Tort Lawsuits If you are a homeowner Near You Rollingstone Minnesota 55969 and have had a major side effect immediately after making use of generic rivaroxaban for the prevention of blood clots, you could be eligible for a injury lawsuits Minnesota. Our attorneys are concerned just because a growing number of legal actions claim […]
THE DISCHARGEABILITY OF CALIFORNIA SALES TAXES IN BANKRUPTCY
This article originally appeared in the Spidel California Tax Newsletter It is not uncommon for an entrepreneur or an officer of a closely held corporation to be assessed a personal liability for California sales taxes. An individual doing busi ness as a sole proprietor in California is personally liable for any un paid sales tax, […]
Fraudulent Conveyances
B. Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege In In re Campbell, 13 Fla. Law W. Fed. B183 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2000), debtor filed an objection to creditor’s motion to compel production of documents filed against debtor’s counsel. Debtor asserted the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product. The Creditor alleged that non-exempt assets were converted to […]
Pension Funds and IRAs
1. General Rule – Anti-alienation Provision Section 206(d)(1) of Title I of ERISA (the “anti-alienation provision”) provides that: “[e]ach pension plan shall provide that benefits provided under the plan may not be assigned or alienated.” The corresponding tax provision is Code §401(a)(13) which provides that “[a] trust shall not constitute a qualified trust under this Section unless […]
Miscellaneous State Exemptions
C. Wages 1. Exemption and Extent Thereof Prior to October 1, 1993, Florida exempted all wages of the head of a family from claims of creditors. Effective October 1, 1993, Fla. Stat. §222.11 generally limits the exemption to $500.00 per week. However, even the excess over $500.00 per week may not […]
Asset Protection Techniques
Florida Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) and Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LLLP) Significant changes were made in 1999 to the Florida Limited Liability Company Act (Chapter 608) Florida Statutes, to the Florida Revised Uniformed Limited Partnership Act (Chapter 620.101) and to the Revised Uniform Partnership Act of 1995 (Chapter […]
Asset Protection Techniques
Family Limited Partnerships 1. General A February, 1993 Trusts and Estates Magazine article quotes Jay W. Mitton, the author of the Asset Protection Guidebook, as follows: As asset protection tools, the limited partnerships really reign supreme. The single greatest proclamation in recent years to my own estate planning clients, is that the limited partnership is […]
Car Accident Lawyer
Car accidents are responsible for the highest number of fatalities in the U.S. for people between the ages 6-27. Careless actions from negligent drivers account for many personal injury car accidents. Car accidents injure passengers and pedestrians leading to the death of 41,345 people and 4,695 pedestrians every year. A car accident is the most […]