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The Tax Impacts of Asset Forfeiture - The CPA Journal
Asset forfeiture is a common tool in the modern fight against crime, meant to deter and remove any economic benefits of wrongdoing. In fiscal year 2025, the United States disposed of nearly $2 billion in forfeited assets by sale, transfer of funds, and other mechanisms (US Department of Justice, "Assets Forfeiture Fund and Seized Asset Deposit Fund Method of Disposition of Forfeited Property," 2026, https://tinyurl.com/yk735zut).
Short Film: Fun Fact | Backstage
EXPIRES: COMPANY DETAILS Jake Walter, Writer / Director Member since Jul 26, 2025 PROJECT DESCRIPTION A tense psychological thriller about a shy college freshman who lies during a class icebreaker, claiming she helped solve a murder, only to catch the attention of a manipulative older student who drags her into a real-life revenge plot. A darkly comedic, character-driven short film exploring social anxiety, identity, and power.
How Tax Pros Can Shift From Government to Private Sector Work Original
With the reduction in the federal workforce, more tax professionals are transitioning from public service to the private sector and bringing a wealth of knowledge that will benefit their new employers, colleagues, and clients. Many of these professionals are entering private practice with limited, if any, experience working for a private firm. While legal knowledge can transition, representing individuals and entities and developing business require a different set of skills.
Public Records Language to Allow Police Departments to Charge for Production of Bodycam Videos | JD Supra
House Bill 315, the township omnibus package, was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine on January 2, 2025 and goes into effect on April 2, 2025. This bill permits law enforcement agencies to charge for the cost of production of videos in response to public records requests. This change will benefit law enforcement agencies who are inundated with public records requests for videos by allowing them to charge for the production of videos including patrol cars and body worn cameras.
Public Records Language to Allow Police Departments to Charge for Production of Bodycam Videos
House Bill 315, the township omnibus package, was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine on January 2, 2025 and goes into effect on April 2, 2025. This bill permits law enforcement agencies to charge for the cost of production of videos in response to public records requests. This change will benefit law enforcement agencies who are inundated with public records requests for videos by allowing them to charge for the production of videos including patrol cars and body worn cameras.
The New Administrative Law
July/August 2024, Featured, Columns, Taxation | The Loper Bright decision reverses the longstanding legal framework for evaluating an executive agency’s regulatory interpretation of a statute it administers. Pursuant to the Court’s 1984 decision in Chevron, courts were instructed to defer to the agency’s interpretation, so long as the statute was ambiguous and the agency’s interpretation was reasonable [Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)].
The New State of Administrative Law
Featured, Web Exclusive, Columns, Taxation | In a landmark term for administrative law, the Supreme Court issued two opinions earlier this summer that will have significant implications for future litigation regarding executive agency actions. First, the Supreme Court overruled the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v.
A dangerous precedent for global censorship
Last week, Open Rights Group responded to Ofcom’s Illegal Harms consultation, the first of a series of consultations Ofcom will be holding on the development of its guidance for the Online Safety Act. Previously, ORG responded to both the Online Harms White paper and the Online Safety Act, while it made its way through the Houses of Parliament as a Bill.
Overview of the Corporate Transparency Act
September/October 2023, Featured, Columns, Taxation | The CTA seeks to fill those gaps by creating a new system for reporting beneficial ownership information (BOI), to be implemented through regulations created by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). On September 30, 2022, FinCEN issued a final rule governing the beneficial ownership reporting system, although some aspects of the CTA’s mandate will be issued in future rules.
Digital hostile environment
As part of the Challenge the Checks campaign, the Migrants’ Rights Network, Migrants at Work and the Open Rights Group are investigating how the hostile environment is negatively impacting migrant workers. As part of this work, we are looking at the intersection of data and employment rights.
DATA PROTECTION U-TURN NEEDED
Government’s proposed changes to UK GDPR should be next to go New chancellor Jeremy Hunt has begun to scrap part of the disastrous economic measures proposed in the mini-Budget in response to backlash from the markets, businesses and consumers. As the British government reverses some of its ill-thought proposals, it would also be wise to reverse course on its current plans to water down data rights, which will promote data discrimination.
Roanoke Posts 4-0 Win Over E&H
Posted: Mar 11, 2021 The Basics Score: Roanoke 4 | Emory & Henry 0 Records: Maroons 2-1-1 / 2-1-1 ODAC | Wasps 0-4 / 0-4 ODAC Location: Salem, Va. The Lead: Roanoke College played host to Emory & Henry on Thursday afternoon. The Maroons used a 42-2 shot advantage to control the action throughout on their way to a 4-0 ODAC win. Highlights: The Maroons controlled the action in the Wasps zone from the opening kick, recording their first shot 1:10 into the matchup.
Hack Your Workout: Nashville fitness studios that won’t break the bank
These Nashville workout studios offer student discounts that'll help you stay fit before Thanksgiving. Abigail Burke November 5, 2019 The struggle of finding motivation to work out in college is too real– sluggishly dragging ourselves to the rec center to bike for 30 minutes, attempting some sit-ups and maybe picking up a dumbbell? Tragic.
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