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Today Seems a Good Day to Thank Mighty Musial
When Stan the Man died on Saturday at the age of 92, it reminded us all of what we truly love about baseball. Hall of Famer Stanley Frank Musial, humble and scandal-free to the end, ground out impressive records day in and day out, just by performing his job. He...
Are Your Company’s Business Records Up-to-Date?
It happened again. The pesky problem of keeping business records up to date with the Missouri Secretary of State's Office resulted in a default judgment of $9.7 million, which mushroomed to over $11 million by the time the successful plaintiff got around to collecting...
A Soft Landing From the Fiscal Cliff; Tax Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
In a move to avoid the fiscal cliff, the U.S. Senate, early on the morning of January 1, 2013, overwhelmingly passed a compromise bill, H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ("ATRA"), to extend and replace numerous provisions of the Internal Revenue Code,...
End-of-Year Tax Planning—Avoiding a Free-Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff; How to Rappel to a Softer Landing
As 2012 draws to a close, it's important to look at the significant changes that will be made to the Internal Revenue Code ("Tax Code") beginning in 2013, short of an agreement between the White House and Congress. These changes include the expiration of the 2001 and...