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Salary raises are back and for good reason, employers realize that top-performing employees loathe another year without an increase in pay and may go elsewhere. The Compensation Planning Survey reveals more than 98% of companies plan to award base pay increases in 2011. With responses from more than 1,100 US mid-size and large employers the data reflects pay practices for more than 12 million workers.

• Employment income, residence and their tax correlation
• The basic rule to avoid double taxation
• Tax planning advantages and disadvantages
• Analyze specific case studies