Entries by IslerNW

Oregon entrepreneurs to give the lowdown on their success

Article by Andy Giegerich | Featured on BizJournals A slew of successful business operators will offer inside tips on building a bustling enterprise. The Portland Business Journal and Entrepreneurs Organization will present the EO Talks event on Feb. 4. The 90-minute event features presentations from four noted business operators renowned for their commercial savvy.

Winners Of $1.3 Billion Powerball May Face Suits By Friends, Co-Workers, Family

Article by Robert W. Wood | Featured on Forbes.com | Image Credit: Julie Clopper / Shutterstock.com The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.3 billion. These astounding numbers seem even more likely to brew big potential liabilities. Of course, the taxes on winning tickets are an unavoidable downside. Yet even after taxes, most people assume they will end up with a […]

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United States Issues New Corporate Anti-Inversion Rules

Article By Sally P. Schreiber, J.D. | Featured on CGMA Magazine In a further move to reduce the tax benefits of, and therefore the incentives for, corporate inversions, the U.S. tax agency, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on Thursday announced additional rules designed to curtail the ability of an inverted company to access foreign subsidiaries’ […]

Congress negotiators get tax, spending deal: lawmakers

BY RICHARD COWAN AND SUSAN CORNWELL | Featured on Reuters Congressional negotiators on Tuesday wrapped up a sprawling deal to keep the U.S. government operating through next September, while setting new policies ranging from repealing a 40-year-old ban on oil exports to making many business tax breaks permanent, according to Republican lawmakers. House of Representatives Speaker […]

Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

By Isler Northwest LLC December 30, 2015 On December 18, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the PATH Act) was signed by President Obama and became law. As is often the case at the end of the year, Congress had to pass legislation to extend popular tax breaks for the 2015 tax […]

Intangibles make up the top 9 value drivers in the digital age

Article by Samantha White | Featured on CGMA In today’s digital economy, intangibles are more important than ever to the success of a business. New CGMA research found that the top nine drivers of value in the digital age are intangibles, such as customer satisfaction and brand reputation. The survey of 744 finance executives in […]

The 10 Best Food Cities in America, Ranked

Story by Tom Sietsema | Photos by Melina Mara | Article Featured on The Washington Post To be a great food city, it helps to have a large body of water nearby, a classic dish or three, and a population with a fondness for drink. Those are among my impressions after spending more than 60 days on the […]

U.S. on verge of lifting 40-year oil export ban

Article by Timothy Gardner | Featured on Reuters The United States appears on the brink of ending a four-decade ban on most exports of crude oil, which would end a years-long fight brought about by a boom in domestic shale output that contributed to a supply glut and depressed prices. The measure is part of […]