LEGAL INSIGHTS
Year-End Tax Planning Moves for Individuals
Higher-income earners must be wary of the 3.8% surtax on certain unearned income. The surtax is 3.8% of the lesser...
Year-End Tax-Planning Moves for Businesses and Business Owners
Taxpayers other than corporations may be entitled to a deduction of up to 20% of their qualified business income. For...
Proposition 19 Undermines Parent-Child Property Tax Exemption, But Is Good News For Older Homeowners
On November 3, Californians approved Proposition 19, a constitutional amendment which had important impacts on property taxes as well as...
Shutting Out the Attorney Opens The Door to an Appeal
It’s one thing to be disappointed that your father is rewriting his estate plan to give more to his new...
How Emergency Measures Affect Commercial Property Leases
The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on virtually all businesses. Restaurants and retailers have few patrons, and many office...
Eye Doctor’s View of Arbitration Was Fuzzy
If you sign a contract that requires arbitration of disputes, and then decide you don’t like the terms of the...