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Monthly Archive for: "December, 2014"

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Larry Blair, Attorney at Law

Charitable IRA Rollover Allowed Only Until December 31, 2014

By Larry S. Blair
In Tax and Estate Planning Posted Larry S. Blair / Posted on December 22, 2014

The Tax Extender Bill has passed through Congress and is expected to be signed by the President. One of the provisions allows individuals who are 70 1/2 or older to make a Charitable IRA [...]

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ABLE Act of 2014 Passes

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In Corporate Issues, Tax and Estate Planning Posted Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe / Posted on December 19, 2014

The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act has passed both the House and the Senate with bi-partisan support and is on its way to the President to become law. The Act will allow families [...]

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President to Sign Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 Containing Crucial Tax Extenders For Individuals and Businesses

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In Corporate Issues, Tax and Estate Planning Posted Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe / Posted on December 17, 2014

Yesterday afternoon the Senate approved by a vote of 76 to 16, the Tax Increase Prevention Act (TIPA) (H.R. 5771) which retroactively reinstates over fifty expired tax provisions. Although not [...]

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Barry Friedman, Attorney at Law

Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions: Have We Finally Hit Bottom?

By Barry Friedman
In Corporate Issues, Intellectual Property Posted Barry Friedman / Posted on December 17, 2014

Recent court decisions have severely eroded the protectability of computer-implemented inventions.  These decisions essentially hold that the mere implementation of a mental or otherwise known [...]

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Rachel Felton, Attorney at Law

Pennsylvania Update: Conditional Offers of Employment

By Rachel D. Felton
In Employment and Labor, Risk Mitigation Posted Rachel D. Felton / Posted on December 12, 2014

In the recent case of McCorkle v. Schenker Logistics, Inc., the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer may revoke a conditional offers of employment based on a job applicant’s [...]

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Joshua Baker, Attorney at Law

Trade Secrets and Confidential Business Information

By Joshua D. Baker
In Corporate Issues, Risk Mitigation Posted Joshua D. Baker / Posted on December 9, 2014

Confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements are one of the ways that a company can protect its trade secret and confidential business information.  Having employees sign a noncompetition and [...]

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Matthew D'Ascenzo, Attorney at Law

Two Traps for the Unwary in Articles of Incorporation for Pennsylvania Corporations

By Matthew R. D’Ascenzo
In Corporate Issues Posted Matthew R. D’Ascenzo / Posted on December 1, 2014

Parties forming new corporations often file preprinted form articles of incorporation without considering whether they are appropriate for the corporation being formed.  Such form articles of [...]

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