IRS Proposes New Regs To Limit FLP Discounts
On August 4, 2016, the IRS issued proposed regulations that would greatly reduce estate and gift tax valuation discounts that estate planners have used for years to reduce the value [...]
So How Long Can the IRS Collect From Me?
One of the most frequent questions I am posed by clients is how long the IRS has to engage in collection activities. Most clients are aware of the "10-year rule" [...]
How to Pay a Deceased Employee’s Unpaid Wages
It is inevitable for any business that at one point in time or another, one of its employees will pass away. During this difficult time, employers are not only faced with [...]
Why Mark Zuckerberg (and others) are Setting Up For-Profit Charitable Enterprises
There is a quite a bit of publicity out there about Mark Zuckerberg's new 99% initiative where he has pledged to give away 99% of his ownership in Facebook company [...]
National Review: Why Businesses Leave California
Great article from National Review: Why Businesses Leave CaliforniaFor most of the 20th century, California was a place that people and companies moved to in search of opportunity. The Golden [...]
Brown Not In Favor of “Split-Role” to Modify Proposition 13
Governor Brown recently told a group of real estate professionals that despite pressure from his own party, he would not push to adopt a "split-role" system that would allow commercial [...]