Dean Mead Sponsors 2016 Florida Tax Institute

By Julia Thomas | March 17, 2016

The Florida Tax Institute Presented by the Florida Tax Education Foundation, Inc. All proceeds to benefit the University of Florida Levin College of Law Graduate Tax Program. March 30 – April 1, 2016 The conference will be held at the Tampa Marriott Waterside – 700 South Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida. Lauren Detzel, shareholder and chair of Dean…

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Compensation to Law Firm Shareholder-Employees Disallowed by Tax Court

By Julia Thomas | March 17, 2016

In Brinks,[1] the Tax Court once again applied the independent investor test to recharacterize compensation paid by a professional corporation, a law firm, to its shareholder-employees as nondeductible dividend distributions, and held the corporation liable for accuracy-related penalties for mischaracterizing the dividends as deductible compensation. This case should serve as a warning for many mid-size…

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Claudia Haines Jones Leads Growing Dean Mead Viera Practice

By Julia Thomas | March 16, 2016

Claudia Haines Jones had a career in business before she embarked on a career as a lawyer, and that has made all the difference in her approach to serving business clients in her law practice. Claudia recently assumed leadership of Dean Mead’s Viera/Melbourne office as managing shareholder.  Dean Mead serves business clients from six offices…

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Recap of the Brevard County Update – Airways, Waterways & Parkways

By Julia Thomas | March 15, 2016

Dean Mead, in partnership with the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of Florida’s Space Coast and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) of Central Florida, presented the Brevard County Update – Airways, Waterways & Parkways on March 10. The well attended program, held at the Eastern Florida State College Planetarium & Observatory in Cocoa, featured two panel…

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Tracy Duda-Chapman Receives Spirit of Advocacy Award

By Julia Thomas | March 7, 2016

Congratulations to our client, Tracy Duda-Chapman, Senior Vice President of Real Estate and General Counsel at A. Duda & Sons and CEO of The Viera Company. She was recently honored with the “Spirit of Advocacy” Award during the i4 Business Women’s Inspired Leadership Awards Luncheon. The program was held at the Country Club of Orlando on Tuesday, March 1,…

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