One of the most attractive real estate tax benefits available in the U.S. is the like-kind exchange, which is governed by Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. About...
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HIPAA Special Enrollment during the COVID-19 Emergency
Here's a HIPAA-related question from one employer. Q. How long are the extended HIPAA special enrollment periods during the COVID-19 emergency? A. In response to the...
Employees Working at Home? Rethink Your Space Needs
For some employees, working from home is a personally liberating experience that contributes to greater productivity. For others, not so much. By now, if you have had a...
Limit the Impact of E-Mail in Court
You just finished typing a draft of an aggressive e-mail message explaining why you think your company's strategic plan can — and will — destroy the competition. Later, you think...
Working Capital: A Potential Valuation Sleeper
Working capital is sometimes overlooked in determining the value of a business. But it can have a material effect on value, so it's important to remember. A business's working...
Consider Another Way to Calculate Overtime Pay
After decades in limbo, regulations that clarify certain overtime pay practices have been released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The newly finalized rules explain how to...
Does HIPAA Apply to Information Obtained to Help Prevent COVID-19?
Here's a question from one employer about how the pandemic may affect HIPAA requirements. Q. Due to COVID-19, our company is planning to take employees'...
Myths and Truths about Business Valuation
The business valuation profession has grown rapidly since 1980. Over the decades, it has developed from a rudimentary process into a highly sophisticated mix of art and science...
Can Employees Collect Unemployment if They Refuse to Return to Work?
Many states are beginning to reopen in phases and employees are being called back to work. In general, most states have provisions that require workers receiving...
Boosting the Productivity of Remote Workers
Even while conditions in some states have improved enough to allow some workers in exile to begin returning to their workplaces, life isn't likely to return to normal for a long...
