Nov 10, 2017 | Business & Finance
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee revealed its 429-page “simplification” of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). This article will attempt to summarize the proposed bill and we will follow up from time to time to as the bill winds its... read more
Dec 29, 2016 | Business & Finance
“A little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular…. I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration – and a very effective form of promotion.” – Donald Trump, The Art of... read more
Sep 2, 2016 | Business & Finance
You’ve decided that you want to form a company. Great! Maybe you want to form a simple C corporation, but you’ve heard something about “double taxation,” and you certainly don’t want to pay taxes twice. You’ve also heard people, in passing, mention S corporations, but... read more
May 25, 2016 | Business & Finance
Many small businesses, organized as S corporations, encounter the problem of cash shortfalls at some point in their existence.As a result, S corporation shareholders are commonly faced with the question, “what is the best way to inject cash into the business, a... read more
Jan 3, 2014 | Business & Finance
Many would find it hard to believe that the Marketplace Fairness Act has a long legal history. While shopping on the internet may be a fairly modern concept, shopping from home is not. The progeny of the act is a 46 year old Supreme Court Case involving a mail order... read more
Apr 24, 2013 | Business & Finance
By Jason M. Kiefer, Esq. I recently met with a group of student entrepreneurs at a local university to discuss the various legal issues that arise when starting a business. The conversation quickly moved beyond the actual legal issues themselves to how... read more