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On July 1, 2010, Ontario’s Retail Sales Tax (“RST”) will be replaced by a single, value-added sales tax and combined with the federal Goods and Services Tax (“GST”), resulting in the Harmonized Sales Tax (“HST”). The HST will be applied at a combined tax rate of 13 percent, made up of an 8 percent “provincial component” and a 5 percent “federal component.” This article discusses these points in detail.

This covers the basics of banking for in-house counsel in Canada.

PowerPoint slides from Venable LLP's presentation on Thursday, November 12, 2009. The presentation provides information on due diligence considerations for nonprofit investment fiduciaries.

This power point presentation focuses on the trends of legal traps, tax issues, fundraising, social media, and e-mail marketing.

2009 marks an unprecedented year for new regulatory and compliance practices: the federal bailout of 2008, this year's new administration, changes in the regulatory landscape, and new borrowing and lending practices with banks. Discover what experts are doing to ensure their organizations comply.

The financial crisis of 2008 unfolded like a tsunami. Left in tatters is an economy that continues to decline, and a fragile financial system. The government has stepped in with billions of dollars of direct investment and trillions of dollars of exposure for the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve. Congress has growing skepticism with rising home foreclosures and a lack of accountability by those companies who have received Federal money.

You have just provided your comptroller with a list of litigation matters that may require a reserve. How do you know when and under what circumstances must a reserve be set? Our panel of financial experts and corporate practitioners will discuss the controlling financial accounting standards, the impact of insurance coverage, and compliance requirements, and apply those standards to a variety of litigation matters most importantly, when you set a reserve. We'll show you how best to protect that information and comply with pretrial discovery rules.

This interactive presentation will provide you with insight into valuable strategies to prepare for and respond to employment related government audits and compliance with current agency initiatives. Our panel will explore best practices for avoiding auditing issues when that inevitable knock on the door comes.

The lawyers and accountants made a treaty in 1976 that forms the basis on which attorneys can respond to audit letters inquiring about loss contingencies (particularly pending or threatened litigation) in a way that provides the accountants information needed for financial statements while protecting the attorney-client privilege. Recent corporate disclosure scandals have resulted in increasing pressure for additional disclosures.

It's all a numbers game. The business people often complain that the lawyers do not understand the numbers, so come learn how to prove them wrong. Using real-world examples, this session will provide a review of legal accounting requirements, an overview of the basic financial principles of running a corporation and a checklist to become more proficient when dealing with financial matters.

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