Couples getting married today are older and more educated than ever before. Their individual income is greater, and their assets have more value. As a result, both men and women are coming to the table and starting their lives together already owning their own home, investment property, inherited assets, and retirement accounts. Most people who are planning
It’s hard to argue with the facts. You know, those unbeatable, etched in stone pieces of information that drive an undisputed truth across any boardroom, sports discussion, and end of the quarter financial analysis. So, have you heard the FACT that hundreds of American and international businesses, as well as high net worth individuals, have moved
It’s unpleasant, I don’t understand it, I don’t want to deal with a life Insurance salesman. But if you don’t your life Insurance policy may expire before you do. If you’re like most people you think of Life Insurance as a ‘Buy & Hold’ asset that requires no active management, when in reality a life policy
Approximately one year ago I attended the Financial Planning Association of Long Island’s annual symposium as a volunteer for my professional association the National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP). I noticed two young men, (approximately 18 years old) standing around not far from the NCCPAP booth I was “manning”. I asked them if they were
Justin R. Marino is a founding partner of Stevenson Marino LLP. Any business that has a website is a target for a new form of lawsuit that alleges websites fail to accommodate the blind.[1] The problem with these lawsuits, however, is there are no regulations detailing what is (or is not) required in order to sufficiently
By George Likourezos, Esq., Patent Attorney Technologists and thinkers can have a “eureka moment” at any time. They see a problem and instead of just “dealing” with it, they create a solution. The solution can be a new product idea or a redesign of an existing product. In other words, an invention is born. One
Submitted by The Attorneys of Tenenbaum Law, P.C. on Sat, 07/20/2013 – 15:57 Florida or New York: which one is home? For snowbirds Donald and Rose Lieberman, who spent winters in Florida and summers in New York, their home was New York, according to a recent Administrative Law Judge decision. Therefore, as New York residents, the Liebermans were
A Look at New York State Collection Issues By: The Attorneys of Tenenbaum Law, P.C. A representative of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has just dropped by for a little chat with one of your clients, the owner of a small retail store. It seems that the business hasn’t been paying
By: The Attorneys of Tenenbaum Law, P.C. RESIDENCY: New York State is aggressively looking for revenue and an easy target appears to be taxpayers filing as nonresidents of New York. If your clients moved out of state a few years ago and file a nonresident tax return, the State may choose to audit them – especially
By: The Attorneys of Tenenbaum Law, P.C. Earlier this year, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance finally released its updated Nonresident Audit Guidelines, dated March 31, 2009, to the public, revised for the first time since 1997. The guidelines are used internally by the Department; they serve as a reference and as
