Workplace harassment costs employers millions of dollars every year through poor employee morale, higher absenteeism, reduced productivity and costly settlements and lawsuits. Employers need to create the right culture, supported by appropriate policies and training. With the recent stunning revelations from Hollywood, the Media and Washington have clearly signaled that sexual harassment remains a serious social issue.
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HR Focus, Winter 2018
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Now that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is law, it is helpful to have a checklist for determining how tax reform changes your employee benefit programs and a chart outlining the key benefit plan limits for 2018. Also in this issue of HR Focus, we revisit what sexual harassment is and what employers should be doing to prevent it, address it and help protect themselves from potential liability.
The Tax Reform Act contains sweeping changes and impacts all taxpayers, from individuals to businesses, and the rules for each category are different.
Private Company Tax Planning Opportunities for 2018
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the recent taxpayer victory in the U.S. Tax Court’s Lender Management, LLC decision have created important planning opportunities for closely held and family-controlled entities in 2018.
FOX Foresight – Voice of the Wealth Owner
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FOX Foresight – Voice of the Wealth Owner outlines what challenges and inspires family leaders and family office executives in the best and brightest family enterprises around the world. It summarizes what we have been learning from the FOX community and our subject matter experts over the last
FOX Foresight keeps FOX members up to date on the latest thinking on matters that affect enterprise families. It summarizes what we have been learning from our members and our subject matter experts over the last year. Please share it broadly within your family, your office, and your advisors. FOX Foresight is presented in 8 chapters:
Closing In On Tax Reform: What This Means For You
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Now that The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) has been signed into law, you may be wondering what this means for you and your family. The Act is broad in scope and will change the tax rules for individuals and businesses in 2018 and beyond. When thinking about the impact of the Act on you, your family, and your business, it’s important to remember that every individual has their own set of circumstances, and is uniquely affected by tax reform.
5 Rs to Demystify Cybersecurity
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Cyber risk has moved from the IT department to a full-fledged enterprise risk. Unfortunately, a cyberattack can hit a company at any time. There are, however, practical, actionable steps to ensure that when a cyberattack hits, your company and board will be both ready to address the threat and resilient enough to recover from it. Leveraging a flexible and uncluttered framework of readiness, resilience, resources, reporting and results—what we call “The 5 Rs”—is key.
Demonstrating the value of a family office is no small task. The pressing priorities of an office often leave little room to fully comprehend the impact of all moving parts. The 2017 FOX Family Office Study explored several key components of family office operations such as cost, governance structure, education and client experience. Join FOX’s Director of Research, Monica Staco, who shared the perspective of 103 family office executives on the elements driving success in a family office. She also shed light on best practices to assess and demonstrate the value of a family office.
If you’re looking for ways to compare your family office performance and demonstrate the value the office provides, this session is for you. FOX Benchmarking is designed to help participants celebrate their successes and identify changes to improve performance. Find out how data and insights from the newly released FOX Family Office Study apply to your office.