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John Wagner recently sat down with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune to discuss business succession planning. He addresses why and when business owners should consider succession planning and provides tips for getting started.   Related Resources: Requisite VI — The Business Succession Edition A Proactive Approach to Help Clients’ Businesses Operate Smoothly in…

In the month leading up to Donald Trump’s Inauguration, the EEOC issued several notices that may be of interest to employers. National Origin Discrimination. In late November the EEOC issued a new enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination. The guidance provides insight into how EEOC investigators are going to analyze…

Remember adjusting an oddly shaped TV antenna to improve reception on channels higher than 13? If you do, the memory is likely distant. Congress noticed a few years ago and mandated that the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) repurpose Ultra High Frequency (a.k.a. “UHF”) broadcast spectrum that carried some of…

The Internal Revenue Code prescribes minimum imputed interest rates and time-value-of-money factors applicable to certain loan transactions and estate planning techniques. These rates are tied formulaically to market interest rates. The Internal Revenue Service updates these rates monthly. These are commonly applicable rates in effect for February 2017: Short Term…

Williams Parker is pleased to serve as the Annual Sponsor of the Association for Corporate Growth’s Sarasota programming. On February 2, ACG is hosting “Succession Planning II – How Did Your Plan Really Work?” at the Sarasota Yacht Club. The panel, moderated by Williams Parker attorney Robert W. Benjamin, features…