Firm Insights

The Case of the Impenetrable Apple iPhone

By White Collar Crimes & Internal Investigations / March 8, 2016 / Comments Off on The Case of the Impenetrable Apple iPhone

The United States Government and Apple are in the midst of a significant standoff. The Government has in its possession an iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook who was killed in a shootout with police after he and his wife murdered fourteen people on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. The Government also has in…

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Now is the Time to Prepare for a Sea Change in Partnership Tax Audits

By Laura E. Krebs Al-Shathir / March 1, 2016 / Comments Off on Now is the Time to Prepare for a Sea Change in Partnership Tax Audits

For owners of limited liability companies (“LLCs”) and partners in partnerships, life in a tax audit will soon change as a result of legislation that was passed at the end of 2015, specifically, Section 1101 of P.L. 114-74. H.R.1314 – Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 This new legislation repealed the existing partnership audit procedures under “TEFRA,” which…

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Five Reasons Why A Lawyer is Vital for Commercial Property Assessment Litigation

By Litigation / February 23, 2016 / Comments Off on Five Reasons Why A Lawyer is Vital for Commercial Property Assessment Litigation

Following an unsuccessful Board of Equalization hearing, commercial real estate owners often call upon me to assist them in litigating their real estate assessment appeals before the State Tax Commission.  Before hiring me, however, some owners, fooled by the informalities of their Board of Equalization hearing, ask me whether an attorney is necessary for their…

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