You don’t know it now but in the very near future we are going to be working together and maybe for a very long time! That’s because you’re involved in a business transaction and you have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
President to Sign Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 Containing Crucial Tax Extenders For Individuals and Businesses
In Corporate Issues, Tax and Estate Planning PostedYesterday 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 [...]
Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions: Have We Finally Hit Bottom?
In Corporate Issues, Intellectual Property PostedRecent 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 [...]
Pennsylvania Update: Conditional Offers of Employment
In Employment and Labor, Risk Mitigation PostedIn 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 [...]
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 [...]
Two Traps for the Unwary in Articles of Incorporation for Pennsylvania Corporations
In Corporate Issues PostedParties 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 [...]
As of January 2014, 46 states have enacted legislation that require companies to notify individuals of data security breaches that could lead to the dissemination of an individual’s personal [...]
In July of 2014, the Internal Revenue Service issued Form 1023-EZ to allow charitable organizations seeking recognition of tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) an easier, online, three page [...]