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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 December 2014: Short Term AFR…

In recently issued FAQs (which stands for “Frequently Asked Questions”), the three agencies in charge of compliance with the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) alerted employers to three practices that will cause the employer to be subject to ACA penalties of $36,500 per year per person. Importantly, this $36,500 per…

Yesterday, in American Business USA Corp. v. Department of Revenue, the Fourth District Court of Appeal for Florida ruled that the Florida Department of Revenue could not impose sales tax on sales of flowers and other tangible personal property made by a Florida corporation over the internet to out-of-state customers for out-of-state…

In April we wrote about the pending Tax Extenders legislation, the passage of which is necessary to revive temporary tax relief provisions for the 2014 tax year and for future tax years. The bill prominently features tax breaks that support capital expenditures and business merger and acquisition activity, as well as…

Posted below is a link to our updated guide to Florida residency. The guide is a starting point for persons considering becoming Florida residents, whether for tax planning, asset protection, or other reasons. (I hear the weather isn’t bad.) If Florida residency is motivated by tax planning or other legal…