Year-End Gift Planning: How Valuation Clauses Can Get Around a Late Appraisal
With the abnormally high gift/estate tax exemption amounts of $5.12 million set to sunset at the end of this year, many attorneys, CPAs and tax-advisors [...]
State “Names and Shames” Top 500 Tax Delinquents
The FTB recently released its list of the state's top individual and corporate tax delinquents. In the past, the FTB only released the top 250 [...]
It Couldn’t Happen To A Nicer Group — The SEIU
I hope I am not the only one to see the irony in this case -- Batarse v. SEIU, 2012 DJDAR 13523. Mr. Batarse interviewed for [...]
Debate Fact-Check: Special Tax Break For Shipping Jobs Overseas? Not Really
The accusations and statistics about taxes bandied about by both candidates last light during the first Presidential debate were somewhat astounding.One particular exchange caught my attention: [...]
Employee Handbooks — Updates for 2013
I think I got your attention with yesterday's post. I hope so. Now give me two more minutes of your time. California is a difficult [...]
California Gives Two Thumbs Up For Breasts
Breastfeeding, not really breasts, got the two thumbs up this past week. Governor Brown signed an employment-related bill -- AB 2386 -- making "breastfeeding or medical [...]