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IRS Commissioner Talks About Ramifications of IRS Staff Reductions
Just a week prior to April 15th, also known as “Tax Day”, John A. Koskinen, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service spoke at the gathering of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center in Washington, D.C. [...]
It’s Not so Easy to Say “You’re Fired”
It is the situation that business owners and HR personnel dread: when it’s time to let an employee go. They simply aren’t fulfilling their job responsibilities and/or they are having trouble working as part of [...]
Tax Issues for Divorced Parents with Dependent Children
Getting divorced can be a complicated process. But, the complications are not necessarily over when the judge formalizes a divorce decree. Tax season is another one of those complicated times of the year. One of [...]
Funerals and Tax Forms: Estate Planning Issues for Surviving Spouses
Going through the grief process is not the only difficult work that has to be done after the death of a spouse. Indeed, following this significant loss, handling the estate becomes a new high priority [...]
Michigan Business Courts: A New Approach to Litigation
Business litigation is changing in Michigan. Public Act 333 officially requires Michigan circuit courts that have three or more judges to establish specialized business court dockets. Those courts with less than three circuit judges may [...]
Don’t Let Your Drafting be Drafty
In my experience most attorneys fancy themselves as capable, even good, writers. Sadly, in my experience, many of them are wrong (or, at least, they don’t have or don’t spend the time necessary for their [...]
