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Posted on April 3, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
When you hear the words “estate planning,” what do you think? The most common answers I hear mention “wills” or “trusts.” Although estate planning includes those documents, which carry out your plan after death, it also includes documents to help carry out your wishes while you are living. These documents are called powers of attorney, […]
Posted on March 9, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
On February 28, 2017, Donald Trump signed the “Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule.” This executive order requires the Administrator of the EPA, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and other executive department and agency heads […]
Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Many surgery centers are eventually faced with decisions about how to treat investing physicians who do not perform as many procedures in the surgery center as others. Under performing physicians can create political issues in ASCs because investors who perform more surgeries or higher value procedures at the center feel the other investors are taking […]
Posted on December 13, 2016 by Mary Ellen Schill
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the optional standard mileage rates for computing the deductible cost of operating an automobile for business, medical, and moving expenses for 2017, and the reduced rates reflect the continued decrease in gasoline prices. Effective January 1, 2017, the optional standard mileage rates will decrease to 53.5 cents per mile […]
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Mark J. Bradley
Donald Trump won more than 270 votes in the Electoral College and thus on January 20, 2017 he is going to become the 45th president of the United States. In anticipation of that event, congressional tax writers and proponents for tax overhaul are optimistically planning to move bipartisan tax legislation forward in the first part […]
Posted on September 22, 2016 by Sara J. Ackermann
On September 20, 2016, two lawsuits were filed in an attempt to block the DOL’s proposed overtime rule (the “Rule”). Wisconsin joined 20 other states in filing one suit while the U.S. Chamber of Commerce along with 50 other business groups filed the other. Both suits, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]
Posted on September 14, 2016 by Steven P. Lipowski
When business partners form a company and get started in their new venture, optimism and opportunity are usually in full supply. At that point, it is only natural to avoid thinking about some difficult questions about the business. One key, and all too frequent mistake, is the failure to discuss and plan for how a […]
Posted on August 22, 2016 by Ruder Ware Alumni
On August 16, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which is located in Atlanta, issued its stay of proceedings in the challenge before that circuit to the Clean Water Rule that was filed in the federal district court for the southern district of Georgia. State of Georgia, et al., v. […]
Posted on August 11, 2016 by Matthew D. Rowe
Like many industries worldwide, the legal world finds itself in an era of transformation. After decades of rapid growth, the demand for traditional legal services has slowed enormously since 2008. A number of factors drive this sea change—two of the most important are the influence of technology and globalization. The Influence of Technology on the Law […]
Posted on August 4, 2016 by Ruder Ware Alumni
On Tuesday, the IRS released proposed regulations that will prevent owners of interests in a family business from being able to value those interests at a discount when transferring them to the next generation of owners, either through lifetime gifts or transfers at death. Under current law, a typical planning scenario with a family-owned corporation […]