Authored by Kristin Gifford Long, expensive, public. These are just a few words that describe probate. While probate is a process many people try to avoid, you may have experience with probate after the passing of family member or friend who did not complete their estate planning. Probate is a court-monitored process to settle the […]
Authored by Mark Lobb For over a decade, Lobb & Plewe, LLP has been counseling businesses and owners of businesses seeking to transition to Nevada and other low- or no-income tax states. With our home office in California, we have experienced a robust exodus. In 2021, the Tax Foundation’s Tax and Climate Index ranked California
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Corporate and business laws are meant to apply to business entities, which means that they also include sole proprietorships, LLCs, and partnerships. As corporations are a type of business entity, sometimes the difference between business and corporate law can seem confusing. Even though corporate and business law sound like they both cover cases involving companies,
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Authored by Mark Lobb Through a series of notices published by the Internal Revenue Service starting on June 1 and ending on June 10, 2022, the IRS lists what it deems to be “potentially abusive arrangements that taxpayers should avoid.” The list of arrangements is identified by the IRS as “The Dirty Dozen” (the “TDD”).
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Authored by Mark Lobb On June 15, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) ruled in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (“Viking”) that the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U. S. C. §1 et seq., preempts California law that invalidates contractual waivers of the right to assert representative claims under California’s Labor Code
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Authored by Kristin Gifford One advantage of holding assets in trust is that it allows the grantors, or the persons forming the trust, to set forth specific parameters for the use of their assets. When contemplating these distribution parameters, grantors often try to anticipate at what ages their heirs will be responsible to receive the
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Authored by Mark Lobb Keeping key employees during turbulent economic times can be a difficult task. Over the past several years the job market has been difficult to navigate for companies. Wages have been driven up due to a number of factors and employees have either made lateral moves or opted to leave the job
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Authored by Sean C. Tannenbaum It is no secret that California has some of the best weather and the worst taxes in the United States. For some Californians, weather is enough of a reason to stay. For others, taxes are enough of a reason to leave. As a lifetime California resident myself, I’ll gladly pay
Business law is a vast, complex, and highly necessary area of law that governs the operations of businesses. It covers a wide spectrum of legal categories, from contract formation to employment law. If you are running a business, it is essential to understand the basics of business law to stay compliant and protect your company.
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Authored by Kristin Gifford How You Title Your Property Does Make a Difference In the excitement of closing on the purchase or refinance of real property, it is easy to overlook and/or procrastinate on ensuring proper titling of such property. Still, proper titling of real property is a critically important step in estate planning and
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