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International Trade

FBAR vs. Tax FBAR – What’s The Difference?

The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act in 2010 includes the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA), which requires certain individual taxpayers to file Form 8938, Statement of Foreign Financial Assets, commonly referred to as Tax FBAR. This new reporting requirement is in...

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Finance

Business Valuation And Exit Strategies In Volatile Markets

Since 1990, the VIX (the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index) has averaged approximately 20 percent but has skyrocketed in recent years, rising to nearly 90 percent in October 2008 and fluctuating as high as 48 percent in August 2011. How can an owner of a privately held...

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Energy

Tax Controversies, Tax Reform And Oil & Gas

Editor: I note that you were named the best Dallas lawyer of the year for litigation & controversy-tax. Tell us about your background and experience. Parker: I joined Thompson & Knight after graduation from Southern Methodist University Law School in 1973. I was the first woman hired by...

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