Aug 9, 2018 | Business Insights
This is the second post in a series of articles wherein we will dive into the new “Opportunity Fund” program. In our first post, we described the general framework for the new Opportunity Fund program which you can find here. There are three tax benefits that...
Aug 6, 2018 | Business Insights
This is the first feature in a series of articles wherein we will dive into the new “Opportunity Fund” program. The recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is most widely known for changing corporate tax rates, limiting the mortgage interest and state deduction...
Aug 2, 2018 | Business Insights
As internet speech grows, so do internet defamation cases. It is easier today to ruin names, brands, and reputations with online negative statements. Yet it is also easier today to raise issues and advocate change before a widespread audience connected by the...
Jul 18, 2018 | Business Insights
Earlier this month, California’s highest court ruled that Yelp did not have to remove defamatory posts despite having been ordered to do so. In the plurality opinion, the California Supreme Court held in Hassell v. Bird that Section 230 of the Communications Decency...
May 17, 2018 | Business Insights
Freedom of speech has long applied beyond the spoken and written word. The Supreme Court has held that it applies to conduct, such as burning a flag, and it is currently considering whether it applies to the baking of wedding cakes in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado...
Jan 2, 2018 | Business Insights
Congress has passed tax reform and President Trump has signed the bill into law. Consequently, the tax code will be dramatically changed for many. Although there are many uncertainties in how the implementing regulations and rules will look, many businesses and...