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Passing Assets to Non-Citizen Spouses in Tax Effective Manner
Question: My spouse is not a U.S. citizen. Can I leave assets to her upon my death without incurring estate tax?
Understanding Cryptocurrency Tax Rules
Question: I deal in cryptocurrency through my business. Customers sometimes pay me in Bitcoin and I sometimes use Bitcoin to pay suppliers. Will these transactions be treated as if payment was made in cash?
Creating a mess by sweeping one state’s carefully considered rep statute under another state’s rug
In the course of selecting noteworthy judicial decisions involving independent reps to feature in this column, some stand out as significant rep wins with legal principles worth sharing, some comprise notable losses from which lessons can be learned, and some, like the subject of this article, involve haphazard judicial rulings that can devolve into a hot mess.
A Case Win for SFBBG
On Tuesday, SFBBG’s Matthew Tyrrell scored a victory on behalf of a Chicago-area based manufacturer of high-end, custom-designed computers, servers and related services, and their owner and CEO, after an in-person bench trial in Lake County.
Ron Silbert Recognized for Serving as Editor-In-Cheif for the DePaul Law Review
Firm Partner Ron Silbert recently shared his thoughts and recollections with the DePaul Law Review.
SFBBG Included in JCFS Video
Disability inclusion is important to SFBBG. We proudly support JCFS Chicago and their mission to help individuals with disabilities find employment.
When is a sales representative not a sales representative?
Akstrom Imports Inc. raised several interesting arguments in defense of the claims brought by Minnesota sales representative Kinneberg Management Group (KMG), including that, as a Canadian distributor, it was not subject to the jurisdiction of a Minnesota federal court. Even if it was, Akstrom continued, Canadian law still controlled, not Minnesota’s pesky sales rep statute.
Young Cutco Knives Sales Rep Slices Liability in Thirds
A sales rep legal column that doesn’t speak of terminations or commissions? That doesn’t mention succession planning or tax issues? Not even a state sales rep statute?
What’s left to discuss?
Well, there’s Walter Blockmon III. Or more precisely, the late Walter Blockmon III.
Toying with rep over post-termination commissions ends in ‘game over’ for opportunistic principal
Tech 4 Kids Inc. makes toys but was unable to play to U.S. retailers.
So T4K reached an oral agreement with Northern Group Inc., an independent sales representative with offices in the Midwest, to promote its toy products.
Passing Assets to Non-Citizen Spouses in Tax Effective Manner
Question: My spouse is not a U.S. citizen. Can I leave assets to her upon my death without incurring estate tax?
Understanding Cryptocurrency Tax Rules
Question: I deal in cryptocurrency through my business. Customers sometimes pay me in Bitcoin and I sometimes use Bitcoin to pay suppliers. Will these transactions be treated as if payment was made in cash?
Benefits of State Pass-Thru Entity Tax
Question: As the owner of a pass-thru entity, can I benefit by paying my state’s new pass- thru entity tax?