Firm Insights
No one likes the idea of paying taxes, and having a “gross estate” for estate tax purposes does not sound desirable. In fact, however, the current transfer tax system might produce income tax benefits previously unattainable. If your estate and trust documents were prepared before 2013 (and perhaps even afterwards), you may wish to review…
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Trade secrets are among an enterprise’s most valuable assets, often more important than its other forms of intellectual property. Every enterprise has them—or thinks it does until it learns otherwise in court. As the name suggests, a trade secret is a piece of confidential information that provides an enterprise with a competitive edge. Trade secrets…
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Since my review of important considerations for short-term property rental hosts in June 2016, the home sharing industry has continued its rapid growth. Approximately 124,000 guests booked property rentals in Missouri through Airbnb in 2016, a 166% increase over the prior year, which resulted in Airbnb hosts collectively earning $13.1 million. This represents only a…
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