New Federal Estate and Gift Laws Present New Estate Planning Opportunities
February 1st, 2011
As we ring in the New Year, we also ring in new estate and gift tax laws. As many of you have heard, on December 17, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (“201…
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Employee Credit Privacy Act
January 1st, 2011
Contributor: Donald S. Rothschild
Effective January 1, 2011, Public Act 96-1426 takes effect in Illinois. This Public Act is known as the Employee Credit Privacy Act (Act). Prohibitions The Act prohibits discrimination in employment based on an employee credit history. Specifically,…
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Data Security: Protecting Personal Information
November 1st, 2010
As more and more information is created, communicated and stored in electronic formats, data security has become an increasingly important concern for businesses and individuals. Unauthorized disclosure of personal information can cost a business dea…
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Uncertainty of Federal Estate and Gift Taxs
August 1st, 2010
As many of you are now aware from reports in the news and other sources, on January 1, 2010, there was a purported “repeal” of the federal estate tax (sometimes called the “federal death tax”). For a quick refresher, the feder…
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