Bell City Manager Rizzo Pleads No Contest–Blames Assistant
A few days ago, the former Bell city manager Robert Rizzo, made infamous by drawing an $800K annual salary, surprised state prosecutors and pled no [...]
How to Avoid the Obamacare Employer Mandate (without firing or reducing employee hours)
Recent headlines have publicized the growing list of companies all over the U.S. either firing workers or reducing their hours (or both) in an attempt evade [...]
Estate Tax Exemption Raised in 2014
Beginning next year, donors who have maxed out on their tax-free transfers to their families can give a bit more. As of January 1st, 2014, [...]
Proposed LA Skyscraper Deal Raises Ire of Prop 13 Activists
As I have written about before, proposition 13 opponents are now closely following and publicizing any major commercial property purchases where the buyers utilize specific [...]
Booster Clubs Beware: The Tax Man Cometh
As school begins and high-school football kicks into gear, parents, schools and athletes are concerned with ensuring that enough funds are raised to cover the [...]
The Hidden Tax Impact of High Speed Rail: Don’t Get Hit With the Tax!
To date, much has been written and said about California’s proposed high speed rail line. Much of its virtues and vices have been debated, scrutinized, [...]