EB-5 Investor Visa (U.S. Tax Issues)

Co-authored by Jordan L. Eftekari, Esq. (1)     Introduction On November 2, 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an article: “Got 0,000?  The U.S. Awaits (Government’s EB-5 Program Offers Foreign Investors Green Cards for Job Creation)”. A Federal program known as EB-5 (Immigrant-Investor Visa), administered by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”), encourages foreign investors … Read more

Tax Credit Syndication – An Alliance Having Trust

Tax Credit Syndication confirms a connection involving the investors expecting strong returns and the developers in need of cash for their up-coming projects. There are lots of syndicators obtainable inside the market place ; they are both in the private and public sector. The amounts collected from the investors are widely-used to buy private equity … Read more

International Monetary Fund – Kill or Cure

This was the title of the cover page of the prestigious magazine, “The Economist” in its issue of 10/1/98. The more involved the IMF gets in the world economy – the more controversy surrounds it. Economies in transition, emerging economies, developing countries and, lately, even Asian Tigers all feel the brunt of the IMF recipes. … Read more

Anti Poverty

                        Anti Poverty in USA                                              Even the wealthiest nation in the world like the United States does not escape the problem of poverty. This paper takes a critical look at poverty and anti-poverty policies in the United States. In this paper, I have argued that poverty is caused by several … Read more