GKG Law Principal Richard Bar was invited to serve as a panelist for U.S. Transactions Corp.'s two-day Presidential Forum Association Executives Virtual Roundtable Symposium. Rich participated in the session "CONFERENCE CANCELED — Now What? How is Your Association Navigating the Canceling or Rescheduling of Your Conference?" on June 17. The session was moderated by SHAPE America CFO Nori Jones […]
GKG Law Principal Keith Swirsky was invited to present during the June 2 Aero & Marine Tax Professionals webinar. Keith, who served as the opening presenter, discussed the steps involved in a successful aircraft transaction. He provided a detailed 8-week transaction timeline and also addressed issues that can arise post-closing. In addition to traditional webinar viewing, […]
GKG Law Principal Richard Bar was invited to serve as a panelist for the Association TRENDS Managing Your Association Through COVID-19 virtual two-day town hall event. Rich's panel, "To Sign or Not to Sign: The In Person Event Dilemma," took place on May 29 at 12:05 pm ET. Rich and his co-panelists discussed many of the decisions associations currently face with in-person […]
On Thursday, May 28 at 1 pm EDT, GKG Law hosted the webinar Ready to Buy & Fly? Best Practices & Teaming Strategies for a Successful Aircraft Acquisition with guest presenter Essex Aviation President and CEO Lee Rohde. During this one-hour event, attendees learned best practices to be undertaken by an aircraft purchaser in preparation for and during the process […]
On Tuesday, March 31, at 1 pm EDT, GKG Law's Keith Swirsky hosted the one-hour webinar "Defending a Federal or State Tax Audit in Aviation and Other Industries." Attendees learned details and best practices of preparing for, participating in, and defending federal income tax or excise tax audits and state sales and use tax audits. Keith discussed the process and procedure […]
On Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 1:00pm ET, GKG Law's Keith Swirsky led a webinar on the topic "Options for Allowing Third Parties to Use Your Aircraft – Income Tax, Excise Tax and Sales Tax Considerations." This webinar provided an overview of (i) options available in connection with allowing affiliated persons and unaffiliated third parties to utilize […]
On December 10, 2019, GKG Law's Keith Swirsky participated as a panelist on the Aviation International News (AIN) webinar "Necessary Steps to a Successful Aircraft Transaction." Throughout the aircraft buying and selling process, there are several steps where the deal could go sideways, including miscommunication, ethics issues, misunderstanding of regulations, and any number of traps for the unwary. During […]
On December 5, 2019, GKG Law's Oliver Krischik led a Lorman CLE webinar on the topic "Office of Foreign Assets Control Risk Assessment." The webinar addressed the May 2, 2019 release of new guidance by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) stating that holistic sanctions “Risk Assessments” must be a part of a company’s Sanctions Compliance […]
On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 1:00 pm ET, GKG Law's Keith Swirsky and Ryan Swirsky led a detailed webinar on the "Federal Income Tax Treatment of Personal Use of Aircraft." This webinar provided an overview of federal tax issues that arise due to personal use of business aircraft including income inclusion rules, excise tax implications of cost reimbursements, effect of […]
In the world of Facebook, Twitter and #METOO, inappropriate behavior can instantly land your association in the unforgiving spotlight of social media—and the even harsher legal spotlight. It’s critical to be proactive. You need strong, specific policies that minimize the likelihood of issues. If situations do arise, you need ready-to-implement procedures that empower your staff to limit potential financial […]