Estate and Succession Planning
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Tax Department handles tax planning issues for businesses and individuals. The attorneys in our department have extensive experience in a full range of…
As the end of the year rapidly approaches, ranchers, growers, and farmers still have the opportunity to take some meaningful estate and tax planning steps. This article is divided into two parts: (1) a short list of year end actions every rancher, grower, and farmer should discuss with their tax adviser; and (2) a short…
Read MoreEach year, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) announces its work plan coinciding with the Federal fiscal year running from October 1 through September 30. For fiscal year 2008 (10/1/07-9/30/08), the OIG’s work plan announces a total of 15 projects focusing on Medicare physicians and other…
Read MoreIn Notice 2007-80, issued this past Friday, the Secretary of the Treasury extended the four-year period to acquire property similar or related in service or use (“Replacement Property”) under §1033 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) for livestock sold or exchanged on account of drought. This extension of time applies only to taxpayers who…
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently proposed, and is presently soliciting public comments to, a number of key changes to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, including the following discussed proposal which, if adopted, would limit the amounts which a physician group (or physician) could bill the Medicare Program for the professional…
Read MoreCMS Alert: Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently proposed new federal regulations, and is presently soliciting public comments concerning a number of new and modified performance standards applicable to Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (“IDTFs”) and their supervising physicians. Certain of these proposed rules, if adopted, could have a…
Read MoreOver the past few years, the list or menu of types of legal entities which can be used to operate an agricultural based business in Florida has increased significantly. There are many reasons, both tax and non-tax, which need to be considered when selecting which entity type should be used for a particular business and…
Read Moreby Alan H. Daniels, Esq.∗ INTRODUCTION. As a result of relatively recent Florida legislative developments, including the adoption in recent years of uniform model acts and refinements in Florida income tax laws and rules applicable to state law legal entities and/or their owners, an increased number of legal entities are now available under Florida law…
Read MoreAs enacted by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, section 1909 of the Social Security Act (Act) provides a financial incentive for States to enact false claims acts that establish liability to the State for the submission of false or fraudulent claims to the State’s Medicaid program. If a State false claims act is determined…
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