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Bringing Client Goals to Fruition with Substantial Relationships and Deep Knowledge Our Government Relations & Lobbying team blends strong knowledge with impactful relationships. In fact,…
Bringing Client Goals to Fruition with Substantial Relationships and Deep Knowledge Our Government Relations & Lobbying team blends strong knowledge with impactful relationships. In fact,…
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…
The Swiss government announced Wednesday that it would allow Swiss Banks to release the names and information of US accountholders to the US government, which normally would constitute a violation of Swiss law. The information release would be part of an offer by the US to Swiss Banks to hand over US accountholder information and pay a…
Read MoreCharlie Egerton was quoted in ThomasNet News commenting on proposals by David Camp (R-Mich), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, for reducing the tax burden on small businesses. The article can be found here.
Read MoreIt is a common planning tool for businesses that own real property used in their trade or business to own such real property in a separate entity (the “Real Estate Holding Company”), which has identical ownership to the entity that operates the trade or business (the “Operating Entity”). Typically, the Operating Entity leases the real property from the…
Read MoreSteve Looney, head of the Dean Mead tax department, spoke on a panel presentation discussing “S Corporation Compensation Reclassification Risks” for the S Corporations Committee of the ABA Tax Section, at its January 2013 “Mid-Year” Meeting held in Orlando, Florida on January 24-26. A copy of Steve’s outline is available here: S Corporation Compensation Reclassification Risks
Read MoreThe Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 allows taxpayers to defer the income tax on gains on the “sale” of property used in a trade, business or investment property if the taxpayer instead engages in an exchange of such property and acquires qualified replacement property (a “like-kind exchange”). During calendar year 2012, with the knowledge that…
Read MoreA number of commentators have suggested that since the maximum marginal individual federal income tax rate has risen to 39.6% and now exceeds the maximum marginal federal tax rate applicable to C Corporations of 35%, that it might be wise to convert pass-through entities (like partnerships, S Corporations and LLCs taxed as partnerships or S…
Read MoreBeginning on January 1, 2013, the 2010 Healthcare Act will subject “net investment income” to a 3.8% Medicare tax for taxpayers with adjusted gross income over $250,000.00 in the case of joint filers ($125,000.00 for married taxpayers filing separately, and $200,000.00 for other filers). The imposition of the 3.8% Medicare tax on “net investment income”…
Read MoreOn Tuesday November 6, 2012, Floridians will be asked to vote on several amendments to the Florida Constitution. No matter what your opinion is with respect to whether it is useful or efficient for the State of Florida to pass taxation and revenue legislation via constitutional amendments, proposed Amendment 10 is worth some consideration, particularly for small…
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