A sure way to increase your after-tax return is to minimize taxes paid on your investments. Investors should have the goal to maximize returns as tax efficiently as possible. There are a few things investors can do (or not do) ...
Tagged with: Joseph G. Mowrer III Money Management
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A carefully constructed strategic alliance can provide powerful growth opportunities for almost any business enterprise. Lawyers have long recognized the economic benefits to be derived from relationships with lawyers outside their firms, many of which involve fee-sharing arrangements. These alliances ...
Tagged with: Examining Ethics Patricia Foster
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In theory, the attorney-client privilege is pretty straightforward. A client retains an attorney, and thereafter that relationship is imbued with certain rights and benefits. These benefits include an expectation of confidential communications between attorney and client, as well as a ...
Tagged with: Civil Litigation Colin Ramsey
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By now, I’m sure you already know that New York lawyers have an ethical obligation to maintain technology competence. What that means is that you need to have a basic understanding of legal technology issues so that you can make ...
Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black
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To some employees, a loan from their retirement plan account seems like a convenient and quick way to access some much-needed cash. However, these transactions can carry pitfalls with them that both participants and plan sponsors need to be wary ...
Tagged with: Bill Green Keeping Your Balance
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As the weather is starting to change, think about how you want to be involved this year. Use the change in season as an excuse to make some changes. As my grandmother used to say, “There is magic in change.” ...
Tagged with: GRAWA President's Message Katie Courtney
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Recently, I had the opportunity to meet with local bar leaders and Chief Administrative Judge Craig Doran to discuss a number of issues involving our profession and our community. This frank and productive meeting gave us the opportunity to share ...
Tagged with: Jon P. Getz MCBA President's Message
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Blockchain is a decentralized database, often referred to as a distributed ledger where transactions are confirmed and recorded. The system is sturdy and secure, as information cannot be altered once it is entered into the ledger. By checking the blockchain ...
Tagged with: IP Frontiers Shanna Sanders
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It can happen anywhere. Where pressures and opportunities exist, individuals may be tempted to commit fraud against their employer. And, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, after their acts are perpetrated, they will rationalize their actions to themselves ...
Tagged with: Fraud Facts James Marasco
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As I mentioned in recent columns, I’m in the process of drafting my half of the annual update to “Criminal Law in New York,” a substantive criminal law treatise that I co-author with Brighton Town Court Judge Karen Morris. Every ...
Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black
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Economists define inflation as “a general increase in prices and fall in purchasing power of money.” In recent years inflation has not been a hot topic since it has been relatively tame — in fact, it has averaged less than ...
Tagged with: Kevin B. Murray Money Management
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA) included several provisions that will allow more taxpayers to take advantage of some tax methods previously unavailable to them. These provisions contain the following changes: Expanded use of the overall cash method of ...
Tagged with: Jenifer Kloppel Keeping Your Balance
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