by Jerry | May 10, 2025 | Human Resources, Legal
Our UK clients often assume that their US subsidiary must have an employee handbook. After all, in the UK, even the smallest of companies typically maintain one. But in the US, handbooks are usually reserved for larger entities and, when they do exist, are more...
by Jerry | May 4, 2025 | Human Resources, Legal, Payroll
Our clients are often surprised to learn that they may have to pay additional wages to certain employees who work in excess of 40 hours per workweek. In the US, federal statutory overtime laws require “non-exempt” employees to be paid at 1.5 times their normal hourly...
by Jerry | Mar 17, 2025 | Accounting, Tax
As a firm that works exclusively with UK companies doing business in the US, we frequently encounter confusion among our clients regarding the proper accounting treatment of US sales taxes – both when collected and when remitted. Accounting for US sales tax differs...
by Jerry | Feb 15, 2025 | Accounting, Business Advice
For UK businesses expanding into the US, there’s an unexpected financial relic to contend with: the paper check (or, to use the British spelling, the “cheque”). While the UK has largely abandoned checks in favor of digital payments, they remain a common and sometimes...
by Jerry | Feb 14, 2025 | Business Advice, Legal
When first entering the US market, many of our clients choose to engage a third-party logistics provider (or 3PL) to manage the fulfillment of customer orders. As a result, it is common for us to be involved in helping our clients to structure 3PL agreements that...
