Estate and Succession Planning
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
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…
About a half an hour after Orange County, Florida issued Emergency Executive Order No. 2020-04, shuttering all non-essential businesses in Central Florida, my colleague Gabe sent me a text, “My commercial tenant just served me with a force majeure notice! Can he do that?” Apparently, Gabe’s tenant is attempting to be excused from the payment…
Read MoreToday, the IRS released Notice 2020-20 amplifying the relief provided in Notice 2020-18 by postponing to July 15, 2020 the due day to file a Form 709 (United States Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return) or pay Federal gift tax or generation-skipping transfer tax that was due on April 15, 2020. This brings conformity to…
Read MoreHow will loan forgiveness work? The loan will be made by a bank, and after June 30 (or later if the federal government extends the covered period), the borrower will submit a request and documentation of the covered payroll costs, mortgage and/or rent payments and utilities. The bank must consider and respond to the request…
Read MoreOn March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the FFCRA). The Department of Labor has clarified the effective to be April 1, 2020. This is one of several relief acts addressing relief due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. [1] For employers and employees, three provisions of the FFCRA have immediate impact. Division…
Read MoreLate Wednesday night, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved HB 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES). The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to promptly approve it, and the President has publicly indicated that he will sign it. This analysis assumes that it will proceed through both of those steps unchanged. CARES…
Read MoreLate last night the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). The House of Representatives is scheduled to pass CARES tomorrow and the President has publicly stated he will sign it. CARES will be the second stimulus package from the federal government addressing economic impact wrought by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic….
Read MoreToday, the Department of Revenue Executive Director Jim Zingale issued two emergency orders related to sales & use tax and property taxes. Sales and Use Tax – Emergency Order # 20-52-DOR-002 This order only applies to: sales and use tax, tourist development tax, new tire fees, rental car surcharge, prepaid wireless E-911 fee, lead…
Read MoreDean Mead is continuing to monitor the developing situation with COVID-19, and our hearts go out to those impacted by the virus. Our number one priority at Dean Mead is the health, safety and well-being of our employees, our clients, families and the community. Currently all Dean Mead offices throughout Florida are open and operational….
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