In early March of 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start accepting registrations of H-1B petitions subject to fiscal year (FY) 2024 cap. Beneficiaries of selected and approved H-1B cap-subject petitions will be eligible to start working in the United States on October 1, 2023. Last year, USCIS received 486,927 registrations for the Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to welcome Nicole L. Morett as the firm's Marketing Coordinator. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, Nicole worked at Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on the marketing team as a writer and content creator. Originally from the Thousand Islands region of New York, Nicole graduated magna cum laude from Stony Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce the 2022 finalists and winners of its 14th annual scholarship photography contest for local high school students in Onondaga and Tompkins Counties. This year's first place winner is "Burning Time" by Anthony Ahn, a senior at Fayetteville-Manlius High School. His art/photography teacher is Brittany Culican. Second place went Read More »
The IRS released Notice 2022-61, Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Initial Guidance Under Section 45(b)(6)(B)(ii) and Other Substantially Similar Provisions last week. Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "Act"), one of the ways that certain tax credits for clean energy can be increased, including increasing the Energy Credit from 6% to 30%, is if Read More »
Friday, December 2, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Please save the date for Bousquet Holstein's attorneys to discuss how developers can monetize the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy tax credits. The discussion will include the updated and improved Investment Tax Credit for clean energy property (including solar, wind, smart-glass, batteries, and more), recent law Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is proud to announce that Joshua S. Werbeck has been elected to the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Real Property Law Section. Josh will serve as a Co-Chair of the Title and Transfer Committee. In this leadership role, he will have opportunities to shape statewide legislation, comment on Read More »
On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, Bousquet Holstein Attorneys Anna Putintseva and Kevin Sayles presented at the Geology Days Conference hosted by the New York State Council or Professional Geologists. In her presentation, Anna discussed practical and legal entity selection considerations and provided an overview and pros and cons of various business structures available for professional Read More »
USCIS has extended the temporary waiver of the requirement that civil surgeons must sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days prior to submission. The waiver took effect on December 9, 2021 and has been extended to March 31, 2023, to further ease processing delays and difficulties completing Read More »
Effective September 26, 2022, USCIS is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (Green Cards) to 24 months for lawful permanent residents (LPR) who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. Previously, the extension was for a period of 12 months. LPRs who properly file Form I-90 to renew an expiring or Read More »
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "Act") was signed into law by President Biden last month. Below is summary of certain tax benefits for clean energy production. Extension of the PTC Extends the production tax credit (PTC), which allows energy producers to claim a credit based on electricity produced from renewable energy resources through Read More »