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For the Securities Industry

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NEW CAYMAN ISLAND INVESTMENT FUND LEGISLATION – IMMEDIATE EFFECTS

April 17, 2020

Changes to Cayman Investment Funds Classified as Private Funds and Mutual Funds Overview: The Cayman Islands Government Ministry of Financial Services and Home Affairs, together with other associated authorities (in particular, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority “CIMA”) has notified the financial services industry of several pending changes to the regulation...

TAX FILING & PAYMENT DEADLINE POSTPONED

March 23, 2020

The Treasury Department and IRS announced on March 21, 2020 that the federal income tax filing due date has been extended by Presidential signature of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201). The due date of April 15, 2020...

Cryptocurrency Transactions – New IRS Guidelines

October 17, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued new guidance for taxpayers engaging in transactions involving cryptocurrency. The recent IRS Revenue Ruling 2019-24 focuses on the tax treatment of a cryptocurrency hard fork. In addition, the FAQs on Virtual Currency Transactions...

Spicer Jeffries LLP Ranks Among Top 10 Hedge Fund Auditors

August 10, 2019

SJ is proud to be ranked among the Top 10 Hedge Fund Auditors by the HedgeFund Alert. For seven consecutive years, 2014 through 2020, Spicer Jeffries has continued its dedication to the securities industry and the Alternative Investment space. These rankings...

Emerging Manager Solution

August 9, 2019

Spicer Jeffries’ partners have been involved with newly launched hedge and commodity funds, both registered and unregistered, as well as private equity funds and mutual funds, since the mid- 1980s. With years of previous accounting work experiences between them, and...