Matters Column
A weekly column on matters concerning legal, money, small business, family business and people issues.
ARTICLES
Getting the job done vs. dazzling with speeches
The events in Washington and Lansing of the past few months are an example of how politics is nothing more than ordinary life going on in front of reporters and media.
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Health Care Tax without heartburn, an easy-to-digest overview
It’s no fun to be sick.
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Owning up to bad conduct may be the better way to go
I got stopped by a police officer over the Memorial Day weekend. And I told him the truth about what I had done.
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Capturing the wind means keeping control of the sails
We often receive an unexpected boost from motivational quotes.
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Amount of tax information on Internet of concern to businesses
The advent of technology and the Internet has changed the way we live our daily lives and conduct business transactions.
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Take care of all the ‘organs’ of a business so it doesn’t die
As a person ages, various organs begin to show signs of wear and tear.
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Can you ‘divorce proof’ your family-owned business?
A significant risk facing family-owned businesses is almost uniformly unaddressed: the risk that the company gets embroiled in the divorce of one of its shareholders.
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Estate planning tax update after enactment of ATRA
By now you should have all heard that Congress narrowly averted the country's fall over the "fiscal cliff" at the very last moment (well, actually, after the very last moment, but retroactive to the very last moment) by enacting the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, known as ATRA.
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When opportunity knocks, answer the door
When opportunity knocks, some seek to shift the blame, excusing themselves from any responsibility for the challenges that life places before them.
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Changes in tax laws require careful consideration
My children watched me prepare my 2012 tax return and had some questions.
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