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This is written by Matthew R. D’Ascenzo & Allyson Matvey. In contracts for the sale of goods, sellers rely on waivers of non-direct or special damages to limit their risk. Special damages [...]

This post was written by Matthew Rak. President Trump issued Executive Order 13789 on April 21, 2017 (the “EO,” available here) directing the Secretary of the Treasury to review all “significant” [...]

This post was written by Larry Blair. Estates with values of less than $5.49 million that didn’t timely elect portability get temporary relief from IRS. The portability rule allows a married [...]

This post was written by Matthew D’Ascenzo. The Pennsylvania Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 2016 (the “Act”) became effective on April 1, 2017. It applies, however, to all [...]

This post was written by Larry Blair. Taxpayers making charitable contributions face many requirements, including the contemporaneous written acknowledgement. The Internal Revenue Code imposes [...]

This post was written by Larry Blair. Metz Lewis recommends that if any parent has children age 18 or older who are not married, they should get their children to sign a Medical Power of Attorney [...]

This post was written by Larry Blair. The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax authorities are cautioning businesses to beware of an email phishing scam using a corporate officer’s name [...]

This post was written by Larry Blair. The United States Tax Court has again sided with the Internal Revenue Service in disallowing a charitable contribution because there was no contemporaneous [...]

This post is written by Rachel Felton. Beginning on January 22, 2017, employers must use the new version of the Form I-9, marked 11/14/2016.  Employers can face monetary penalties if they do not [...]

This post was written by Nicholas Holland. President-elect Donald Trump has proposed cutting the top marginal income tax rate to 33% as well as eliminating the 3.8% net investment income tax. Mr. [...]