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 particularly insidious in their ability to surprise an unwary taxpayer. One such “stealth tax,” as I refer to taxes that are particularly difficult to identify or isolate, is called Income in […]

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 after closing or completion of a project should be aware that in many respects they are sadly mistaken. A California Court of Appeals decision last year makes clear that SB

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 in direct consequence of the discharge of his or her duties, or of his or her obedience to the directions of the employer[.]” If a recent appellate court decision stands,

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, upon request, provide beneficiaries with information about trust matters, including assets, liabilities, the acts of the trustee and the terms of the trust.

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 and managers across the state, and the state board charged with enforcing the new law is considering pushing compliance dates back another year as a result.

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 don’t want them to take the accumulated wisdom that you largely provided and use it in the service of one of your competitors. Your small California business would no doubt

We work with businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the Sacramento area, helping them build and grow their companies and position them for continued success. Many of our clients are companies founded, owned or operated by ethnic minorities. As government agencies, private companies, universities, hospitals, and other entities continue to seek diversity in their supply chains and

We assist many clients with the formation of their businesses, including choosing the right business form, preparing the operating agreements that govern so much of how an entity’s business is run and that delineate the powers and responsibilities of the members, shareholders, officers and directors of the company. For our limited liability company clients, and

The Internet can be wonderful. So much information at our fingertips can allow us to do things ourselves that in the past would have been beyond our knowledge and experience. Car repairs, home improvements, helping our kids with math homework; with so many resources at our disposal, it can be tempting to rely on what

If you’ve been diligent and thoughtful about putting together a comprehensive estate plan, the hope is that you won’t need to care about beneficiaries – the “who gets what” – for a long, long time. If all goes well, a lot of life will happen between the time you sign your estate planning documents and