Am I Liable for my New Spouse’s Old Tax Debts?
I get this question a lot from recent newly weds. Often, one of the spouses has racked up a massive tax bill and the "nonliable" [...]
Can I Mail An Employee’s Final Check To His Home?
This is a question I often hear. An employee quits and instructs you just to mail the final check. The employer does so, and may [...]
IRS Scandal Extends to Gift Tax Return Abuse
Saturday's Wall Street Journal has a remarkable article disclosing that at the same time the IRS was subjecting tea-party groups to extra scrutiny, it also [...]
Men Who Cook
For the past four years I have cooked at the Men Who Cook event at the Fresno Art Museum. We have taken 1st or 2nd [...]
How to Fix the Prop 13 Loophole Without Harming CA Businesses
As of late, much has been written about Proposition 13—the 1978 ballot initiative that keeps property taxes low for landowners, whether they be residential homeowners [...]
Will California Mandate Paid Family Leave
Several years ago the state enacted paid family leave. It wasn't really a leave. It was a means by which an employee could get paid [...]