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Practice Notes on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
2014
International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, "Share Buy-Backs by Listed Companies from Individual Minority Shareholders”
Share Buy-Backs by Listed Companies from Individual Minority Shareholders
2002
Speaking Engagements
Transnational Tax Network ("TTN") Conference
A discussion of the 'Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act' ('FATCA') provisions that have been incorporated into the recently enacted 'Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act' (the 'HIRE Act')