Business Law Articles
OSHA delaying employer filing deadline
There’s good news for employers required to electronically file injury and illness data with OSHA: You had until Dec. 1, 2017, to comply. The rule became effective Jan. 1, 2017, with an initial requirement that employers electronically file the information by July 1, 2017. However, given the agency’s inability as of May 2017 to accept electronic […]
Disclosing sponsorships now easier on Instagram
Whether you accept or give sponsorships tied to Instagram posts, Instagram is making an effort to make the disclosure process easier. The social media network is now testing and considering for widespread use allowing users to tag a brand within posts. If the brand confirms the relationship, the post will then be marked as an […]
Estate Planning Articles
Tax reform may impact charitable giving
As the tax reform measures were unveiled, members of the charitable community expressed alarm that the new rules could create a disincentive to donate. With the larger standard income tax deduction ($12,000 for an individual filer and $24,000 for a married couple), fewer people will realize the benefits of itemizing. Some charities fear that, absent […]
Evaluating generation-skipping tax transfers
Your current financial plan may include wealth transfers to grandchildren, great-grandchildren or other descendants, and these gifts may be subject to a generation-skipping tax (GST). The GST was created to prevent families from essentially “skipping” a generation’s worth of estate taxes as wealth is passed down. In 2017, the GST exemption (the amount that can […]
