United States: 2015 Regulatory Challenges Burdening Manufacturers

As we roll into the new year, this edition of the Manufacturing Industry Advisor takes a look at some of the key regulatory issues that manufacturers will be facing in 2015. Based on recent discussions with key legislative and industry association figures in D.C., below we provide a summary on how the following regulatory areas may significantly impact manufacturers this year: tax reform, trade policy, skilled workforce policies, and increased administrative activism.
Tax Reform
The last […]

By |January 12th, 2015|

United States: Effects Of The New Federal Spending Package On The Health Sector

In mid-December, President Obama signed into law a $1.1 trillion spending bill known as the “Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015” or “Cromnibus.”1 This post explores provisions that relate to the health sector and Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation.
Health IT
The spending package allocates just over $60 million to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for the ongoing development and advancement of interoperable health IT. An emphasis on interoperability resounds […]

By |January 12th, 2015|

United States: Reminder To Perform Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting In January 2015

As discussed in our December 16, 2010 blog article, the IRS issued final regulations in 2009 under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) that require Employers to annually furnish each employee who exercised incentive stock options (“ISOs”) or sold or otherwise transferred shares acquired under an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) during a year with a detailed information statement by January 31 of the following year. In addition, Employers must file […]

By |January 10th, 2015|