2012 brought changes to both the industry and the trade shows. One of my many trips in October was the SMTA International show in Orlando. Personally, I thought attendance was down a little from previous shows. I’m not a fan of holding business events at Disney World, and based on the traffic difference from last […]

By Jim Ditkoff, Esq. Danaher Corporation, Washington, DC Under the current U.S. international tax system, a U.S. taxpayer that chooses to conduct its overseas business through controlled foreign corporations (CFCs) will generally not be taxed on the operating income1 of those foreign subsidiaries unless and until the U.S. taxpayer receives a distribution (normally of “cash,” i.e., […]

(MoneyWatch) In what would be a major departure from its previous manufacturing practices, Apple (AAPL) appears to be assembling some iMacs in the U.S., CNET reports.  Such a shift could indicate a wish by Apple to distance itself from some of the PR headaches it has faced over the years stemming from its use of […]

What do you get when you cross a vase coaster with a cutting board? You get two growing companies under one roof, that’s what you get. It all started about twelve years ago in year 2000, when the Alice Ink company’s Plastec garden and patio division set out to develop a coaster-like product for vases. […]