http://www.vsadc.com/bulletin/ en nwalters@vsadc.com Copyright 2012 2012-01-24T14:16:24+00:00 Intern Application Period Has Closed Intern Application Period Has Closed#When:16:02:10Z The period for applying to become a summer intern at Van Scoyoc Associates and its related firms is closed for 2012.  Many applications have been received, and those people selected to be interns will be notified in the near future. 2012-01-19T16:02:10+00:00 The Importance of Congressional Relationships for Philathropic Organizations The Importance of Congressional Relationships for Philathropic Organizations #When:14:16:24Z VSA’s Jeff Hamond was invited to write an op-ed about building relationships between philanthropic organizations and Congress by the Council on Foundations.  Click the headline to read more. 2012-01-24T14:16:24+00:00 /assets/files/Leslee_K_Gilbert_joins_VSA_Jan_2012.pdf /assets/files/Leslee_K_Gilbert_joins_VSA_Jan_2012.pdf#When:15:28:35Z Leslee K. Gilbert, the departing Staff Director and Counsel for the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, is joining Van Scoyoc Associates as a Vice President. Click on the headline above to read more. 2012-01-17T15:28:35+00:00 An Unusually Busy 2012? An Unusually Busy 2012? #When:15:46:55Z “Stu” Van Scoyoc predicts an unusually busy 2012 in an article in The Hill newspaper.  Traditionally, the business of government tends to slow down during a Presidential election year, but not this time. 2012-01-03T15:46:55+00:00 VSA’s Bruce Thompson Featured in Bloomberg and Reuters Stories about Tax Reform VSA’s Bruce Thompson Featured in Bloomberg and Reuters Stories about Tax Reform#When:13:44:59Z Bruce Thompson, a Vice President at VSA and part of the firm’s newly beefed up tax practice, was quoted in both a Bloomberg story and a Reuters story about Congress moving toward tax reform.  Click here to read the Bloomberg story.  Click here to read the Reuters story. 2011-12-06T13:44:59+00:00 Top Tax Committees to Meet Jointly; Financial Industry Better Pay Attention Top Tax Committees to Meet Jointly; Financial Industry Better Pay Attention#When:15:57:54Z The two principal tax-writing committees in Congress will take a major step toward comprehensive tax reform this week. And the financial industry will be on the lookout for signs of potential changes in the tax treatment of their financial products, said Bruce Thompson, a tax expert and Vice President at Van Scoyoc Associates.  Click the headline to read more 2011-12-05T15:57:54+00:00 Webinar on “The Assault on Tax-exempt Bonds” Webinar on “The Assault on Tax-exempt Bonds”#When:18:43:52Z Van Scoyoc Associates and the Coalition to Save Tax-exempt Bonds presented a Webinar on Nov. 17 about proposals being floated by President Obama and many others to eliminate tax-exempt bonds or reduce their attractiveness to investors.  Tax-exempt bonds are issued by local and state governments across America and are a primary way to finance public projects.  To see the PowerPoint used in the presentation or a video of the Webinar, click on the headline above.  2011-11-04T18:43:52+00:00 New York Times Features Stu Van Scoyoc New York Times Features Stu Van Scoyoc #When:18:26:30Z In an article on on lobbying the “Supercommittee,” Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times talked with H. Steward Van Scoyoc, the CEO and President of Van Scoyoc Associates.  Click the headline above to read the story.  The so-called Supercommittee, officially the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, has been meeting in private to find at least $1.2 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade before a Nov. 23 deadline. 2011-11-04T18:26:30+00:00 VSA’s Expanded Tax Practiced Featured in Roll Call Article VSA’s Expanded Tax Practiced Featured in Roll Call Article#When:16:45:34Z Roll Call newspaper featured Van Scoyoc Associates’ strengthened tax practice in an article about the growing possibility of a Federal tax reform.  VSA is leading the way in preparing clients for the potentially traumatic changes ahead.  Click here to read the story. 2011-10-20T16:45:34+00:00 VSA Welcomes Unique Intern Program VSA Welcomes Unique Intern Program#When:20:03:16Z Four high school students in a unique and rigorous corporate work-study program will be earning tuition while learning real-world experiences at Van Scoyoc Associates Inc. and Van Scoyoc Kelly & Roberts law firm this year. 2011-09-20T20:03:16+00:00