Jay Van Heyde to Speak at Half-day Conference: “Managing Employee Benefits and Related Costs”

By Julia Thomas | April 2, 2013

Managing Employee Benefits and Related Costs: An Educational Seminar Friday, April 26, 2013 Orlando, Florida 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Save April 26, 2013, for a half-day educational seminar that will address best practices to manage employee benefits, reduce costs and enhance profitability, while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Topics to be discussed:…

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Video: Estate Planning After the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

By Julia Thomas | March 29, 2013

Dean Mead’s Estate & Succession Planning department kicked-off the 2013 Estate Planning Seminar Series with a timely presentation on March 13 in front of nearly 90 attendees at the Orange County Bar Association in Orlando. The presentation featured Dean Mead attorneys, Lauren Detzel, Matt Ahearn, David Akins and Brian Malec. The program was titled: “Estate Planning…

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Dean Mead Agribusiness News Alert: “Implementation of Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Standards”

By Julia Thomas | March 19, 2013

Last Friday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement where the two agencies will cooperate, with FDEP taking the lead, on establishing and enforcing numeric nutrient criteria for Florida’s waterways.  The agreement removes the potential for dual, perhaps conflicting, state and federal rules. It also…

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Paradigm Shift in Estate Planning

By Julia Thomas | March 15, 2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) ends a tectonic shift in estate planning that began many years ago with the 2001 Bush tax cuts.  ATRA now provides every taxpayer with a $5 million estate tax exemption, adjusted annually (since 2011) for increases in the cost of living, and a top estate tax rate…

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Steve Looney Authors Article: Impact of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 on Choice of Entity

By Julia Thomas | March 6, 2013

Although the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “2012 Act”) extends a number of expiring provisions retroactively for 2012 through 2013, in addition to making some “permanent” changes, the most hard fought provisions contained in the 2012 Act address changes to the tax rates applicable to certain higher income taxpayers. This article will focus…

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