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If you’re a real estate developer or a small business owner who owns commercial real estate, you might be thinking

Estate planning can be overwhelming. One reason is that it has a language all its own. While you may be

As the old saying goes, “Knowledge is power.” This certainly rings true in business, as those who best understand their

Shakespeare’s words don’t apply just to Julius Caesar; they also apply to calendar-year partnerships, S corporations and limited liability companies

Incentive stock options (ISOs) are a popular form of compensation for executives and other employees of corporations. They allow you

An unexpected outcome of the recent death of designer Karl Lagerfeld is that the topic of estate planning for pets

For many businesses, offering employees a 401(k) plan is no longer an option — it’s a competitive necessity. But employees

Today’s business technology is both powerful and restive. No matter how “feature rich” a software solution or hardware asset may

If you run your business from your home or perform certain functions at home that are related to your business,

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reduces most income tax rates and expands some tax breaks, it limits

It’s probably safe to say that most employers have created some form of an employee handbook. But just because your

Donating to charity is a key estate planning strategy for many people. It reduces the size of your taxable estate

Limited liability company (LLC) members commonly claim that their distributive shares of LLC income — after deducting compensation for services

When you file your 2018 income tax return, you’ll likely find that some big tax law changes affect you —

When you retire, you may consider moving to another state — say, for the weather or to be closer to

Like most businesses, yours probably has a variety of physical assets, such as production equipment, office furnishings and a plethora

Despite the National Do Not Call registry and features such as caller ID, phone fraud is thriving in the mobile

Affluent families who wish to give to charity while minimizing gift and estate taxes should consider a charitable lead trust

The IRS has updated the inflation-adjusted “luxury automobile” limits on certain deductions taxpayers can take for passenger automobiles — including

Summer is just around the corner, so you might be thinking about getting some vacation time. If you’re self-employed or

The IRS just released its audit statistics for the 2018 fiscal year, and fewer taxpayers had their returns examined as

If a prime objective of your estate plan is to leave a lasting legacy, a dynasty trust may be the

Due to the massive changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the 2019 filing season resulted in surprises.

The IRS recently announced the inflation-adjusted maximum value of an employer-provided vehicle under the vehicle cents-per-mile rule and the fleet-average

If you’re a business owner and you hire your children (or grandchildren) this summer, you can obtain tax breaks and

There are many ways for employers to conduct annual performance reviews. So many, in fact, that owners of small to