Still Dealing With Effects of Cyberattack

June 29, 2017.
Logistics Publications

Maersk Line, which was hit by the Petya Cyberattack on June 27th, is still working to get all operations back to normal. The attack on the world’s biggest container line initially crippled the IT infrastructure of the company and forced them to shut down IT systems company-wide....

The New Ocean Alliances

June 15, 2017.
Logistics Publications

On April 1, 2017, the four ocean carrier alliances (2M/CKYHE/G6/O3) became three alliances (2M/Ocean Alliance/THE Alliance). Here is how each new alliance is comprised: 1. 2M Alliance: Maersk Line and MSC along with a cooperation agreement with HMM and Hamburg SUD 2. Ocean Alliance: CMA, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL, APL 3....

Logistical Challenges and One-Man Logistics Operations

June 14, 2017.
Logistics Publications

Logistics is known as “the detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies” (Waite, 2013), often related to business operations and the movement of items from one location to another. When the logistics coordinator, specialist, or manager is considered, the question is raised as...

Maryland Job Creation Tax Credit

June 13, 2017.
Tax Publications

Effective July 1, 2017 certain businesses may be eligible for a job creation tax credit for creating new qualified positions in Maryland. Eligibility is determined by an organization’s ability to establish or expand a business facility in Maryland during any 24-month period within the scope of the program. The...

Trade Facilitation Changes in Russia

June 12, 2017.
Trade Publications

In 2005, ninety-five member countries of the World Customs Organization approved in writing the SAFE security frame standards that aim to promote international trade, economic activity and minimize the effect of modern technological challenges to supply chain, including risks imposed by terrorism. Specifically, the SAFE Framework establishes standards that provide...

Current Events – June 2017

June 09, 2017.
Logistics Publications

Venezuela, Sri Lanka, Great Britain. These are three countries that you may or may not pay attention to their current events. But did you know what’s happening in those countries and how it may affect your job? Certainly, the recent terrorist attacks in Great Britain...

Washington Unclaimed Property Amnesty Expiring

June 08, 2017.
Tax Publications

Unclaimed property is money or intangible property owed to an individual or business, they have yet to take possession of. Property is considered unclaimed after it has been held for a period of time with no owner contact and an effort has been made to locate the owner. Payroll becomes...

Pennsylvania: Wayfair, Latest Online Retailer to Remit State Sales Tax

June 06, 2017.
Tax Publications

Announced May 24, 2017 the United States’ 16th largest online retailer, Wayfair, an American e-commerce company that sells home goods including furniture and décor, has joined the growing list of online retailers who have begun to remit sales tax to states where they do not have a ‘substantial...

Strike to Ensue Next Week for Spanish Dockworkers

June 02, 2017.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

The dockworkers’ union announced they will officially go on strike for three days next week, starting June 5, 2017. These strikes are set for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and could lead to future walkouts. The strike is in objection to the government’s strategy to loosen the limitations of...

Tennessee Economic Nexus Coming July 2017

June 01, 2017.
Tax Publications

The Tennessee Department of Revenue has followed the likes of Alabama, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Vermont by adopting a new sales and use tax rule effective July 1, 2017. Under current nexus statutes, a connection or contact in the form of substantial, frequent or continuous, physical presence within a state establishes nexus....

It’s Buggy Out There

May 31, 2017.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

Typically, when one thinks about the responsibilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), eliminating insects doesn’t readily come to mind as one of their duties. However, the agency recently intercepted a shipment containing a species of long-horned beetles and globular springtail insects at the Charleston Seaport....