How Mitt Romney’s Use of a “Defective” Trust Saves Him Taxes
A tax and estate planning attorney has a wide array [...]
About Robert G. Fishman
Robert Fishman graduated from law school in 1970 after a short tour of active duty in the U.S. Army. He began work in the tax department of the national accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand in Cincinnati, Ohio, and later in their New York City office. In 1974, he left New York and joined the Fresno law firm of Baker, Manock & Jensen to head up its tax practice. In 2000, He was a founding member of Fishman, Larsen & Callister.Does It Really Take An Appellate Court To Tell Us Check Fraud and Timecard Fraud Are Grounds For Termination? Dutra v. Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta
Ms. Dutra was upset with her employer, Mercy Medical Center, [...]
Reporting Time Pay, Split Shift Premiums & Attorneys’ Fees
In Aleman v. AirTouch Cellular, 2012 DJDAR 13269, a group of [...]
Fresno County Keeps Williamson Act Tax Break…For Now
From the Fresno Bee: Fresno County supervisors agreed Tuesday to [...]
Avoiding Grade Inflation on Personnel Evaluations — Brutal Honesty
Per our firm's practices, we periodically purge files. Recently, I [...]
Amazon Sales Tax Loophole? When your purchase will NOT have sales tax withheld
On Saturday, September 15th, pursuant to an agreement reached with [...]
Tax Court Rejects The “TurboTax” Defense
In an argument that reminds me of Tim Geithner's painful [...]
Maintaining At-Will Employment In California — Good, Better and Best Methods
California employers love at-will employment. It is a valuable tool [...]
When Employees Engage in Political Activities
Recently, a federal judge in Virginia ruled that a litigant's [...]
Brown’s Plan to Stem CA Public Pension Costs Not Sufficient
From the LA Times regarding Gov. Jerry Brown's newly released [...]