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Many of the provisions of the Protecting America from Tax Hikes Act are favorable to technology and life sciences companies. In addition, the controversial medical device excise tax has been suspended for 2 years. Here are some of the specifics of the bill.

Title III of Regulation Crowdfunding is scheduled to take effect. Will this enhance the legitimacy of the crowdfunding process as well as make it easier for issuers, portals and investors? Here are the key elements including investor limitations, broker-dealer and portal framework.

It appears the FBI has succeeded in unlocking the iPhone of a San Bernardino terrorist. How did it crack the code? Mobile forensics and security expert Jonathan Zdziarski has a theory. What will be the privacy and security issues for Apple’s 900 million iPhone customers?

Biotechnology and innovation have been booming in New York City and across the state. The guest speaker was Vivek Ramaswamy, a former hedge fund manager who led the largest-ever IPO of a biotech company Axovant Sciences and was recently featured in Forbes.

As the virtual wallet becomes more common, Google Wallet and Apple Pay have gained traction, relying on their brand and pushing to make paying with your phone more widely accepted at retailers. A look at what's in store for the virtual wallet market.

MetaProp NYC announces program geared to technology-driven startups in the real estate sector. MetaProp NYC will invest in approximately 40-50 startups over the next five years, with the goal of launching and growing the next generation of leading edge real estate technology companies.

The SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance released a long-awaited – yet “unofficial” – staff guidance on the treatment of digital assets. Token issuers in the U.S. should err on the side of caution and assume that their token is a security.

A discussion of cryptocurrency as a world-changing technology and how the country that effectively builds a regulatory framework for digital assets and blockchain will have an advantage as we move forward.

Unlike the Bitcoin blockchain, the Libra blockchain is presently what is known as a “permissioned blockchain” where only a select group of entities control the governance of the blockchain. This structure is more vulnerable to attacks and censorship.

An examination of the new regulations from the inter-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that have been imposed upon crypto exchanges globally as part of an effort to make digital transactions over blockchain more transparent and designed to continue the fight against the criminal use of digital assets.

The SEC published a January 18, 2018 letter addressing concerns it has with the recent growth in cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency-related products. These concerns underly the financial regulation of mutual funds and exchange traded funds.

The IRS wishes to identify records that will reveal the identity and transaction activity of cryptocurrency users who are U.S. persons. If there is uncertainty about if an exchange is foreign, it is best to consider reporting the asset.

Andreessen Horowitz, one of the most prestigious names in venture capital and notably the first VC firm to raise a significant cryptocurrency fund, recently announced that it will be relinquishing its status as a venture capital firm.

The IRS has issued guidance stating that it considers virtual currencies to be property. If cryptocurrency use increases and becomes more mainstream, regulating bodies are sure to play a greater role, making this one more area for tax risk exposure.

Brief analysis of the IRS’s updates to FAQs related to a charity’s donor acknowledgement responsibilities when accepting virtual currency donations and a charity’s IRS reporting requirements.

One pervasive issue impacting the management of the human resource (HR) function within a dental practice is that despite years of medical education, dentists often are not educated in management and strategic planning.

Dentists are adopting in-house dental plans at record rates, and with good reason. Statistics show that offering a quality in-house membership program is an excellent way to grow and retain patients, reduce your dependency on insurance companies, and grow the bottom line.

If your dental practice is like most, every day is a nonstop blur of activity. Patients come in, and patients go out; physicians, hygienists, and staff are engrossed in the all-encompassing tasks of their jobs; claims and billings are processed; and the cycle repeats indefinitely.

Denist cannot plan for every type of situation that may have a negative impact on your practice. This can include a bad economy or patients who are quite vocal about expressing their dissatisfaction can quickly squelch your thriving office.

If your practice treats patients over 65, the CMS has given you a reprieve by delaying the enforcement deadline of the Medicare Opt-in/Opt-out program. Regardless of the deadline date, the CMS final rule could mean serious changes for your practice.