TAP Citrus Greening Program

By Julia Thomas | October 13, 2014

On September 17th, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that eligibility for the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) had been expanded to include losses to Florida citrus growers from Citrus Greening.  Permanent funding for the TAP program was authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, and is retroactive to Citrus Greening losses occurring on or after October 1,…

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Same Sex Marriage Cases

By Julia Thomas | October 6, 2014

Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear seven cases concerning same sex marriage. The cases (three from Virginia, one from each of Wisconsin, Utah, Indiana, and Oklahoma) stemmed from Federal District Court decisions in which state bans on same sex marriage (either by state constitution or statute) were found to violate the…

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Dean Mead Welcomes Three New Associates

By Julia Thomas | October 1, 2014

Dean Mead Welcomes Three New Associates Dean Mead announces the addition of Star Sansone, an associate in the Estate Planning and Taxation departments. She focuses on business planning and transactions and also represents individuals in estate planning and wealth protection. Sansone is a graduate of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she…

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Brad Gould Speaks at ABA Tax Section Joint Fall Meeting

By Julia Thomas | September 30, 2014

Fort Pierce, Fla. – Brad Gould – a shareholder at the law firm of Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants – recently served as a moderator and presenter at the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation Joint Fall CLE Meeting,…

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Jay Van Heyde among the featured speakers at “IN TUNE WITH ESOPs” Fall Conference

By Julia Thomas | September 30, 2014

Dean Mead was a Silver Sponsor for the IN TUNE WITH ESOPs Fall Conference, that was held on September 17-18, 2014 in Nashville, TN. Shareholder  Joseph “Jay” Van Heyde II was one of the featured speakers on the topic of Equity Compensation Basics for Private Companies on Thursday, September 18th, 2014. To learn more about this conference, please follow the…

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IRS Rules That Members of LLC Are Not “Limited Partners” for Purposes of Avoiding Self-Employment Tax

By slooney | September 24, 2014

  In ILM 201436049 (9/5/2014), the IRS found that members of a management company LLC (“Management Company”) were not “limited partners” within the meaning of Section 1402(a)(13) and therefore were subject to the self-employment tax on their distributive shares of income of the Management Company.   Under the facts of the ruling, a limited liability…

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