...thoughtful strategy. Japan is a technology powerhouse, a “proving ground” for consumer requirements, and stands in the vanguard with respect to the sweeping changes recently seen in developed market demographics. Most U.S. state economic development agencies are also well aware of the important foreign direct investment coming into their communities from Japan. While the reasons U.S. firms engage with Japan are diverse, savvy firms recognize that underestimating the strategic and tactical importance of the Japanese market may disadvantage them not only in Japan, but in the United States and third-country markets as well. Japan is back in the business news headlines in 2013, owing in part to a rising stock market, a sharply lower yen, and stirrings of domestic demand for both personal consumption and capital investment. The new economic policy linked to these developments is known as “Abenomics”-- a three pronged strategy of bold monetary loosening, fiscal stimulus centered on infrastructure spending, and growth-oriented structural reform. While the implications and ultimate success of this strategy in reigniting growth in Japan are far from certain, it has drawn considerable attention from U.S. businesses. In April 2013 the U.S. and Japanese governments agreed on a package of actions and agreements that pave the way for the Obama Administration to support Japan’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). With Japan’s participation in the TPP, its members would account...
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...1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interests you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how? Submit a copy of the proposed regulation along with your responses to these five questions. The proposed regulation can be submitted as either a separate Word document (.doc) or Adobe file (.pdf). This means you will submit two attachments to the Week 2 Dropbox: (a) a Word document with the questions and your answers and (b) a copy of the proposed regulation you used for this assignment. (10 points) After the events of 9/11, I developed a strong interest in security and protection from terrorism. Once President Bush announced the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, I became even more intrigued, with thousands of questions flooding my mind. Will this department guarantee 100% protection? How will the lines of communication between government officials/law enforcement personnel strengthen or weaken? What type of strategies will the department be capable of implementing? More important, will there be a sacrifice of rights/freedoms with this new development? This last question is what peaked my interest in my choice of regulation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s proposal of a new intelligence system of records (Analytical Framework for Intelligence or AFI) and it’s notice of exemption from the 1974 Privacy Act. From...
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...Starting a business in a foreign country requires the understanding of the country’s culture and etiquette. For instance, Spain has its procedures and regulations that businesses and organizations need to respect and follow to achieve success. First, companies need to learn the predominant language to communicate effectively on the foreign market. It is highly recommended to hire an interpreter. Building a solid business relationship is extremely important for any Spanish entrepreneur. Spaniards do not tend to have face-to-face meetings, but this is a new trend in the country because of the new international relations. Investors from the United States have an advantage dealing with Spaniards because their individualistic culture allows them to be straightforward when communicating the business’ interests and needs. Also, Spaniards tend to speak at once and interruptions are very common; however, this shouldn’t be interpret as rude, but as an indication that what’s being said is substantial. As a result, there might be meeting scheduled in agenda, but it will only serve as a guideline since in most cases it is not strictly followed. The business culture in Spain does not usually allow reaching a decision after a meeting. The members in a conference tend to only discuss and exchange ideas. To begin negotiation, an oral understanding must be reached, and then a formal contract should be written. Spaniards are very thorough. They will review every detail to make certain it is understood...
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...According to Wikipedia, custom is defined by an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, transports, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country. Other definition of custom is practice or rule of conduct established in a particular community, locality, or trade, by long usage and obligatory on those within its scope. A valid custom must be certain, reasonable, not contrary to statute law, and of immemorial antiquity. It is also called custom and usage. Malaysia which once known as Tanah Melayu has implemented the collection of tax since before the colonial era. The one responsible on that era to collect the tax known as Shahbandar and the one who become their chief is Penghulu Bendahari. Upon with the colonial era, Straits Settlement (Negeri-Negeri Selat) was formed. There were three straits in the Straits Settlement; Malacca, Penang and Temasik (Singapore). Each straits consist of Governor who has the authority to collect the tax. They were lead by General Council located at Calcutta which control by Board of Control of British East India Company. Even though the Straits Settlement has been formed, the previous tax used by Pembesar Melayu still used such as Tax Farming. With the formation of Federation of Malaya on 1948, Customs and Excise department also establish for the whole Malay Peninsula. The formation of the customs union Federation of Malaya...
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...ate exceeding 15.4% to “meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked.”-under tariff item. -In 2002, new regulations emerged in the EC citing a new classification of imported meats under tariff item 02.10. -Based on the new rules, the bound rate in tariff item 02.10 would apply only where salt had been added to meat for the purpose of long-term preservation. -Due to these new rules, those same chicken cuts treated with salt exported by BT would fall under a different tariff item 02.07, “fresh, chilled or frozen poultry.” which has a higher bound rate than the initial classification item 02.10 0f 102.4 euros per kilogram i.e. an ad valorem rate pf between 40 and 60 %. -Hence, European Custom Authorities were obliged to apply the higher tariff rate since the Frozen chicken cuts treated with salt were not salted for the purpose for long-term preservation. Conflict -According to BT the EC violated Article II 1a and II 1b of the GATT 1994 of the WTO which forbids the EC to impose charges and duties beyond 15.4% ad valorem to their exports in accordance with its previously determined bound tariff schedule to the product in question-the frozen chicken cuts treated with salt under tariff item 02.10-regardless of whether the salt was applied for the purposes of long term preservation. -The BC claimed that the application of this new regulation had accorded them less favourable treatment in trade and nullified and impaired the benefits of their business...
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...Study of market: The impact of OECD & EU regulations on the Government IT market. A. Subject and scope of the study The initial Business Strategic Review (BSR) made by the Government (GOV) Business Community in 2010 has shown a lack of reusable solutions from one country to another in the Public Sector. Therefore we would like to investigate a new way to build up an international cooperation and to derive national IT needs from international regulations issued far in advance. The main focus of the study should be on the impact of European (EU) and of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) directives and regulations on the European Member States (MS) in the area of Government-to-Government (G2G) collaboration between fiscal Administrations (typically Customs & Excises, but also VAT and more generally any Taxation department involved in fight against fraud or debt recollection at international level). Business-to-Government B2G exchange of information derived from such regulations, for instance between banks and their national fiscal Administration are also of interest since it can induce spin-off business for and enhance the synergy with the Private Sector. B. Objectives The objective is to detect national IT needs in fiscal area far in advance on base of international regulations issued a few years before in order : * to anticipate the Requests For Quotation (RFQ) * to amortize the non recurring cost of the developments...
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...Foreign THE FOREIGN TRADE (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 1992 No.22 OF 1992 (7th August, 1992) An Act to provide for the development and regulation of foreign trade by facilitating imports into, and augmenting exports from India and for matters connected therewith or Incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be called the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992. (2) Sections 11 to 14 shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of June 1992. Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Adjudicating Authority" means the authority specified in, or under, section 13; (b) "Appellate Authority" means the authority specified in , or under, sub-section (1) of section 15; (c) "conveyance" means any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or any other means of transport including any animal; (d) "Director General" means the Director General of Foreign Trade appointed under section 6; (e) "import" and "export" means respectively bringing into, or taking out of, India any goods by land. sea or air; (f) "Importer-exporter Code Number" means the Code Number granted under section 7; (g) "licence" means a licence to import or export and includes a customs clearance permit and any other permission...
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...INVESTMENTS AND TRADE No change in custom duty, excise duty reduced and EXIM policy modified Custom duty on two-wheelers has remained unchanged at 10.3 per cent from last few years. However, in the recent Interim Union Budget 2014-15, excise duty on twowheelers was reduced by 4 per cent from 12 per cent in 2013-14 to 8 per cent. Also, CKD definition changed in the Union Budget 2012-13 continued to affect only premium bike category which are priced above Rs 1 lakh. Various measures has been taken under new EXIM policy to in order to promote exports. Investment policy The Auto Policy (formulated in 2002) allows 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the automobile industry through the automatic approval route. (The policy is in line with the commitments made by India to the WTO). Minimum capitalisation requirements have been abolished, in line with India's commitments to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). International companies can invest in India either by picking up a 100 per cent equity stake or by acquiring a share jointly with a domestic company, in the auto and auto ancillary segments. The policy aims to promote a globallycompetitive auto industry in India and develop the country as an international centre for sourcing auto components for manufacturing small cars, tractors and two-wheelers. Removal of quantitative restrictions In order to comply with the WTO agreement, quantitative restrictions on the import of new and used two-wheelers have been removed...
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...plan for TAG Motorsports The economy may not be conducive to opening a new business however; the need for a local motorcycle manufacturer and repair business outweighs the economic outlook. TAG Motorsports will open with a vision, mission, and values that determine the strategic direction of the organization. A SWOTT analysis, balanced scorecard initiatives, communication plan, and monitor and control measures, as well as recommended actions for improved corporate citizenship are included. Mission of TAG Motorsports TAG Motorsports is a locally owned motorcycle manufacturer and repair business. It will manufacture custom motorcycles and trikes, as well as service all other manufacturers’ products. The mission statement for the business is “TAG Motorsports builds custom motorcycles and trikes, services and repairs all other manufacturers’ products, and treats their customers in an honest, transparent, and trusting environment”. This mission statement describes the firm’s product, market, and technological areas of emphasis, and it does so in a way that reflects the values and priorities of the firm’s strategic decision makers (Pearce II & Robinson, 2009). The vision of the company parallels the mission statement. Vision of TAG Motorsports The vision statement of TAG Motorsports clearly supports the organizations plans and goals. The vision statement for TAG Motorsports is to “Become the premier custom cycle and trike manufacturer in the West, by providing our customer with...
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...Task 5 CFO Presentation A1. Key Points The profitability of the Custom Snowboards Inc can be seen in the following areas: net sales, gross profits and net earnings. Net sales increased between years 12 and 13 by 3.21% and again between years 13 and 14 by 1.91%, as shown in the horizontal analysis line 10. The company has continued to grow its net sales for the past three years. Custom Snowboards Inc has the ability to continue increasing net sales. Gross profits have remained constant at 30.4%, as shown on the vertical analysis line 12, between years 12, 13, and 14. This demonstrates that the company has kept the margin consistent each year with the cost of goods sold which can be seen in the horizontal analysis lines 11 and 12. These two lines show that between years 12 and 13, the cost of goods sold increased at 3.21%, the same rate that the gross profit increased. And again between yeas 13 and 14, the gross profit increased the same as the cost of goods sold at 1.9%. Custom Snowboards Inc has not allowed the cost of overhead to rise faster than the sales increase. The net earnings of Custom Snowboards Inc have decreased over the last three years. Line 41 of the horizontal analysis shows a 14.42% decrease between years 12 and 13, and a 27.79% decrease between years 13 and 14. The decreases in net earnings have been mainly due to the increases in administrative salaries and executive compensations. As the company has grown, so has the need compensate administrative...
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...country that you are involved in business. * What are the issues involved in resolving legal disputes in international transactions? Making a choice on which way to handle these transactions are vital, when dealing with international disputes. One choice is the Contracts for International Sale of Goods. This is not very effective because Canodre changed status and became part of the WTO. When one of the parties is not a signatory of this program, then the other party is more likely to use their own countries laws versus the set of internationally accepted base for international transactions. The other choice would be the Candorean Regulations for Technology Import Contracts, this is more applicable because of the trade of technology (Simulation: Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues). The CRTIC is more relaxed on regulations for technology transfers and in place for a...
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...service has features such as billing information, account summary, address book, etc; and can be maintained online by the customer. • Shipping – The customer can create and start a shipment online, calculate the time and cost for the shipment, schedule pick-ups, and create returns and imports. • Tracking – This feature allows the customer to track packages and freights with services like Quantum view, UPS my choice, Flex global view and Void a shipment. • Freight – Services for freight are Critical Freight, Air Freight, Ocean Freight, LTL (Less then truckload) and Trucking (Full truckload), and UPS Cross border connect. • The website lets customers order supplies online. • UPS Communication via E-mail – The website has features like New product announcements/enhancements, promotions and offers, newsletters, and service updates/ regulatory changes. • Customer service – Customers will be able to contact to the UPS staff via Live chat, phone call, and other online support. They can also connect with UPS on Facebook and Twitter. • Locations – Customers can find various UPS locations on the website. Services for Small and Large Businesses are: • My UPS and UPS account – This service has features such as billing information, account summary, address book, etc; and can be maintained online by the customer. • UPS Billing center – Small businesses can view invoices and pay bills, prepare billing reports to monitor shipping expenses, and can also access the information...
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...Custom Snowboards, Inc. Financial Analysis – Task 5 Slade Dietz Western Governors University Custom Snowboards, Inc. CFO Presentation Due to the growth of total sales and anticipated future growth of sales from Europe, Custom Snowboards, Inc. is considering expanding into the European market. Key points from the company’s income statement, the financial risks and the ability to repay any loan taken must all be considered. The following will summarize the current financial statements of Custom Snowboards, Inc. Key Points Six key points (line items) that could impact the banks decision for loan approval for Custom Snowboards, Inc. for the European expansion are: Profitability: * Net Sales – Net sales rose by .49% ($32,000) from Year 12 to Year 13; however, the company’s net sales declined in Year 14 by 3.40% (-$156,800) from Year 13. The Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) remained constant at 69.6% of the Net Sales in each year. This sales data is important to the banker due to the fact that, even with the decline in sales, the trend analysis shows the company does have an expectation of overall growth in net sales of 3.7% in Year 17 from Year 14. These higher sales will have a direct impact in driving profitability. * Operating Income – The Company did a good job in containing its selling expenses keeping them proportional to the net sales; however, they did not do a good job in managing the General and Admin Expenses from Year 13 to Year 14. Specifically with the...
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...Small Business Guarantee of Loans * Tourism Development Loan Guarantee Imports and Exports * Customs Duty Exemption: Reduce Rate Duty - Raw Materials and Supplies Money, Duties, Taxes and Exemptions * Customs Duty Exemption for the importation of Commercial Printers * Customs Duty Exemption for the importation of Equipment and Machinery * Customs Duty Exemption for the importation of Material to be used in the renovation/maintenance of Historical Building * Customs Duty Exemption for the importation of Materials and Supplies Permits, Licences and Registration * Importation of Tabacco Products, Application for Registration Real Property * Real Property Tax Exemption Application for Tax Concession * Real Property, Assessment of Social Welfare Services * Emergency Relief Guarantee Programme Travel and Transportation * Customs Duty Exemption for the importation of a New Vehicle to be used within the transportation industry eServices * Real Property Tax, Payment of * Vendor Inquiry There are many jobs that you can obtain in the Ministry of Finance but I will give you an example of three of these jobs along with their duties and the requirements needed to obtain these jobs. These jobs are: Financial Managers The duties for this job is that they must be knowledgeable about the rules and regulations governing their line of work. They must also...
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...Legislation - passed by the Scottish Parliament European Union Legislation As a member of the EU, the UK is affected by each of the laws and policies that the EU Institutions have produced. EU Law consists of the various treaties and other legislation which was passed to set up the EU and also to give bodies with in it their powers. Other sources of EU Legislation consist of various Regulations and Directives passed by the now co-decision process involving the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. The various treaties become part of the law of the UK upon being formally approved and invested by the United Kingdom Parliament. By accepting these treaties the United Kingdom Parliament gave power to the European Union Institutions to make laws which will apply throughout the European Union (which includes the UK). When the EU makes a regulation it will automatically become part of the law here in the United Kingdom. Examples of such legislation; Regulation 1251/70 – provides for the right to remain in the territory of a member state after having been employed by that state. Regulation 1612/68 (amended EEC 312/76 & EEC 2434/92) – provides for the right to take up an activity as an employed person and to pursue such activity within the territory of another member state. United Kingdom Legislation Statutory Legislation Passed by the UK Parliament consists of laws being passed by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords and then given...
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