Background: Commodity trading has been the epicenter of economic growth for thousands of years, dating back to 4,500 BCE. In the civilization known as Sumer, citizens would use clay tokens sealed in a clay vessel as a medium of exchange for goats. Clay writing tablets indicated the number of clay tokens inside each sealed vessel,
By Carlos A. Somoza, JD., LLM., If you are an exporter of U.S.-made products, you may want to consider forming an Interest Charge Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC) to save on future tax bills. An IC-DISC is a corporation organized under U.S. law that has made an election to be taxed
By Marcela Arbelaez Arango, The highest calling of a translation agency is being asked to translate foreign-language legal documents. The highly refined and specialized use of terminology in the U.S. legal system requires that legal translations must be meticulous. Given that most translators are not practicing attorneys, it could be considered malpractice for a translation
The Florida District Export Council provides leadership and international trade expertise to complement the U.S. Commercial Service’s export promotion efforts. We represent the interests of the U.S. exporting community and provide business counseling on the export process, trade education through seminars and events and community outreach to encourage Florida firms to export. We follow a
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