I took the following out of Wikipedia: "A black hole is a region of spacetime from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping." Based on the foregoing, the following is from Steve-pedia: "Non-discharge-ability is a region of bankruptcy/tax law…
Well it's your not so lucky day. You've received a letter from the IRS that your corporation has been selected for an examination. You call the designated IRS representative to discuss the letter and possibly to schedule a date for…
"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving." --Mother Teresa The first trip I took to Nepal to visit the orphanage run by my wife's charity, The Unatti Foundation, I saw the positive…
TRACK OF THE MONTH: Courage From by Steve Rubin Life takes courage. The great actor John Wayne once said "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." Here is a song I wrote, performed and recorded about my…
Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote the poem "How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)." It begins, "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." While I am rather sure she was not writing about the limited liability company (LLC)…
I loved the Jurassic Park trilogy of movies. My oldest son and I must have watched them two dozen times. Heck, I watched them probably more than two dozen times without my oldest son! What can I say ... I…
Every three years we California lawyers need to complete 25 hours of continuing education. As my group needs to complete the requirement by the end of January 2014, I have been listening to my legal education programs online. One of…
We live in the age of Do-It-Yourself (DIY). This is as true for the legal field as any other. We have no less than Robert (I'll call him Bob) Shapiro himself (he of OJ Simpson defense team fame) pitching Legal…
In the course of my practice I repeatedly meet clients who have failed to file their income taxes because of their inability to pay (or full pay) their income taxes. In my experience, this is always a big mistake. This…
The following is a true story ... A few years ago I was referred a client who was already under audit for returns filed in the mid-2000's. It is my understanding that the audit had been handled by the preparer…
