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Deducting Business Travel

A client recently called to discuss business travel. She frequently attends conferences and training seminars around the country...

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Michigan Legislature Considering Banning Employers and Schools From Asking For Social Networking Information

Employers, understandably, want to know what their employees are like outside of the workplace. They also want to...

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Court of Appeals: Bank’s Mortgage Ineffective Against Resident With Unrecorded Land Contract

In a recent case, Powell v Romano, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a bank’s mortgage was...

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New Medicare and investment taxes for high-income taxpayers

Taxmageddon is about to befall us all. Not only are the favorable rates implemented by the Bush Administration...

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Michigan Raises Statutory Limits for Small Claims Court

Governor Snyder has recently signed legislation changing the Michigan Small Claims Courts maximum jurisdictional amount in controversy from...

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Common LLC Mistakes

I recently read a good article on LLC Basics written by Nellie Akalp. In reading the article I...

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Michigan Supreme Court To Determine Whether Four or Six Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Open Account

The Michigan Supreme Court decided to grant leave to appeal to hear whether the four-year limitations of the...

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Who Says You Can’t Fight City Hall?

The city of Stockton California recently tried a unique approach to avoid declaring bankruptcy. The city decided if...

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Michigan Court of Appeals: No Standing to Challenge Foreclosure After Redemption Period Expires

It is a fundamental concept of American jurisprudence that the plaintiff in a lawsuit must have standing to...

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Contact by the IRS

Odds are that at some point in your business career you will be contacted by the IRS via...

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