Estate Planning and Joint Ownership of Property
We kicked off our blog series on Estate Planning, in honor of National Estate Planning Awareness Week, with an introduction to what estate planning is, why it’s important, and what it involves, check...
View ArticleAn Employment Lawyer’s View of “Binders Full of Women”
Actually, this blog post is not really about binders full of women – the title is pure, unadulterated pandering. But it is about the conversation that generated that Tweet-worthy sound bite. In case...
View ArticleEstate Planning for Young Adults, College Students, and Recent Graduates
As part of National Estate Planning Awareness Week, we’ve posted a series of items on estate planning issues. Check out the series Introduction, the post on Beneficiary Designations, and the post on...
View ArticleWhy Representations in an Agreement are Important
Often, in the business context, agreements contain representations and warranties of the parties to the agreement. The representations and warranties can range from general items such as business...
View ArticleAvoiding the Fiscal Cliff
Now that the election is behind us, the largest, single problem the country is facing is the looming and infamous “Fiscal cliff,” a term referring to the challenge facing Congress when the terms of the...
View ArticlePrivate Foundations and New Regulations Regarding Program-Related Investments
As the calendar year comes to a close, all corporate entities, profit and nonprofit, look to their books and make end of year decisions to best avoid the pitfalls of the clear and concise (NOT!)...
View ArticleDo Delaware LLC Managers Have Fiduciary Duties? Maybe.
Just when minority owners of Delaware LLCs thought that the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) protected them from overreaching managers, along comes the Delaware Supreme Court to say...
View Article'Tis the Season...for Tax Free Gifts
It’s December. The holiday season is a time of families and gift-giving. It is also the time of tax planning and annual exclusion giving. The annual exclusion refers to the amount a person can give...
View ArticleCharitable Donations: Deductions, Limitations, and Substantiation
The holiday season is critical for charities. According to Charity Navigator, a charity will (on average) receive 41% of its annual contributions between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Another study by...
View ArticleThe Planning Commission: Development's Front Line
By: Donald B. Veix, Esq., Chair, Plumstead Township Planning Commission, Partner at Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLPPlumstead Township’s paid administrative staff, professionals and governing body,...
View ArticleEnforcing Restrictions Against Competition in Bucks County
Restrictions against competition are frequently included in employment agreements and agreements for the sale of business assets or stock. The restriction against competition is designed to secure a...
View ArticleFederal Transfer Tax Update – The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Since Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 late into the night of January 1, 2013 (a little late, but it got done) and the President signed it into law on January 2nd there has been...
View ArticleEstate Planning for Young Adults, College Students, and Recent Graduates
As part of National Estate Planning Awareness Week, we’ve posted a series of items on estate planning issues. Check out the series Introduction, the post on Beneficiary Designations, and the post on...
View ArticleWhy Representations in an Agreement are Important
Often, in the business context, agreements contain representations and warranties of the parties to the agreement. The representations and warranties can range from general items such as business...
View ArticleAvoiding the Fiscal Cliff
Now that the election is behind us, the largest, single problem the country is facing is the looming and infamous “Fiscal cliff,” a term referring to the challenge facing Congress when the terms of the...
View ArticlePrivate Foundations and New Regulations Regarding Program-Related Investments
As the calendar year comes to a close, all corporate entities, profit and nonprofit, look to their books and make end of year decisions to best avoid the pitfalls of the clear and concise (NOT!)...
View ArticleDo Delaware LLC Managers Have Fiduciary Duties? Maybe.
Just when minority owners of Delaware LLCs thought that the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) protected them from overreaching managers, along comes the Delaware Supreme Court to say...
View Article'Tis the Season...for Tax Free Gifts
It’s December. The holiday season is a time of families and gift-giving. It is also the time of tax planning and annual exclusion giving. The annual exclusion refers to the amount a person can give...
View ArticleCharitable Donations: Deductions, Limitations, and Substantiation
The holiday season is critical for charities. According to Charity Navigator, a charity will (on average) receive 41% of its annual contributions between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Another study by...
View ArticleThe Planning Commission: Development's Front Line
By: Donald B. Veix, Esq., Chair, Plumstead Township Planning Commission, Partner at Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLPPlumstead Township’s paid administrative staff, professionals and governing body,...
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