I saw the Allman Brothers Band perform live more than 40 times! Santana ... more than 30 times! If I could have deducted the cost of my travel expenses to all these concerts as a "deductible business expense" just imagine…
A (not really) long time ago, in a galaxy (not really) that far away ... cut! Cut! Cut! Okay, I was going for effect, but I think I am exaggerating a little bit. You see, this case settled and the…
I know this wonderful young man. A delightful guy. A great son, son-in-law, husband, and father to four wonderful and well-behaved children. I will call him Fred. Fred came to me one day with a letter from the IRS letting Fred…
Well, I could not resist. I just had to pick up the biography of Albert Einstein written by Walter Isaacson. What a great read. I am about halfway through - that is we are past Special Relativity, General Relativity, Albert…
I have a soft spot for musicians. I am one. It is my "alter ego." Many of my professional colleagues know that I am a musician at heart. An old 70's classic rock guy. But I digress... I am going…
Well, I am off to Nepal again. This will be my FIFTH trip. My wife, Stephanie Waisler-Rubin, is the founder of the Unatti Foundation (www.unattifoundation.org). I have the privilege of serving as the General Counsel of the foundation. And a…
I am writing this article to remind you of the importance of paying over to the IRS taxes that are withheld from your employees' wages. As an officer/owner of your business, you are the first person the IRS will look…
When an employer is confronted with the potential reclassification by federal or state taxing authorities of its "independent contractors" to "employees," the outcome can have huge consequences for the employer. If reclassified, the taxing authority(ies) can seek backup withholding taxes…
Ah the cross-complaint. A favorite of litigators since the beginning. California Civil Code Section 428.10 reads in pertinent part as follows: "A party against whom a cause of action has been asserted in a complaint ... may file a cross-complaint…
The right to publish anonymously is a freedom of speech generally protected by the First Amendment, although constitutional protection is not afforded to anonymous speech that is defamatory. Anonymous speech published on the Internet is afforded the same constitutional protection,…