On April 24, 2019, the FTC issued an Order requiring ClixSense, a rewards website that pays users to click ads, take surveys, or complete other tasks, to implement robust security, audit, and [...]
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On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“DOT”) issued its long-anticipated second set of regulations with respect to Qualified Opportunity Zones. According to the DOT, the second set [...]
As sure as rain showers, April in Allegheny County brings with it school district real estate tax assessment appeals. Many districts routinely review actual sales data for prior years and, if the [...]
Accidents and injuries are an unfortunate and unavoidable part of everyday life. There are initial steps, however, which can be taken to mitigate circumstances and prevent an accident or injury [...]
In a recent case, the U. S. District Court in South Dakota confirmed that tax is as certain as death. In this case, the heirs neglected to file a timely federal estate tax return. When the return [...]
In a fascinating recent case the U.S. Tax Court taught another lesson on how taxpayers can entangle themselves in the tax web. In this case a father cheated the IRS, went to prison for the crime [...]
Starting a business with family members or a collection of close friends always seems like a good idea at first. But both success and adversity can lead to contentious disputes over control and [...]
The Irrevocable Spousal Trust (“IST”) is an irrevocable trust created for the lifetime benefit of the grantor’s spouse, and then typically for the benefit of children or grandchildren. The IST is [...]
Part I: Introduction and An Owner’s Preliminary Considerations A product warranty is a qualified promise made by a manufacturer that a defective product will be repaired or replaced if the [...]
All businesses, inevitably, will have customers which experience credit issues or may even file for bankruptcy protection. Once a bankruptcy case is filed, all collection activities against the [...]
