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California Nursing Home Admission Agreements: What You Need to Know
For families and seniors, the process of moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility can be taxing and emotional. During this time, many ...
Have You Thought About Business Succession Planning?
We represent a lot of smaller and family-owned businesses here in the Sacramento/Roseville area, and seeing our clients’ enterprises grow and thrive, and assisting them ...
The Alternative Minimum Tax: Yet Another “Stealth Tax”
In a previous post I discussed the dangers to unwary taxpayers of Income in Respect of a Decedent (IRD), which I include in the category of “stealth taxes;” taxes ...
Income in Respect of a Decedent: A “Stealth Tax” You Need to Understand
Even within the context of a tax code filled with a seemingly endless and unnecessarily complicated supply of liabilities, exemptions, and loopholes, some taxes are ...
Four-Year Time Limit for Construction Defect Claims Under Right to Repair Act Doesn’t Apply to Actual Damage Claims
Developers who count on California’s “Builder’s Right to Repair Act,” commonly known as “SB 800,” to close the door on construction defect claims four years ...
Recent Decision May Mean California Employers Are on the Hook for Some Employees’ Personal Cell-Phone Charges
California Labor Code Section 2802 provides that an employer “shall indemnify his or her employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee ...
Trust Notification: The First Step in a Trustee’s Ongoing Role as Fiduciary
Generally, trustees have a duty to keep trust beneficiaries reasonably informed about the trust and its administration, provide annual accountings to the trust beneficiaries, and, ...
New Energy Disclosure Requirements Causing Headaches for Commercial Property Owners, But Relief May Be on the Way
A California law designed to make energy efficiency more of a motivating factor in real estate transactions is creating new burdens for commercial property owners ...
Don’t Rely on a Non-Competition Agreement to Protect Your California Business.
After investing so much in your employees, and after giving them the tools and information they need to contribute to your company’s success, you certainly ...
