Legal Research

IRS STRICTLY CONSTRUES EXCESS COMPENSATION LIMITS
Code Section 162(m)(1) denies an income tax deduction to publicly traded corporations to the extent compensation paid to certain key employees ("covered employees") exceeds $1 million...

Developing A Goals-Based Strategic Plan With Financial Focus
Goals-based strategic planning takes a different tact than a "basic" strategic plan in that there is a singular focus by which the firm sets goals.  Focusing on financial goals is more manageable and attainable than the comprehensive strategic plan, but requires attention and accountability nonetheless...

Kurtz: Pakistan Votes No on the War on Terror
Our "democratic" "ally" sides with our enemies.

IRS Reverses Course in § 162(m) Ruling
Section 162(m)'s $1 million limit on the amount that a public company can deduct for compensation to high-level executives does not not apply to "performance-based compensation." To qualify as performance-based, compensation must be payable only if pre-established, objective performance goals...

Pakistan government urged to release secret terror detainees held to help US
[JURIST] A Pakistani rights group Sunday urged Pakistan's new government to immediately release dozens of people its security agencies have secretly detained as part of President Pervez Musharraf's cooperation with the US [USIP backgrounder] in its "war on terror" [JURIST news archive]...

Corporate governance survey conducted (Pakistan)
International Finance Corporation (IFC), Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), and Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) have commissioned and edited a Survey of Corporate Governance Practices in Pakistan 2007...

Folding Soccer Goals Recalled
20-Month Old Child Found Strangled to Death