One of the greatest opportunities to reduce tax liability that companies established in the U.S. can benefit from is the credit related to investments in research and development, provided for in Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code. Such benefit […]
1. USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is extending the flexibility it announced on March 30, 2020, to help applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to the following: Requests for […]
The return to face-to-face activities continues to generate numerous impacts on labor relations. A relevant aspect in this preparation is the hybrid regime, one in which the employee works partly in the office and partly at a distance. Although companies […]
The H-1B visa category is dedicated to specialized professionals who will be hired by US employers for local work. H-visas are nonimmigrant work visas and requires a job offer from an US employer, with a salary within market standards for […]
The World of Applications: a Paradigm Shift The introduction of smartphones represented, from the last decades, a disruptive event in the way we communicate. In this context, interface models that use icons to identify applications and different functionalities of such […]
On November 26, 2021 the Biden administration published a new Proclamation restricting entry of certain travelers due to the risks of contamination and dissemination of the new variant of coronavirus B.1.1.529 (Omicron) that has been proliferating in African countries. The […]
Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, in a ruling rendered on 11/12/2021, lifted provisions from Ordinance 620/21 of the Ministry of Labor and Welfare preventing companies from requiring proof of vaccination when hiring employees or during the course of the employment agreement. […]
The process to renew your Permanent Resident Card is done within 6 months of the expiration of the card. The Green Card renewal is done through form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. If the purpose of the application […]
Short before the American tax reform of December, 2017, known as Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the United States Tax Court had ruled the case of Grecian Magnesite Mining Indus. & Shipping Co. v. Comm’r, 149 TC No. 3 […]
On October 25th, the U.S. Embassy in Brazil officially announced the details of the new policy for foreigners to enter the country as of November 8th, with the following requirements for admission to the country: • International travelers over 17 […]