TAGLine for Week 3 of 2012

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1. NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: UPDATING AND MAINTAINING YOUR TIAG PROFILE

TIAG members have the capability to maintain their firm and accountant/professional profiles on www.tiagnet.com. A few of the benefits of maintaining your firm’s profile are increased visibility within the TIAG and TAGLaw networks by informing members of your capabilities and key members of your staff and also increasing the performance of your firm on search engines such as Google and Bing. Click on the links below to access instructions on how to make changes to your firm and accountant profiles, how to add accountants to the website, how to add accountants to specialty groups, and more.

To download the TIAG Website Instructions, click here.
To download the instructions in Spanish, click here.

To access the "Administration" section, you will need to log in using your firm's administrative user name and password. If you need your user name and password, please email helpdesk@tiagnet.com. 

2. UPCOMING TIAG INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Spring 2012 International Conference: SAVE THE DATE!
May 7-9, 2012; San Francisco, California, USA; Four Seasons Hotel

Conference registration information is coming soon. Download the TIAG/TAGLaw Hotel Reservation Form to reserve your room at the special conference rate.

Fall 2012 International Conference: SAVE THE DATE!
October 22-24, 2012; Brussels, Belgium; The Conrad Hotel

3. NEW TAGLAW MEMBER IN LATVIA

LETLAW (Latvia) is dedicated to providing high quality and diverse legal services both in the domestic and international markets. The firm's services are based on its extensive experience coupled with a wide scope of professional knowledge. Their work is rooted in perpetual development and professional growth including introduction of new areas of practice in order to advise clients on the latest trends in Latvian and global markets. For more information, view their TAGLaw profile or visit their website at http://www.letlaw.lv/eng.

4. SPECIALTY GROUP POSTINGS

Send your Articles and Alerts to TIAG

We have created a mailbox exclusively for your news, articles and newsletters. Please add marketing@tiagnet.com to your news distribution list.

Join a Specialty Group

Specialty Groups serve as a vehicle for members to network with colleagues who share areas of practice or industry specialization. They are a source of collaboration among member firms, and can be an important tool in realizing the value of your membership. Click here for more information on Specialty Groups, or if you are interested in joining a Specialty group, contact Chris Cervellera at ccervellera@tiagnet.com. 

Property / Real Estate     

- When is a Home not a Home?; Blake Lapthorn (Southampton, England - TAGLaw) 

- Conditions Suspensives – Inserting Conditions in the Contract Before Completing; Blake Lapthorn (Southampton, England - TAGLaw) 

- Old News or New?; Voisin (Jersey) 

- Slippery When Wet; Blake Lapthorn (Southampton, England - TAGLaw)

Tax       

- Plan Now to Escape the Corporate Earnings Penalty; Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa, LLC (New Jersey, USA - TIAG) 

- Hiring an Independent Tax Pro Can Protect Against IRS Penalties; Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa, LLC (New Jersey, USA - TIAG) 

- Important Tax Figures for 2012; Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa, LLC (New Jersey, USA - TIAG) 

- Notice n.º 244/2011, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Espanha e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, RL (Portugal - TAGLaw) 

TAGLaw Specialty Group Articles & Alerts

To help demonstrate the wide range of expertise offered by TAGLaw members, we will, from time to time, feature various articles and alerts published by TAGLaw members. These might be of interest to you and your clients. For more information about TAGLaw visit www.TAGLaw.com or contact the firm who authored the article or alert. 

Banking and Financial Services   

- Dodd-Frank: President Obama Installs Richard Cordray as Director of the CFPB; Williams Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA - TAGLaw) 

- Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Issues Interim Final Rules Transferring Certain Regulations from Other Federal Regulators, as Required by Dodd-Frank; Williams Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA - TAGLaw) 

Competition and Antitrust            

- Williams Mullen's Insurance Antitrust Alert - January 2012; Williams Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA - TAGLaw) 

Construction      

- Little Medeiros Kinder Bulman & Whitney, P.C. Secures Award of Damages for Massachusetts Contractor in Excess of $5 Million; Little Medeiros Kinder Bulman & Whitney, PC (Rhode Island, USA - TAGLaw) (“LMKBW”) 

Employment and Labor Law        

- Clarkslegal Employment & HR Update January 2012; Clarkslegal LLP (Reading, England - TAGLaw) 

- Blake Lapthorn's Employment Law News - January 2012; Blake Lapthorn (Southampton, England - TAGLaw)

- Family Caregiver Leave on the Horizon in Ontario; Blaney McMurtry LLP (Ontario, Canada - TAGLaw)

- Make Your First New Year's Resolution: Take a Look at Your Independent Contractor Relationships; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP (Delaware and Pennsylvania, USA - TAGLaw) 

- New Rules for Tipped Workers May Add Litigation in Florida; Berger Singerman (Florida, USA - TAGLaw)

Intellectual Property and Information Technology  

- ICANN Presses On With New gTLD Release; Williams Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA - TAGLaw) 

- Blake Lapthorn's Publishing and Media Bulletin - December 2011; Blake Lapthorn (Southampton, England - TAGLaw) 

International Trade and Customs 

- Proposed ITAR Brokering Regulations Would Impose More Requirements on More Companies; Williams Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA - TAGLaw) 

- Export Control Reform: State and Commerce Officials Propose Revisions to Export Control Lists;  Williams Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA - TAGLaw) 

- Lindsey Manufacturing Exonerated – What Is The Lesson?; Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (Los Angeles, California, USA - TAGLaw) 

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution         

- Court Holds That the Business Judgment Rule Does Not Apply to Protect the Decisions of Corporate Officers in California; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP (Delaware and Pennsylvania, USA - TAGLaw) 

- Fourth Circuit Rules That Retirement Plan Trustees’ Failures Must Have Causal Link to Plan Losses In Order to Hold Trustees Liable: Plasterers’ Local Union No 96 Pension Plan v. Pepper, No. 10-1364; Williams Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA - TAGLaw) 

5. EXCLUSIVE TIAG DISCOUNT ON UPCOMING CCH SEMINARS

TIAG and TAG Academy have joined with CCH to bring you a 20% discount exclusively for TIAG members on several CCH seminars. We hope you will consider these offerings and pass them along to members of your firm. 

January Courses: 

Wed 18  1120S S Corporation Tax Update and Review of Key Issues
Thu 19  Getting Financially Challenging Situations onto the Tax Return - Short Sales, Foreclosures, and Cancellation of Debt
Tue 24  IC-DISCS: Practical Tax Planning and Compliance Considerations for Closely-Held Exporters
Wed 25  Construction Industry Tax Update
Thu 26  TAX PRACTICE QUALITY CONTROL: Protect Your Practice, Please and Protect Your Clients
Tue 31  1065 Partnership-LLC Tax Update and Review of Key Issues

Complete Calendar of Discounted Events for TIAG Members

Click here to view a calendar of CCH seminar programs that are available with the exclusive TIAG member discount.

6. TIAG LINKEDIN GROUPS

TIAG Member’s LinkedIn Group Grows to Over 100 Members!

By joining the TIAG LinkedIn groups you can connect with other TIAG members and grow the profile of your firm within the network. Join now by clicking the names of the groups below.

- TIAG Members Group

- TAG Tax Specialty Group

- TIAG Latin America (TIAG América Latina)

7. FOLLOW TIAG ON TWITTER

Do you or your firm use Twitter? 

Keep up-to-date with TIAG and other TIAG members by following us on Twitter @TIAGnet!

Connect with TIAG and TAGLaw members on Twitter!

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Regards,

The TIAG Team