As we enter the new tax year, in our final Employer Tax Year-End Update series, we highlight some of the key employment tax and National Insurance changes that employers need to be aware of.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez and Marsal’s (A&M) Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) announces the appointment of two new German-based professionals. Aligning with strategic growth plans, Hinrich Grunwaldt joins as a Managing Director in Hamburg and Andreas Frisch as a Senior Director in Frankfurt to deepen the practice’s footprint in EMEA and provide enhanced cross-border financial due diligence support.

Production shutdowns and delays continue to mount as COVID, war, and a variety of supply chain issues hamper the industry. Automotive inventory is at its highest level since June of 2021, but March sales were underwhelming.

The Disputes and Investigations practice at leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today published Threatscape 2022, that examines three major fraud, compliance, regulatory risks and investigations trends the firm expects to see in Asia and provides mitigation strategies organisations can employ to safeguard business continuity.

This article discusses trends in DOJ's enforcement actions, how DOJ may investigate potential fraud, and identify best practices for PPP recipients.

Alvarez & Marsal’s Asia and Cayman Islands teams recently concluded their work in support of restructuring Luckin Coffee.

A&M continues to expand its transformation capabilities with the addition of Barb Dawson as a Managing Director in the firm's Corporate Performance Improvement practice.

In the penultimate week of our Employer Tax Year-End Update series, we look at some of the key changes and issues affecting employers, as we emerge from the pandemic and head into a new tax year.

A&M Managing Director Kersten Muller was recently featured in React News. 

On April 4th, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in Liberty Global Inc. v. United States invalidated a U.S. Treasury Department regulation which attempted to backfill certain aspects of the section 245A dividends received deduction enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Shocks to global supply chains are increasing in frequency and severity. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new Covid outbreaks in China and rising interest rates in the US are occurring at once with ramifications for global trade. What steps can companies take to improve supply chain resilience.

On March 25, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (“Sirius”) and against the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts’ (the “Comptroller”) assessment in Sirius v. Hegar, No. 20-0462 (Texas 2021).

In our 4th article of the Employer Tax Year-End Update series, we discuss key tasks, common issues, and penalties related to reporting Employment Related Securities.