Taxation & Estate Planning

Present and Future Value
I teach the concept of present and future value in my basic tax law class, to help students understand why timing is so important in tax law--that is, why it is better to take a deduction now than next year, and why it is better to recognize taxable income next year rather than this year...

English Grammar 101: Verb Tense
Modern English has six tenses, each of which has a corresponding continuous tense...

Crimtorts Update
I regret that Mary Kate Kearney will be unable to present at the Crimtorts symposium on February 25...

The Present and Prepared System
In prior posts on teaching, I have mentioned the "present and prepared" system. (See my syllabus for a description...

GOP POLITICIANS TIED TO ILLEGALLY PRESENT IMMIGRANTS
Many politicians have had to face scrutiny over the years when it was learned they hired illegally present immigrants...

Are Presence Indicators Really Being Present?
A recent article by Web Worker Daily really got me thinking. The article talks about Twitter as a presence indicator...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

Could I sue Best Buy for illegally detaining me?
You should have called the police , He didn't detain you you stayed on your...

Our landlord just put our rental on sale. We have been excellent tenants and have never had issues with rent payments. We do not want realtors bringing clients into our home when we are not present. Recieved a letter fro
Landlords have a right under law to enter dwellings during normal daylight hours...

My brother in law and his wife got into a domestic assault case, he is now in jail awaiting a trial. My mother in law has tried several times to see the grandchildren, but the wife will not let any of us see them. Is the
As usual, this is largely dependent on the laws in your specific jurisdiction. W...