Legal & Accounting Information Online – Beware of ‘Accurate Misinformation’
Small offline businesses often operate on a shoestring budget, relying on getting by on personal credit cards and the like during slow times and trying to get them paid back down during the better times. Since almost every industry is cyclic in nature, this happens time and time again. As a result, small offline businesses often rely on the Internet for much of their legal, accounting and other needed information.
The risk these small offline business owners take is that they’ll often fall victim to ‘accurate misinformation’, a new phenomenon that has resulted from the world-wide scope of information online. …
We all know about debt. Most of us have debt, and that may not be a bad thing, after all few of us can afford to buy a house without taking a mortgage. But debt can be bad when it gets out of control. Sometimes the debt is unexpected. We may suddenly receive a bill from the IRS and it might be for a hefty amount. If it looks serious, talk to a tax attorney.
While taxpayers are allowed to represent themselves before the IRS, many taxpayers seeking tax relief find dealing with the IRS frustrating, time-consuming, intimidating or all of the above. So they make the decision to hire professional tax help (specialized tax attorney, tax resolution firm, etc.) to negotiate with the IRS on their behalf. An experienced tax attorney or Certified Tax Resolution Specialist (CTRS) who specializes in providing tax relief to individuals and businesses can help resolve tax problems at both the state and federal level. Before …
In 2005 the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act or BAPCPA was passed by Congress and created the Means Test. The Means Test was created in an attempt to change a perceived problem with the bankruptcy system. The idea behind the Means Test was to take IRS standard deductions and compare them to the income of those in need of bankruptcy protection. The theory is that the Means Test would level the playing field and show if someone was spending too much money on housing, food, utilities, and if so, how much should they be spending to have money …
A personal injury lawyer is a legal representative who offers legal advice and representation to people who feel they have been wronged in one way or the other. For instance, a person who is injured in the when a bus or any other form of public transport is involved in an accident can look for malpractice lawyers or a brain injury lawyer to sue the driver of the bus and the bus company for malpractice or negligence.
On Nov. 6, 2012, the marijuana law passed in the states of Washington and Colorado, prevent users over 21 to be prosecuted for possessing no more than an ounce of pot. Many people in the cities of Seattle and Denver were dancing in the streets, lighting joints and bongs sometimes in the faces of news cameras, reporters, and even police officers. Citizens of those states were now free to use marijuana for recreational purposes without fear of arrest. Analyst estimated a legal marijuana market will be bring hundreds of millions of dollars in new tax for schools, healthcare, and government …
Serious tax problems are just that – serious. They can be very difficult to deal with because the IRS has all the leverage in the case. The internal revenue code and accompanying regulations can be a real bear, particularly since you don’t understand them but the IRS agent you are dealing with does. This is why hiring tax attorney to deal with serious issues just makes sense.
A wrongful death case, simply defined, is one in which a person died needlessly at the negligence of another human being, organization or company. This can include everything from a drunk driver who gets behind the wheel intoxicated and kills someone, to the business owner who does not properly inspect equipment and a faulty ladder causes someone to fall to their death. When wrongful death happens, the survivors of the accident victim may be able to collect compensation from their loss – namely the family members of the …