Proposed Build Back Better Act Includes Tax Changes Significantly Impacting Estate Planning

By Findsome Winmore | September 27, 2021

On September 13, 2021, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee released the proposed “Build Back Better Act” (the “Proposed Act”).  The House Ways and Means Committee advanced its portion of the Proposed Act on September 15, 2021, which addresses numerous fiscal issues, including many tax increases.  This Alert will provide a brief…

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Updated General Revenue Forecast to Include Additional $2.6 Billion for State: What Does that Mean for Corporate Income Taxes?

By Findsome Winmore | August 20, 2021

Earlier this week, the Revenue Estimating Conference updated its general revenue forecast to include an additional $2.6 billion for state fiscal years 2021-22 & 2022-23.  The addition of these revenues imply that the general revenues are now exceeding the State’s pre-COVID revenue forecasts; suggesting that Florida’s economy has recovered from the pandemic-related revenue losses seen…

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Florida Trend Magazine Recognizes Seven Attorneys as ‘Legal Elite’

By Findsome Winmore | August 10, 2021

Seven attorneys have been recognized among Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2021. The list includes four of the firm’s shareholders who are members of the distinguished Hall of Fame. Darryl M. Bloodworth, Lauren Y. Detzel, Peter M. Dunbar and Mark E. Holcomb have consistently earned high rankings from their peers in the annual Legal Elite voting. The…

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Big Win for Agricultural Property Rights

By Findsome Winmore | June 24, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a nearly 50-year-old California regulation which requires agricultural businesses to allow union organizers to enter on their property for a minimum number of hours and days each year, is an unconstitutional taking without compensation. In this case, a California nursery and a shipping company challenged the regulation as…

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