Most everyone in the business aviation industry has heard that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) permits a 100% write off of the purchase price of new and used aircraft in the year of their purchase. However, many people do not realize that this provision of the Act is subject to a […]
By Tariq Panja Rafael Márquez, one of the best-known stars on Mexico’s World Cup soccer team, is a standout of the tournament in Russia. But it has nothing to do with his prowess on the field. Márquez, 39, is on a United States Treasury Department blacklist of people it says have helped launder money for […]
Note: GKG Law's Steven John Fellman serves as General Counsel to the TRSA. This article was published in a June 2018 edition of the TRSA's Textile Services Weekly. On June 12, Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia approved AT&T’s $85.4 billion merger with Time Warner. The case was significant in that the […]
Note: GKG Law's Steven John Fellman serves as General Counsel to the TRSA. This article was published in a June 2018 edition of the TRSA's Textile Services Weekly. If it hasn’t already happened, you may soon get a notice from one of your major customers advising you that in order to continue serving the customer, […]
In response to a petition filed by Ed Greenberg on behalf of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America. On June 6, 2018, the Federal Maritime Commission voted unanimously in its Docket 17-10 to approve groundbreaking relief for NVOCCs by significantly expanding the Negotiated Rates Arrangement (NRA) and NVOCC Service Arrangement (NSA) exemptions. […]
During annual meetings, conferences, educational courses, and other events, associations are frequently asked to provide special accommodations to members and other attendees that have qualified disabilities, as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”). However, associations often wonder what auxiliary aids and services are acceptable accommodations under the ADA. Is an association required […]
GKG Law, P.C. recently successfully represented a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) in litigation in which the NVOCC's customer requested that another shipper be identified on the NVOCC's bills of lading while the goods were in transit. Subsequently, when the goods arrived at their destination and were unable to clear Customs because the goods were […]
Keith Swirsky, President, GKG Law, P.C., will give a presentation at the 2018 NBAA Business Aviation Taxes Seminar, Registration & Legal Conference in Dallas, Texas entitled "Changes to Personal Entertainment.” For more information, please click here.
Ed Greenberg, a Principal in GKG Law's Transportation, Trade & Logistics Practice, will be a panelist at the Virginia Maritime Association's 2018 International Trade Symposium in Norfolk, VA on May 10, 2018. Ed' s panel is entitled "Demurrage, Detention & Delays; Seeking Solutions"and will focus on the following: The charges are high, unpredictable, and requirements to secure payment often […]
On May 1, 2018, GKG Law’s non-profit organization client (the “Organization”) received notification from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) that, after a four-month long examination, they would be refunded nearly $2 million in taxes paid on income that the IRS improperly deemed to be Unrelated Business Income (“UBI”). This result comes after the Organization initially […]