Posted on May 25, 2010 by Joseph M. Wallin

Health Care Reform: What Small Businesses Need to Know Now

Thursday, May 27, 2010
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce
302 Bellevue Square
Bellevue, Washington

Health care reform is here!  Every employer needs to know how the new law will change the way in which health care is provided and how to cope with the new rules.  Many new requirements will become effective later this year—others will take effect over the next several years.

This program will summarize the most important provisions of health care reform that affect small businesses.  Topics to be discussed will include who must be covered under a plan, the small business tax credit, new tax reporting and employee disclosure requirements, new coverage requirements, new patient protections and cafeteria plan changes.  Special emphasis will be placed on changes that affect employers in the near future.

Speakers: Jeff Belfiglio, Liz Deckman and Monica Gianni of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Cost
$10 per person
Seating is limited, reservations are required

Registration
Register online at www.bellevuechamber.org or call 425.213.1205



 

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Posted on May 19, 2010 by Davis Wright Tremaine

Deal Making: How to Prepare For, Initiate, and Close a Deal

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, WA 98101

The first session in this two part series will examine the critical steps that a company should take in deciding it wants to pursue a strategic transaction and how to prepare for and start that process.

A panel of leading experts with decades of practical experience will discuss this and related topics, and answer your questions. This topic is particularly timely as deals are coming back to life after the market downturn.

Speakers:
Ty Graham, Operating Partner, Ignition Capital
Clayton Lewis, Partner, Maveron
Kurt Shintaffer, Co-founder and CFO, Apptio
Jonathan Sposato, CEO, Picnik

Hosted By:
Warren Gouk, Managing Director, Cascadia Capital LLC
Taft Kortus, Partner, Moss Adams LLP
Dan Waggoner, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Click here to register

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Posted on May 6, 2010 by Joseph M. Wallin

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Posted on February 10, 2010 by Davis Wright Tremaine

Washington Technology Industry Association's February Finance Community Meeting

Time to get back in the game?
February Finance Community Meeting

2/18/2010
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP (Davis Center)

The Washington Technology Industry Association has assembled a diverse panel of speakers from financial institutions, money managers and industry executives to discuss current trends and the current options and strategies to meet your needs.  Whether you have a lot of cash, or only a little, an update on the current investment and corporate cash management environment will prove interesting.

Panel:
Chad Cohen, Zillow.com
Rob Derry, Silicon Valley Bank Asset Management
George Taylor, Moss-Adams Weath Advisors, LLC

Moderator:
Glenn Walcott, former CFO, Big Fish Games

Join the meeting for happy hour, networking and further discussion. Attendance is being limited to 50 participants.  Click here for more information or to register.

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Posted on January 19, 2010 by Davis Wright Tremaine

Northwest Entrepreneur Network's "Legalities for Founders" Workshop: January 27, 2010

The Northwest Entrepreneur Network will conduct an interactive workshop that highlights key legal issues faced by early-stage start-up companies. Davis Wright Tremaine attorneys Joe Whitford, Ryan York and Kraig Baker will present along with Alexander Hutton Venture Partners’ Kent Johnson. The agenda will focus on:

  • Choice of legal entity
  • Corporate formation
  • Issuance of founders stock
  • Employment agreements
  • Option and restricted stock plans
  • Friends and family/angel financings

The workshop will be held at the Seattle office of Davis Wright Tremaine on January 27, 2010 from 8:00 am – Noon. Click here for more information or to register.

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Posted on October 23, 2009 by Joseph M. Wallin

Washington State's New Digital Goods Tax

Upcoming Finance SIG


Digital Goods & Year End Tax Planning -- How do the Changes Affect You?
October Finance SIG

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Davis Center
10/29/09 | 5:30pm to 7:30pm


Do you sell games downloaded onto mobile phones?
Do you offer a web service for a fee?
Do your customers access your software from remote locations?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are now required to collect sales tax from your customers in Washington state under the new digital goods tax. Washington is one of the first states to impose sales tax on a wide range of digital products that are purchased by both consumers and businesses.

For sellers of digital products, you just got a B&O tax reduction but you have to now collect sales tax from your Washington based customers and remit it to the state. If you are a buyer of digital goods, you may now have new sales and use tax obligations that you didn’t have before.

Hear from a panel of experts in this groundbreaking law about the various and complicated issues surrounding this new tax.

Schedule:
5:30-6:30 | Registration, light appetizers & networking
6:30-7:30 | Panel discussion, Q&A

Please join us for a very educational discussion and chance to talk to experts in the field!
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