Tag: business

March 22, 2022

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Marla Crawford, the general counsel at Cimplifi, an integrated legal services provider that aligns e-discovery and contract analytics for corporate legal departments and law firms. Ari Kaplan: Tell us about your background and your role […]

February 22, 2022

What Is a Deductible? For tax purposes, a deductible is an expense that an individual taxpayer or a business can subtract from adjusted gross income while completing a tax form. The deductible expense reduces taxable income and, therefore, the amount […]

February 3, 2022

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the battles over threshold business interruption coverage issues like the presence of physical loss or damage, causation, and the applicability of policy exclusions continue to rage. Results have been mixed, with insurers notching […]

January 31, 2022

Walker conducted a comprehensive analysis of the scale and complexity of banking complaints from SMEs, particularly in the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis. His Review was published in 2018 and focused on disputes that remain unresolved despite the SME […]

September 13, 2021

Tax liability is the payment owed by an individual, a business, or other entity to a federal, state, or local tax authority. In general, a tax liability is incurred when income is earned and when income is generated by the […]

September 3, 2021

With this year’s strong stock and property markets, figuring out how to minimize capital gains tax may be top of mind for investors. Qualified opportunity funds can provide tax advantages, but acting fast makes a difference: You can reap the […]

August 27, 2021

Entrepreneurs are natural self-starters who believe they can do it all themselves, including the incorporation work necessary to start a small business. (And with some of the resources available on the internet, sometimes they might be right.) But incorporation can […]

August 18, 2021

There is power in names, or so the saying goes. That is most certainly true in the world of luxury fashion brands. Some of the most renowned fashion houses are named after their founders: Chanel, named after the famous Gabrielle […]

July 21, 2021

So you did all the hard work that was necessary to get a new business off the ground. And you formed a new business entity with the Secretary of State to conduct that business, such as a corporation or limited […]

May 5, 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is officially withdrawing the prior administration’s independent-contractor rule, which would have made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees. “The department believes that the rule is inconsistent with […]

May 5, 2021

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed the “South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act” into law, providing legal immunity to certain businesses that reasonably adhere to public health guidance in effect at the time an applicable COVID-19-related claim arises. Entities […]

April 29, 2021

The Fair Credit Reporting Act governs how employers execute, obtain, and manage consumer reports, including standard pre-employment and current employment-related background checks. This process not only protects personal data but also allows employers to fully assess whether a candidate is […]

April 7, 2021

What Is an Entity Trading Account? An entity trading account is a dedicated account type belonging to a legal entity such as a corporation or limited partnership. There are certain advantages to entity trading accounts over individual trading accounts, such […]

April 6, 2021

NEW DELHI: The government has amended the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code to provide for prepackaged resolution framework for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through promulgation of an ordinance. The alternative insolvency resolution framework is expected to bring about a […]

March 17, 2021

When a business or individual interacts with the firm at any point on their journey to becoming a client, most will want to discover more about the firm, its people and its reputation. Typically this will involve an online search, […]

March 12, 2021

The past year has been one of uncertainty and change, leaving no person or business exempt from the new realities resulting from the global pandemic as well as social and political unrest. From significant financial pressures to a rapidly changing […]

March 11, 2021

To say 2020 was a crazy year would be a giant understatement. So many small businesses and entrepreneurs struggled, and it was a tough time for many. Running a digital marketing agency gave me a front-row seat to the challenges, […]

February 26, 2021

Estimated tax is a quarterly payment of taxes due based on the filer’s reported earned income for the period. Most of those required to pay taxes quarterly are small business owners, freelancers, and independent contractors, who do not have taxes […]

February 15, 2021

When California voters approved Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), on November 3, 2020, the result was to substantially amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which became effective only 10 months earlier. We outlined the basic rules […]

February 8, 2021

CRM software can be an indispensable tool for improving marketing campaigns. Customer relationship management (CRM) is essential to sales, marketing, and customer support. CRM software can help to automate data collection and analysis so your teams know exactly how to […]