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Kim G C Moody is quoted in the Investment Executive on the “misleading” June 30 press release regarding Bill C-208: Investment Executive, July 20, 2021
Bill C-208 has caused some confusion for business owners wanting to sell. Kim G C Moody joined Dave and Faisal on More Than Money (July 17, 2021), to break down what this bill is and its tax implications. Listen to the episode.
“I tend to think this is going to be a huge spend budget…” Kim G C Moody is quoted in an article in the Globe and Mail on what to watch for in the federal budget, April 15, 2021. (Subscription Required)
Kim G C Moody is quoted in an article in the Edmonton Journal about his keynote remarks at the Alberta Chamber of Commerce, March 24, 2021
“We need a budget. We need a plan.”
Kim G C Moody is quoted in an article, “Warn on 1.83T Debt Ceiling,” March 18, 2021, on Blacklock’s Reporter (Subscription Required).
ALERT – HR 8337 Expands Premium Processing Service at USCIS
On September 30, 2020, the evening before announcing that he and the First Lady of the US tested positive for COVID-19, President Trump signed HR 8337, the continuing resolution bill funding the US government through December 11, 2020.
As part of this bill, through the “Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act,” Congress has provided for the expansion of US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) premium processing service offerings. Most importantly, the bill amends INA §286(u) by eliminating the language limiting premium processing to employment-based petitions and how the premium processing funds are to be utilized by the agency.
Premium processing services will now be available for the following nonimmigrant and immigrant categories:
Employment-based nonimmigrant petitions and related dependent applications;
Applications to change or extend nonimmigrant status;
Applications for employment authorization documents;
Certain employment-based immigrant petitions, including expanding to include EB-1C and EB-2 NIW; and
Other immigration benefits as USCIS deems appropriate.
It is expected that the fee and processing times for premium processing services will vary depending on category of petition or application.
Stay tuned for additional information on the expansion of USCIS premium processing, including implementation schedules, processing times, and petition/application-specific fee amounts.