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Read Delete: Executives’ Top Five Business Challenges
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant Senior-level business executives across industries were surveyed in order to gain a better understanding of the most common struggles that business leaders face. Generating revenue was reported as the biggest challenge. In order to keep businesses running smoothly, it is important to be aware…
The Weekly Scenario: What Are The Benefits of A “529” Plan?
Question: What are the benefits of a “529” plan? Answer: A 529 plan is an account used to save for educational costs. Named for Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, this provision confers tax-free status on qualified tuition programs. Contributions to 529 plans are not tax deductible on the federal level (but a number of states…
What Happened To Your Tax Matters Partner?
If you have partnership (including LLC) clients, you probably know the Partnership Agreement or Operating Agreement contains a provision appointing one of the partners (either partners or members) the “Tax Matters Partner” – typically without much thought to its significance. You knew the Tax Matters Partner made certain tax elections. But what else? No matter. …
Saturday Side Hustle: Structuring Your Food Business
I mentioned last week that Cottage Food Laws allow early stage food entrepreneurs to make products in a home or farm-based kitchen and test the commercial feasibility of the products at farmer’s markets or public events without obtaining a license. The framework is available to businesses that do not generate more than a specified threshold in…
Friday Factoid Quiz: Craft Beer Edition
There are more than 6,000 operating craft breweries in the United States, most of which sell different varieties of their own branded beer. With October, we celebrate Octoberfest! To honor this annual beer drinking festival, test your knowledge of the brewers behind these highly popular craft beer brands: [quiz-cat id=”66108″] If you have…
M&A Nugget: Sales Tax – Maryland Joins the Wayfair Bandwagon
A recent M&A nugget reported how an ordinary component of the purchaser’s due diligence study, taxes, became more important with the Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, in which the Supreme Court overruled its prior cases and held that South Dakota can require out of state online retailers to collect South Dakota sales…
Is THAT Legal? – Human Cloning Edition
[quiz-cat id=”64180″] “Is THAT Legal?” shines a light on not-so-obvious statutory and/or regulatory laws the existence of which you might find surprising and serves to remind that consulting a knowledgeable legal advisor before acting might just help you avoid breaking a law you didn’t even know existed! . . . . If you have any questions or concerns,…
With Salon Marrow Affiliation, Offit Kurman’s New York City Office Is on Track to Become the Firm’s Largest Location
With Salon Marrow Affiliation, Offit Kurman’s New York City Office is on Track to Become the Firm’s Largest Location Offit Kurman has announced that a group of attorneys from Salon Marrow Dyckman Newman & Broudy LLP have agreed to join the firm in Manhattan. The news as reported in the New York Law Journal is…
EB-1 Multinational Executive or Manager Green Card Petition and RFE Response
EB-1 Petition and RFE Response This article will discuss the guidelines and requirements for an EB-1 Multinational Executive or Manager green card petition. It will also provide information on what to expect if you receive a Request for Evidence (RFE), how to respond and what to do if your petition is denied. RFE’s are time…
H-1B Request For Evidence (RFE)
H-1B Request for Evidence: Common Questions and How to Prepare There are six common requests for evidence from USCIS that you can prepare for. This article will quickly outline what these requests are looking for. The most common requests for evidence from USCIS are the following: Needs of the Petitioner for the Services of the…
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