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Realize Tax Savings in New Tangible Property Regulations

Construction Business Owner

Taxpayers who have capital expenditures, incur material and supply costs, or incur repair and maintenance costs will be impacted by the tangible property regulations that went into effect for tax years beginning on or after Jan. In many cases, savvy taxpayers will be able to utilize these regulations to realize significant tax savings.'

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Financial regulator on trail of Carillion

Construction Law

It could have been worse, as KPMG was given a ‘discount’ of some £6 Million for cooperating with the regulator’s inquiry. The false information was supplied to the regulator when it was carrying out an audit quality review (AQR) on KPMG’s 2016 audit of Carillion and an audit in 2014 of Regenersis, an IT outsourcer.

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10 green building trends for 2014

BD+C

He offers his green building mega-trends for 2014: read more. What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. As one of the world''s leading green building consultants, keynote speakers and authors, Jerry Yudelson thinks he knows the answers.

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OSHA’s construction safety advisory committee invites input on construction regulations

BD+C

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health May 7-8, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Regulations Codes and Standards' Work groups will meet May 7, and the full committee will meet May 8.

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September 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

The first thing to know is that the General Duty clause is not an OSHA regulation. These general duty provisions can be used by OSHA to issue a violation, but only where there is no OSHA regulation that applies to the particular hazard and the employer has its own employees exposed to the alleged hazard. From our blog.

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December 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Review the OSHA regulations cited in each violation. Check to see whether the facts of the situation correctly match the regulation alleged to have been violated. Before engaging with OSHA, it is important to know where you stand: Conduct your own fact-finding. Make sure the allegations made in the citation are correct.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

Learn more… The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires independent government estimates of construction costs for contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. The overall amount of the Government’s estimate shall not be disclosed except as permitted by agency regulations.” FAR 36.203. GAO-09-3SP.