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Unless Congress acts, the 2001 and 2003 tax relief enacted under the Bush Administration will expire at the end of this year. These scheduled rate increases have significant implications for businesses and high-income individuals. This article outlines some of the issues companies and individuals should be thinking about now to plan for these potential tax increases.

Talent management should be viewed as an “end-to-end” process that links a company’s mission, vision, values and strategy with the way it manages and develops its people. Join a panel of professionals as they discuss leading practices for launching and running a successful talent management program.

The contribution of businesses to state and local taxes is the subject of a new study produced by Ernst & Young's Quantitative Economics and Statistics (QUEST) group in conjunction with the Council On State Taxation. "Total state and local business taxes: state-by-state estimates for fiscal year 2009 (pdf, 317.1kb)" includes business tax estimates by state as well as key findings nationally and by industry. The study also examines the potential business tax implications of declining state tax revenues, falling housing values and the recession.

The 2010 US Investment Monitor tracks investments announced by companies during the 2007-2009 recession. The analysis shows that companies continued to make strategic investments in their facilities despite the recession. Manufacturing facilities generated the majority of announced capital investment and announced jobs during this period, with large investments in the alternative and renewable energy sectors, according to the 2010 US Investment Monitor (pdf, 2.1mb) from Ernst & Young LLP. See the complete report for analysis by state and industry.

The February 2010 version of Ernst & Young’s Transfer pricing global reference guide is now available. This guide is a comprehensive tool that is designed to help international tax executives to quickly identify the transfer pricing rules, practices, and approaches that have been adopted by over 45 countries. These various approaches must be understood in order to complete both compliance and planning activities.

The tax proposals in President Obama's FY2010 budget contain implications that extend well beyond the corporate tax department. This article by Ernst & Young, "The Obama tax proposals: what they could mean to your business," (pdf, 318K)  examines the Obama tax plan and highlights questions that executives should be asking now, before the legislative proposals become law.

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