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On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Attorney General issued non-binding guidance to entities receiving federal funding warning there are significant legal risks involved with initiatives such as DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs, training programs that promote discrimination or hostile environments, implementing protected characteristics as preferential criteria, compelling employees to…

On December 26, 2024, a federal appellate court reversed its own December 23 ruling and reinstated a lower Texas court’s nationwide suspension of Beneficial Ownership Information/BOI reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act on Constitutional grounds.  BOI compliance is not required until the court takes further action, which we do not…

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule, the “Non-Compete Clause Rule,” that bars non-compete provisions in restrictive covenant agreements. Under this rule, not only are not-compete provisions prohibited, but employers must provide notice to those currently under restrictive covenant agreements that the non-compete provision…

As part of The Florida Bar Tax Section’s 2023 Annual Meeting, Mike Wilson is Co-Chairing Taxation of Business Deals and M&A Transactions. The seminar will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023, at The Don CeSar, St. Pete Beach. The seminar will also be available online. For a link to…

As you may have heard, the House Ways and Means Committee recently released its proposed 2022 budget legislation known as the Build Back Better Act. This proposed bill includes various tax proposals affecting both corporate and individual taxes, and impacting both the income and estate and gift tax regime. Some…