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Scientific Developments in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

This week has seen the publication of two reports of groundbreaking results in the field of stem cell research.   Scientists at San Diego Californias Salk Institute for Biological Studies […]

Foreign Bank Accounts and the IRS

Original Article: Mitchell S. Fuerst: Foreign Bank Accounts and the IRS [pdf]

The IRS Targets Taxpayers Hiding Assets in Offshore Bank Accounts

Voluntary Disclosure Guidelines Give Taxpayers Until September 23rd to Reveal Offshore Assets According to a statement on Offshore Income given by IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, U.S. Taxpayers and entities that […]

Orthopedic Implant Companies Out of Fed Oversight

Four primary orthopedic implant companies that have been accused of violations to the federal anti-kickback laws are no longer the subject of the U.S. Attorneys offices federal oversight and have […]

Madoff Investors Getting Some Relief from IRS

Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims may be able to receive tax relief and refunds by the new IRS guidelines. Douglas Shulman, Commissioner of the IRS, announced to Congress that the relief […]

Federal Agencies Publish “Good Importer Practices”

On January 12, 2009, the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety published draft guidance for industry entitled “Good Importer Practices.” The working group is comprised of the U. S. Departments […]

A Rosa gallica by any other name?USDA Levies New Requirements on Imported Plants and Plant Products

The Lacey Act is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s primary tool for combating illegal imports of wildlife, fish, and plants. Under the Act, it is unlawful to import – or […]

A Happy, and More Secure, 2009

Instead of merely wishing its people a “Happy New Year” for 2009, U.S. government regulators have taken many recent actions to ensure that 2009 will be a more secure new […]

International Business Leadership Award 2008

FHI has been nominated to receive the International Business Leadership Award 2008. This award is sponsored by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. One hundred Corporations were initially nominated and […]

FDA Food Protection Plan

FHI Briefing on Import Prototype Proposal: Accreditation of Global Compliance Verification Services “The prototype proposed by FHI in June 2005 consists of a voluntary Third Party Verification and/or Self Certification […]